The wondrous pop pop boat

[Pitchy]

Crude by some standards but kinda cool, got a good start today.

[Hayseed]

That is COOL!!!!

[Grizz]

Pitchy !!!!!

I love those details! ! Did you make the double-bit? I use one every day feeding the solar recycler.

But what I like best is the drive line. Oh Yeah. I have often thought of putting my motorcycle on board and using it for the drive source in a boat. Get to the dock or the beach and drive off the boat. I think about that a lot. And you've done it!! With steam!!

This is way past cool Mister.

Grizz

[J35]

Pretty neat MR Pitchy, good imagination and eye. I'll give you a A

--J

[J35]

Pitchy !!!!!

I love those details! ! Did you make the double-bit? I use one every day feeding the solar recycler.

But what I like best is the drive line. Oh Yeah. I have often thought of putting my motorcycle on board and using it for the drive source in a boat. Get to the dock or the beach and drive off the boat. I think about that a lot. And you've done it!! With steam!!

This is way past cool Mister.

Grizz

Many year's ago I hitch hiked from Tucson to Buckrow beach in VA and ended up in a little fishing village called Paquoson (sp) and stayed there several years , anyways there was one crab fisherman that still drove a Model A he would drive down to the point pull the engine out of the car put it in his boat and go fishing, that evening he would put the engine back in the car and go home.

--J

[Grizz]

That's a very cool story.

When I started fishing there was still a boat with a Model A engine. The man died on his boat and the boat succumbed to the elements and the old rusty block sat in the saltwater slowly disappearing.

Hitched coast to coast a few times. I wouldn't try that day even if I was in my prime.

sub prime these days, but love the kodachrome memories.

[Pitchy]

Haven`t run it yet will shoot a vid today.
Going to have a go at building a donkey engine and put that on it instead.
Thanks guys, love the story about the model A too.

[Bill in Oregon]

Pitch, I'll be on the edge o' my seat awaiting your video.

That reminds me, I have a locomotive to build...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ2evHZZCs4

[Pitchy]

That`s just what i need for my boat bro.

[Borregos]

Been away for a week and just catching up, you been busy Pitchy, what great things you have built. Looking forward to the thaw

[gamekeeper]

Pretty fantastic as usual, I love all the detail, looking forward to the video....

[Pitchy]

Here`s a couple vids.
Gotta get rid of that knot.

[Bill in Oregon]

Heh. How do you think she'll do under load moving water Pitch?

[Grizz]

steam drive can go under water too Pitchy:

http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2008/08/ ... nes-1.html

there are drawings and a half model about halfway down the page.

Grizz

[Pitchy]

Heh. How do you think she'll do under load moving water Pitch?

Don`t know Bill and ain`t got no bath tub to try it in either.
I`m looking at a couple engines like yours on flea bay.

Grizz that`s interesting but that`s one thing you couldn`t talk me into getting in.

[Pitchy]

A little off keel but made a rubber band boat today.

[ollogger]

Thats just awesome Pitchy
The rubber band boat is neat too, when we was kids we played with the wind up planes

ollogger

[Pitchy]

Yet another rubberband boat, from pine.

[Pitchy]

Been busy making some changes, put a Jensen model 65 on it. It goes in the water and will go better when it can move faster. Made a new burner and chuff-pot that doubles as a crane.

video.


Todays video.

[KirkD]

Well I enjoyed those videos! I like all the details, like that working winch and grapple hook, and the saw and rotary saw blade on the house on the stern. Those little steam motors are something else.

[Bill in Oregon]

"Video not found" ...

[Pitchy]

"Video not found" ...

Bill i don`t understand they`er working for me but i see they are opening in something besides PB.
What is the world coming too, things change beyond ones control

[Borregos]

Neat videos Pitchy, really enjoyed them
Thanks

[Hawkeye2]

Here is a link to "The Pop Pop Boat Pages" which contain a lot of interesting information:

http://www.nmia.com/~vrbass/pop-pop/index.html

[Pitchy]

Latest project, built from scratch.

[gamekeeper]

Wow, Pitchy, you could sell these for big bucks, fantastic...

[Grizz]

Looks like a prop drive?

Fantastic stuff going on there. Did you scratch build the engine too?

Hard not to want to go boating looking at that one.

[Pitchy]

Looks like a prop drive?

Fantastic stuff going on there. Did you scratch build the engine too?

Hard not to want to go boating looking at that one.

Yep prop drive, built everything on it.
Can`t figure out how to post a u-tube video here, and why can`t it be embeded here.

Does this work?

http://youtu.be/_63WDtbQYzM

[Grizz]

Yes!

link works and the steam works too. Fun fun fun

[ollogger]

Yep the vid worked for me, thats some kind of awesome!
cant wait for your skating wrink to thaw out so we can all them babies a huffing & puffing
and going pop pop


ollogger