08-17-2014, 09:26 AM
To keep the drive simple, (i.e. I don't have the time build anything too fancy) it will mimic the original and use a simple straight through shaft tying the paddles together. Can't imagine the boat getting used a lot. From my perspective its a fun build a little like building a model only really big. Im sure one trip around the lake and I'll be ready to move on to another project.
Hadn't thought about the paddles when coming along side a dock, would be interesting, we'd planned on beaching it. There are no public wharfs on the lake where we plan to float it.
The ballast on these is in the form of boiler, engine and on the originals a heavy winch with about a mile of cable. We're not planning on the winch so will have to add ballast at the front to compensate for the rear mounted boiler. Still have to come up with a weight on it and the engine. My plan is to use a hydraulic cylinder with a pressure gauge on the port and hang the boiler off the cylinder. The pressure reading times the area should give a weight. Simple but reasonably accurate.
Hadn't thought about the paddles when coming along side a dock, would be interesting, we'd planned on beaching it. There are no public wharfs on the lake where we plan to float it.
The ballast on these is in the form of boiler, engine and on the originals a heavy winch with about a mile of cable. We're not planning on the winch so will have to add ballast at the front to compensate for the rear mounted boiler. Still have to come up with a weight on it and the engine. My plan is to use a hydraulic cylinder with a pressure gauge on the port and hang the boiler off the cylinder. The pressure reading times the area should give a weight. Simple but reasonably accurate.
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Greg
Greg