Voyage on the steamboat Burma Queen HAFENPOLIZEI V Hamburg, Germany Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2026-09-19 | Voyage on the steamboat Burma Queen HAFENPOLIZEI V Hamburg, Germany
American Hoist Company Jumbo Steam Hoist Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2023-02-03 | A bit of noise and crosshead movement in an American Hoist Company 'Jumbo' deck hoist. Hoist is on the ww2 Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Brien in San Francisco, California.
Sullivan Triple Expansion Steam Engine Update Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2023-01-07 | A short update on the Sullivan Triple. I recently found out it is only one of five known Sullivan engines to still exist. The known engines are the two triple expansion engines in the museum ship USCG buoy tender "Lilac" in New York http://www.lilacpreservationproject.org , the triple expansion engine of the buoy tender "Oak" (along with the rest of her engine room) in the US Smithsonian Museum of Transportation https://americanhistory.si.edu/on-the-water/inland-waterways/waterway-perils/tending-waterways , the triple expansion engines of the steam yacht Cangarda https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LlzBeHplwHM , and this one the smallest of the known engines. With the exception of the mirrored twin triples in the "Lilac" all of these engines are very different from one another in configuration, size, and valve gear. The only real similarities being they were three-cylinder, three-crank triple expansion engines. If you happen to have any information on the J.W. Sullivan company, or know where I could find more information, please let me know! Thank you for watching!To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm#steamboat #steamship #marinesteamengines #museumship #steam #steampowered #steampower #steamengine #steamengines NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Bearing Scraping on WW2 Steam Ship Jeremiah OBrien Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2023-01-06 | Performing a repair of the #6 main bearing on the Triple Expansion Steam Engine WW2 Steam Liberty Ship "Jeremiah O'Brien". The Bearing is what is known as a "babbitt bearing" which consists of babbitt metal alloy and a steel or cast iron shell. Babbitt usually consists of an alloy of tin, and lead with sometimes copper, antimony, and arsenic. The babbitt is softer than the shaft so any grit or dirt that may get into the bearing will be imbedded in the babbitt, causing no or minimal damage to the shaft. The same goes for if there is a lapse in lubrication, the bearing will wipe causing no or minimal damage to the shaft. Reciprocating steam engines primarily had babbitt bearings and drip-feed lubrication, meaning the oil delivered to the bearings only came in drops at a time, fed through wool wicks from an oil reservoir. With drip lubrication and no pressure lubrication, bearing clearance, concentricity, and mirroring (of the shaft surface) are imperative for the bearing's survival. One does not simply machine the babbitt and slap it in, trusting the "precision machining" to be close enough. One MUST at minimum blue the shaft and check contact. Hand scraping the babbitt until one has at least 80% contact on the top 1/3rd of the shell. It is a very time consuming process that takes an experienced hand and truck loads of patience. One cannot take shortcuts, lest they doom themselves to repeating the process at best or causing irreparable damage at worst.Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Brien is One of only two operating Liberty ships in the world out of 2710 that were built for World War Two. She was present at the Normandy D-Day invasion of WW2 and the only ship to return to Normandy under her own power for the anniversary 50 years later. She is also the only ship to steam directly out of the navy reserve "mothball" fleet under her own power. She is powered by two watertube boilers and a massive 2-1/2 story tall 2500hp triple expansion steam engine that was used for the filming of the 1997 James Cameron film "Titanic". A HUGE thank you goes out to the National Liberty Ship Memorial, all of their employees, volunteers, and donors for making the operation of this ship possible, and in turn this video, possible. A thank you to all the employee, volunteers, and California Maritime Academy Cadets who had a hand in this operation. A specific thank you to the Chief Engineer Jon Eaton, Operations and Maintenance Manager Seth Adams, and Ship Keeper Steve Butler for their help and trust allowing my father and myself to tackle the task of working on this amazing and irreplaceable piece of history. The Jeremiah O'Brien is one of only a handful of museum ships that still operate and one of even fewer steam-powered museum ships still operating. She is also the last Liberty Ship in original configuration. One might ask, "What about the bottom half of the bearing?" Well, to remove that is a task that will take considerable rigging to undertake. AT MINIMUM it would involve disconnecting the connecting rods, eccentric rods, and lifting the 40,000lb crankshaft several feet in the air to make removing the lower bearing halves possible. They are square-shaped shells like the top half, so "rolling out" like on a more modern engine is simply not possible. We determined the lower half is serviceable and will perform many tens of thousands of miles reliable service before needing attention, at which time all the mains will be addressed