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Thank you Windy, Would you taper pin the big end journal after press fitting? I think my first engine is going to be smaller than yours, perhaps 7/8 bore. A little like the Spartan and your drawings but scaled down as this is intended for the retro early 20s hydro build. But at the same time, I...

Thank you Windy, I am going to spend some time gathering my information together this weekend and get some engine details noted and hopefully begin making the crankshaft. I have quite a bit of customer work to do also but will make sure I can have some machining time :) BW. Eric..

Wow, I would have been guilty and thought nothing of using EN8. Is the embrittlement due to the heat cycles alone or do you think it is due to the sudden quench of entering the water? Please excuse me if I made a nonsense statement!

This is such a nice video. As well as an education, it really makes me smile. How yours and Freds live are enriched by this work :) I was amazed at the steam feed pipe glowing. There are so many pointers for me to think about. When was this video made Windy?

They are great pictures, I can imagine it is an enormously destructive environment. The V twin looks very elegant, it is nice to see the close up detail of the ports and the way you secure the cylinders. I am like a sponge at the moment, soaking up all the info I can gather. Lohring's Pisces...

Lohring, these are perfect, thank you very much!

Windy, I think I might have found how to message, have just sent a test...

Thank you so much Windy, this is brilliant. I had not thought about the CR, had completely overlooked this and have just re read Edgar Westbury's remarks on this, thank you for pointing it out. If I make a version of your sketch, do you have an approx idea of a CR I should aim for, considering...

Hello Windy, That is a very kind offer, I would very much like to see them, but I don't want to trouble you and I would not like to risk you sending any original drawings. I will make a start with the engine drawing / sketch that you sent to me and then if you didn't mind my progressively asking...

, thank you for your reply, this looks like a really nice engine, I will study more.. I am sorry, I should have made it clear in my post, I meant a little single cylinder steam engine in the spirit of the early 1900s flash steam hydroplane period. Thank you for your help though

Ah, Windy, your drawings are so helpful and I have just recently got hold of the Westbury book where the Sparton caught my eye. Now I have something to begin work on... Brilliant! Thank you very much.. Eric..

Steamchick, thank you for your reply, this looks like a really nice engine, I will study more.. I am sorry, I should have made it clear in my post, I meant a little single cylinder steam engine in the spirit of the early 1900s flashsteam hydroplane period. Thank you for your help though.

Windy, thank you for the close up pictures of your boiler and engine although it is a shame to have such a good "internal" view after the accident! I would like to introduce myself to flash steam hydros by reverse engineering something like the "Evil Spirit" very early hydroplane. My reasons...

Spectacular! That is very impressive performance, thank you for sharing.

"Windy", I have been watching / stalking you for a little while. You have been great inspiration, I am glad you answered. I am slowly gathering toward making a reverse engineered 20s hydro to gain a little experience whilst hopefully capturing something historical in spirit. On the Wire has been...

An old thread, but I have been enjoying reading through as I contemplate a venture into flash steam Hydroplanes. Thank you for posting and inspiring..