at the same time. "Why not re-babbitt the bearing?" It was determined the bearing would be serviceable again with some scraping and shim removal to adjust clearance.The S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien is an amazing piece of history and I highly encourage you to go aboard. One can purchase tickets to go on one of her several cruises a year, or visit her at the dock in San Francisco where she is open to the public. They do also steam her at the dock once a month. For more information about, to visit and tour, to volunteer on, or to donate to the Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Brien, or the National Liberty Ship Memorial, please visit:ssjeremiahobrien.orgfacebook.com/ssjeremiahobrienAlso I encourage you to visit her sister ship the Liberty Ship John W. Brown:ssjohnwbrown.orgTo learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm#steamboat #steamship #nationallibertyshipmemorial #libertyship #WW2 #WWII #marinesteamengines #museumship #greatestgeneration #steam #steampowered #steampower #steamengine #steamengines #rosietheriveter #ssjeremiahobrienofficial NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
MASSIVE Triple Expansion Steam Engine FULL AHEAD on the @ssjeremiahobrienofficial Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2022-12-02 | The main engine on the Liberty Ship Jeremiah O'Brien running at full ahead. 2,500 HP of triple expansion steam engine goodness. My father Steve in the hat. Visit @ssjeremiahobrienofficial or ssjeremiahobrien.org for more info on the ship and how you can become a volunteer or donate.Yes, this is the engine used for the engine room scenes in the James Cameron movie "Titantic"Health and safety pedants need not comment. NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
The 2015 Great Delta Steamboat Meet Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2022-09-06 | Footage of the 2015 Great California Delta Steamboat Meet, with drone footage graciously provided by Richard Monese. Steamboats in attendance were:Andante (Dick and Karen Vennerbeck)Carol Ann (Carol and Gary Smith)Cheng Tze (Al and Sue Dunlap)Ginny L. (Leif and Sherrie Larsen)Lorraine (Alan and Lorraine Gregg)Otter (Barbie and Bart Smaalders)Otto Verk (Andy ?)Reward (Bruce and ? Jahn)Skedaddle (Bruce and Janet Heppler)Wayward Belle (Steve and Wesley Harcourt)Internal combustion boats:Aeolus II (Doc Barnes)Ben My Chree (John and Sandy York)Panatella (Peter and Moale)This meet happens every year on the last FULL weekend in September at the B&W Resort Marina, 964 Brannan Island Rd, Isleton, California. Been going strong since 1974!To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Lost Footage: Great Delta Steamboat Meet 2010 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2022-06-10 | Found footage of the 2010 Great Delta Steamboat Meet.Held annually on the last full weekend of September every year since 1974 at the B&W Resort and Marina in Isleton, California.To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Best and Case Steam Tractors on the Farm Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2022-05-16 | Steam and antique gas/oil tractors... Back in 2012 Dick Vennerbeck invited my parents, nephew, and me to a little get together at a farm north of Woodland, California. Check it out!To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Case Steam Tractor at Roaring Camp, Felton, CA Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2022-05-15 | The Kinetic Steam Works (KSW) of Oakland, California brought out "Pappy", a 75HP Case Steam Traction Engine to Roaring Camp in Felton, California for an event back in 2013. You also get a short glimpse of Gary Smith's 0-4-0 Porter Steam locomotive that he converted from 30" gauge to 36" gauge. KSW brings steam art to events all over Northern California, including "Maker's Faire" and the "Edwardian Ball"Check out their website and Facebook page:http://www.kineticsteamworks.orgfacebook.com/kineticsteamworksyoutube.com/c/TroyeWelch/videosAlso Check out Roaring Camp's website:roaringcamp.comTo learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Engines at Roots. Willits, California Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2022-05-14 | A visit to "Roots of Motive Power" in Willits, California. April 2012Steam Heisler locomotive, Buffalo Springfield Steam Roller, and a Steam Ohio Locomotive Crane were in operation that day.Check out the "Roots of Motive Power" website for future events or steam-related classes:rootsofmotivepower.comTo learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
York Compound Steam Engine Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2022-05-14 | Quick video showcasing the original York Compound marine steam engine. The engine has bore dimensions of 3" High Pressure, 5-1/4" Low Pressure, and a 3-3/4" stroke with a piston (spool) valve on the high pressure and a d-slide valve on the low pressure, activated with "Stephenson" reversing valve gear. Designed and built by John York of St. Helena, California, it gave very good service over the years. Coupled with a wood and oil-fired watertube boiler of 50sqft of heating surface, it powered his 30 foot launch "Ben My Chree" (which is Manx for "Woman of my heart"). The following is a quote from John York cited on steamlaunch.com/store-2/p/york-compound where new castings for the engine can be found:"HULL: 30” LOA, beam 7’6” max, 6’6” WLw single chine all steel construction. Bare hull weight +/- 2,700 #. Total weight with steam plant about 8-9,000#...PLANT: Wood or oil burning boiler, 50 s.f. Roberts type with forced draft fan.Working pressure 175#, cruise pressure, +/- 150 PSI, 550deg F superheat. Propeller was 24” x 28”, ran max 430 RPM.This gave me an HONEST 7 KNOT SPEED....The bottom line—there were only a couple of boats in our large group that could out run me. I think this was the result of a number of factors: easy running hull, good free steaming boiler (forced draft and big grate) and superheating, and last but certainly not least of all, an engine capable of high running speed with superior steam distribution due to the “long legged” construction. As any engineering reader will discover, the shorter the connecting rod, the poorer will be the valve events and obviously the longer the rod, the better. This is because the connecting rod distorts the position of the piston in relative its angular position of the crankshaft. I assume that this also holds with the position of the valves in their travel. Bottom line here is, the “taller” the engine, the better. Anyone who would deny the engineering is a fool at best and dishonest at worst.Best Wishes.John W. York"Here is the link for new York Compound castings:steamlaunch.com/store-2/p/york-compoundTo learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmFilmed with my Google Pixel 4 phone with a Moment anamorphic lens. NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Triple Expansion Steam Engine (Sullivan) Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2021-12-12 | Unboxing and review of a new addition to the family.... I saw it on an online auction site and it immediately caught my eye as being unusual. Unfortunately, there was embarrassingly little information other than it was a Triple Expansion Steam Engine made by Sullivan of New York. After speaking to an employee of the auction company, the best info I could get was general outside dimensions and an estimation of the stroke. Through the photos I was able to identify a valve which I had a similar example at home. By measuring the valve I had at home I had something to use as a scale in the photographs and from there was able to estimate the size and of the engine, especially the stroke, and cylinder dimensions judging by cylinder covers and past experience. Fueled by my lacking knowledge of Sullivan (they built the engine for the steam yacht Cangarda, and possibly many more yachts), and my steam-related psychosis, I pulled the trigger and a while later she arrived at my door. So here for your viewing pleasure, and celebration of 3,000 subscribers, is my fumbling through some sort of unboxing and product review... A Sullivan triple expansion steam engine bores and stroke of 4 + 6-1/2 + 11 x 7-1/2" My plans for the engine? A fast launch between 30-40' long with a high-pressure watertube boiler that will be capable of firing with liquid and solid fuel. Only time and money right?!? Using the PLAN formulae (HP= PLAN/33,000... P=Mean Effective Pressure L=Stroke measured in feet (x2 if double-acting) A=Area of piston N=Number of Revolutions Per Minute), here are some estimated horsepower figures at different pressures and RPM:@ 250psi (M.E.P. of 150psi on High Pressure cyl) and 300 RPM = 64 HP... @ 400 RPM = 85 HP@ 300psi (M.E.P. of 180psi on High Pressure cyl) and 300 RPM = 77 HP... @ 400 RPM = 102 HP@ 400psi (M.E.P. of 240psi on High Pressure cyl) and 300 RPM = 103 HP... @ 400 RPM = 137 HPYes, the mugs are available... Now I need to beepbeep boopboop some sorta website thingy I guess.I have Instagram now too @Steamboatwes85To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
46th Great Delta Steamboat Meet 2021 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2021-11-13 | A short video of the 2021 Great Delta Steamboat Meet at the B&W Resort Marina in Isleton, California. This meet was started in 1974 and this was the 46 annual meet (2020 was cancelled due to covid). Boats attending:Carol Ann (Carol and Gary Smith)Ginny L. ( Sherrie and Leif Larsen)Irene Marie (Richard Monese)Lorraine (Lorraine and Allen Gregg)Persistance (Steven and Wesley Harcourt)Whistling Dixie (Rosie and Joel Erickson)The relentless grind of time has unfortunately whittled down the attendees over the years. Hoping to see more next year and inject new blood into the hobby.To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum.net/forumhttp://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Soothing Steam Engine One Hour. Sleepy Steam Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2021-09-15 | One hour of soothing slow turning steam engine in S.Y. Persistance. Perfect for those rainy days.Doty Compound 5+10"x6" built around 1900.Therapy, relaxation, meditation, grounding... To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Tornado Forming Apex Nevada Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2021-07-28 | Correction, this phenomenon is known as a 'Gustnado' or 'Land Spout' A quick explanation from Emmy Award-winning meteorologist Kevin Janison of Las Vegas, NV;You caught that bad boy as the storms were moving in. Ever notice when a storm is approaching, the winds pick up? We call that the gust front. There can be occasional rotation, but not all that often. You were in the right place at the right time, so great catch! Tornadoes will be much stronger and tend to develop on the back edge, usually the SW corner of a severe t-storm. They, obviously, will be much stronger. Your gustnado, sometimes referred to as a land spout, won't be too damaging.
Steamboat Ride on Lake Sonoma Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2021-04-29 | Short ride on Ron and Roxanne Parola's Steam Launch 'Victoria' on Lake Sonoma, CaliforniaFilmed with Google Pixel 4 and edited with KineMaster Mobile Editing App for Android.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Engine Study in Slow Motion Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2021-04-29 | 1909 Doty compound steam engine onboard 'S.Y. Persistance' in slow motion. Was filmed to identify paradoxical motion (and noise) in the links.Filmed with Google Pixel 4 Camera, edited with KineMaster Mobile Video App for Android.
February Steaming Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2021-02-21 | Steaming S.Y. Persistance on the California Delta in February. Testing out my new Moment lens on my Google Pixel 4 phone. Also learning to edit with KineMaster mobile app. Wind noise and other noise levels are terrible due to the sensitive phone mic. I promise I'll get better at this editing stuff and learn to edit the sound...If you want to learn more about Chris Wilson and the big white ship at 0:45 , visit the Aurora restoration project at youtube.com/channel/UCdKnlMK5axkjZ0vT6qOv_xA , at Facebook, or @aurora_restoration_project on instagram
Steamboat In The Jungle Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-12-28 | Steam Launch "Wayward Belle" steaming through jungle-like waterways in the California Delta. ~Circa September, 2010~To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Indicating a Steam Engine ~2,500 HP Triple Expansion~ Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-10-29 | Indicating the 2,500 Horsepower triple expansion steam engine on the WWII Liberty Ship "Jeramiah O'Brien".The final step in the process that isn't shown is to use the drawn graph to calculate the average pressure within the cylinder (P) during the up and down stroke. That will go into the P.L.A.N. formulae where HP=PLAN/33,000Indicated Horsepower=PxLxAxN divided by 33,000 (the number foot pounds per minute determined by James Watt)P= Pressure (average in pounds per square inch PSI)L= Length of stroke in feet (up and down = one revolution. i.e. 3" stroke up and down = 6" or 0.5ft)A= Area of the piston in square inches N= Number of strokes per minuteThis process is done so the engineer can adjust the valves to balance the horsepower on the up and down stroke of the cylinders. It is also done to balance between all cylinders on multi-cylinder engines (in this case a three-cylinder triple-expansion) to ensure they are all making the same amount of horsepower. To learn more about the S.S. Jeramiah O'Brien, visit:ssjeremiahobrien.orgTo learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUVFilmed and narrated by my father, Steven Harcourt, and uploaded with his expressed permission.
40ft Steamboat 3 year Update Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-07-10 | Nearly three years after launching "S.Y. Persistance" we've steamed hundreds of hours and over 2,000 miles in the California Delta. We've made a few changes and improvements along the way. Our journey hasn't been without various trials and tribulations, but that is for another video... Once I get a proper mic to narrate. Do they make ones for people with voices made for silent movies?Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoy.Music is "Brother Will You Spare A Dime" by Rudy ValleeTo learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway, Haverthwaite, Cumbria, U.K. Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-05-15 | Quick video shot at the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in Haverthwaite, Cumbria, England. Filmed with a cellphone, so I apologize for the quality.Unfortunately I didn't have time to take a ride, or explore the engine shed whilst I was there. Next time!lakesiderailway.co.ukvisitcumbria.com/sl/lakeside-and-haverthwaite-railwayNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Yacht GONDOLA, Coniston Water, Cumbria, U.K. Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-05-15 | A short trip on the restored Steam Yacht "Gondola" on Coniston Water in Cumbria, England. Filmed with a cellphone, I apologize for the quality.Gondola was built in 1859 to carry passengers from the Furness Railway and Coniston Railways.Retired in 1936, she eventually was sold into private hands and turned into a houseboat, later falling into disrepair.In the 1970's she was acquired by a group of enthusiasts who lovingly restored her and re-launched her in 1980, resuming passenger service on Coniston Water. She has a steel hull LOA: 90' 0", Beam: 15' 0", Draft: 4' 10", Displacement: 90000 lbs. Spoon bow, counter stern, midships varnished saloon. 86 seats, wheel steering, serpent figurehead.Her boiler is a locomotive type Built 1979 by W. Bertram & Sons Ltd. at South Shields. Fuel is very "eco friendly" compressed sawdust logs, steam pressure 150 psi.Her engine is a vee twin, 7" + 7" cylinders with an 8" stroke. It has slip-eccentric valve gear, and is non-condensing. The exhaust is directed up the funnel and provides draft for the fire, much like a steam locomotive.More about Gondola and her schedule:nationaltrust.org.uk/steam-yacht-gondolavisitcumbria.com/amb/coniston-steam-yacht-gondolasteamboatassociation.co.uk/page-1117882To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/http://www.steamboatassociation.org.ukhttp://www.northweststeamsociety.orghttp://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htmNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Launch Ginny L. Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-03-27 | Steam Launch "Ginny L."Owned and operated by Leif Larsen of Kelseyville, California, U.S.A.Hull: Cold-molded wood+GRP (fiberglass) construction 30 feet long, 8 feet wide, 3 feet draft.Engine: Seabury compound team engine built in Nyack, New York in about 1900. Boiler is a Fred Semple vertical firetube boiler (VFT) with 40sqft of heating surface. Strictly fired on Manzanita wood. Ginny L.'s steam plant is condensing, meaning she re-uses her exhaust steam after it has been run through a keel condenser and turned back into water. For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgFilmed from Steven Harcourt's Steam Yacht "Persistance" with a Sony AX-53 4k cameraEdited with CyberLink PowerDirector 17NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
40ft Steamboat Persistance on the water Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-03-26 | Steam Yacht "Persistance" steaming with steamboat "Ginny L." in the Stockton Deep Water Ship Canal, near "Pirates Lair" in the California Delta. For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgFilmed from Leif Larsen's Steam Launch "Ginny L." Filmed in 4k with a Sony AX-53 Camera. Edited with CyberLink PowerDirector 17.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Launch Victoria on Lake Sonoma Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-01-28 | A short video of a nice winter steam in Ron and Roxanne Parola's Steam Launch "Victoria" on Lake Sonoma, California. Victoria is powered by an Ofeldt vertical watertube boiler built be Ron Parolas, and a "California Steamboats" 3+5x4" compound made from Richard Burleigh cylinder and bedplate castings and Tiny Power column castings. Her hull is 25' of cold-moulded construction in traditional Victorian English style with counter stern (fantail) and aft salon with steam heat and a proper Windermere tea kettle.For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Engine Pattern Project INTRO Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2020-01-11 | Quick intro to a project I'm starting:I will be making patterns for a piston valve cylinder (3" bore, 4" stroke) that will then replace the slide valve High Pressure cylinder on the Fred Semple 3"+5"x4" 10hp vee-compound as well as the cylinder on the Fred Semple 5hp single cylinder engine. We have one of the 5hp engines running the genset on my father's 40ft steamboat "Persistance"This is a project to fix a problem that doesn't really exist and is more of an engineering, patternmaking, and machining exercise in preparation for a much larger project in the future...For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Yacht Cangarda Voyage from San Francisco Bay to L.A. Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2019-08-05 | This video was shot by John York, and uploaded with his express permission.John's account of the voyage:"Trip of a Lifetime"...My wife dropped me off on Friday afternoon (April 23rd, 2010) at the dock, and I spent the afternoon settling in and helping stow things away, lots of miscellaneous item and equipment that need to be put out of the way to be ready for sea. Soon asleep in anticipation of an early start at 0200 This was however not to be. Henry worked all Friday and to about 0500 installing new power supplies for the engine room computer controls for the boiler. We then fired up the boiler and departed the dock about 0530We headed for the Golden Gate at cruise speed of about 8 knots, about 180 rpm of the main engine. When we arrived near the bridge, the outgoing tide that we had planned for with the 0200 original plan had turned into a flood tide with some confused currents near and under the bridge that required some fancy steering maneuvers to keep a straight course. After clearing the bridge, we headed to sea for a ways, then turned South, keeping to the established shipping lanes for the whole trip, all on automatic pilot, with minor corrections in the Santa Barbara Channel to give greater clearance to offshore oil rigs.The trip from "out the gate" was a bit on the rough side, with swells 6-9 ft at 11-13 seconds with wind waves, and later on, lots of whitecaps, coming from the NW, we had this quartering following sea for the whole voyage. A fair way along before Pt Conception, we had the first of a couple of boiler control problems, losing the fire for at least an hour, which we spent wallowing in the troughs of the waves, rolling an estimated 20 degrees or so, with various items sliding back and forth on the cabin sole, including tables and chairs. We subsequently corralled them and lashed them together. I braced myself against the wall of the pilothouse sitting on the sole and braced my feet against one of the chairs to hold them against the wall. I was not on watch at the time. After a time we were able to restart the burners and get steam up and get back on our course; curiously, all the while we were without power and drifting along, we were very nearly still on our set course. When we got past Pt Conception, the seas moderated a good bit with much more comfortable conditions as to pitching and rolling. By the time we reached the Santa Barbara Channel the seas were quite calm, and the weather foggy, continuing to our arrival at San Pedro, arriving at the breakwater at about 0130. By the time we docked, it was about 0145 After docking and tying up, the scene was a bit surreal; the lighting from the port operations lit up the entire area with the sky glowing; I think a person with good night vision could have read a newspaper by the ambient light.Those making this historic first cruise of the restored Cangarda were:Robert (Bob) McNeil: Owner of CangardaDavid Adams: CaptainSteve Cobb: First mate, serving as chief engineerDerek: Painting contractor and woodworker, serving as deck crew and pilotingEugene: Specialist on controls and burners serving in this capacity and as deck crewOllie: Deck crew and pilotingJohn York: Deck crew and engineering assistantAs I remember, I stood two four hour watches and one 8 hour watch on the trip.Now for the machinery; All the original machinery, over one hundred years old, functioned near perfectly; the main engine, a Sullivan triple expansion of 300-350HP ran flawlessly. The thrust bearing was watched very closely for temp. I sold the boat a force feed lubricator to provide extra lubrication to the shoes. The Sullivan feed pump ran flawlessly throughout the trip, providing all the feed water to the boiler; this is the pump that my shop machined the entirely new water cylinder casting. We had a bit of trouble with the air pump, which pumps water and air out of the condenser; the pump stopped working about three times, was easily restarted the first two. When it stopped the last time, I was on watch, Steve and I tried to re start it; I finally determined that the valve motion was sticking from lack of oil; we gave it a shot of oil and it started right up and ran beautifully for the rest of the trip. The only real troubles with the plant were from the automated burner controls; these problems were later eliminated with some more fine tuning of the burners and controls.The next leg of the journey was to San Diego, then Ensenada; there it was loaded on a ship for the trip to the Panama Canal, then Florida to be unloaded, then up the East coast to it's home port, in Maine. The reason for the shipboard trip was to spare the machinery the wear and tear of the very long voyage...John W. York29 April 2010"NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Lou Pisanis Steam Launch JJ Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2019-07-06 | The late Lou Pisani's Steam Launch "JJ"Now for sale: northweststeamsociety.org/classifiedsHull- A 26" fiberglass "surf boat" replica made by Mosquito Enterprises of Everett, Washington. Engine- An original New Old Stock U.S. Navy Model "K" compound steam engine. Piston valve for the High Pressure (HP) piston, and "D" Slide valve for the Low Pressure (LP) piston. Stevenson Link reverse gear. The engine transmits power through a 1.5:1 ratio planetary gear setup to slow the engine and increase propeller speed (hull limits propeller diameter, and this engine being VERY large for this boat has a lot of power to give).Boiler- A diesel-fired Babcock-Wilcox (B&W) style watertube boiler of approximately 100sqft heating surface.For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
40ft Steamboat Pacing Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2019-01-25 | S. Y. Persistance steaming under way in the California Delta. Filmed from Lou Pisani's steam launch, September 2017."Peristance" is a 40ft long steel steamboat my father built next to my parent's house in Lake Tahoe over the course of 13 years. She is powered by a Doty Compound built in Ontario, Canada circa 1909 and a "Worthington" style watertube boiler built by John York of St. Helena, California circa 1991.We steam Persistance in the California Delta year-round and try to get her our almost every weekend. We burn wood, and really really old vegetable oil. Her steam plant is a closed-loop condensing system, so we are capable of safely steaming in salt or fresh water.For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Christmas Steamboating 2018 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-12-25 | Short clip of steaming Christmas day 2018For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Slow Motion Steam Engine Stephenson Link pt2 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-12-03 | Playing with my Google Pixel 2 filming the HP Stephenson Link valve gear on the Doty Compound in "S.Y. Persistence" Trying to find that unwanted movement...NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Slow Motion Steam Engine Stephenson Link Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-12-03 | Playing with my Google Pixel 2, filming the LP valve gear of the Doty Compound in "S.Y. Persistence"NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Engine Slow Motion Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-12-02 | I just discovered the slow motion feature on my Google Pixel 2, so I tried it out on the Doty Compound in S.Y. Persistence. This'll be a very useful tool for finding unwanted movement in the engine.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Slow Motion Steam Engine 1 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-12-02 | Slow motion test shot of the LP crosshead on the Doty Compound in S.Y. Persistence. Just discovered this feature on my Google Pixel 2 phone and am trying to track down some unwanted noises.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steam Launch Uno Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-10-31 | Stephanie Hylton's steam launch "UNO" at the 2018 Clear Lake steamboat meet, Soda Bay, California."UNO" was built on Lopez Island, Washington, in 1894. The engine is a Stewart Turner 6A compound and the boiler is an Ofeldt style watertube. Fuel is wood or diesel.For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Fall Steaming on the California Delta Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-10-27 | Steaming to Antioch on the California Delta. End of October, 2018.For more information on steamboats, to chat with steamboaters, or if you are interested in building/purchasing your own steamboat please visit:www.thesteamboatingforum.netAn incredible register of steamboats: https://www.steamboating.de/http://www.northweststeamsociety.orgsteamboatassociation.co.ukhttp://www.pcez.com/~artemis/NASAhome.htmhttps://www.steamboat.com.au/http://www.vsd-asv.ch/http://www.association-abv.fr/http://www.steamboatassociation.se/http://www.stoomvaart.nl/http://www.dampfboot.de/https://steamship.fi/http://kineticsteamworks.orgNOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steamboats on Clear Lake 2018 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-10-18 | Steam boats "Reward" "Uno" and "Cheng Tze" on Clear Lake, near Kelseyville, California. May 2018NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steamboats Clear Lake 2018 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-10-08 | Steam launches "Uno", "Reward", and sternwheeler "Cheng Tze" on Clear Lake near Kelseyville, California.Taken from steam launch "Wayward Belle" during the 2018 Clear Lake steamboat meet May, 2018.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Delta Steamboat Meet 2018 Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-10-08 | Short clip of some of the boats at the 44th Annual "Great Delta Steamboat Meet" near Isleton, California.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Home Made Backyard Railroad Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-06-22 | Backyard railroad my dad built entirely from found junk. He built this in about 1990 and it has been going strong ever since. Used mainly to transport firewood to the backyard pile, it has also been pressed into service to move some pretty heavy steel items as well. As kids he would con us into helping move firewood because it was so much fun to push each other around and down the slight incline. Construction consists of 2" channel iron and a little but of plate steel for cart frame, 1-1/4" ntp pipe for axles turning on 1"ntp pipe for "bearings", galvanized nails for "axle retainers," axles welded directly to 8" drum brake drums for wheels, removable "hopper" frame made from steel "t-post" fence posts and lining is galvanized steel roofing/siding tin, 18" gauge rails made from steel "t-post" fence posts, "ties" and rail cuplings made from same posts or reebar or whatever... Rail sections are 8-10' long and include turns and even a switch. They are easily moved around to different parts of the yard as needed. Found lumber serves as shims or temporary "roadbed." Derailments are not uncommon given the temporary nature of the rail placement, but not impossible to remedy as it only takes another fence post to lever the cart back on the track.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Southern Pacific 6-chime Whistle Blowing Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-06-19 | A real honest-to-goodness Southern Pacific 6-chime steam locomotive whistle blowing on steam at the Kinetic Steam Works booth. 2018 Maker's Faire in San Mateo, California. Stephen Rademaker is on the footplate operating the traction engine and blowing the whistle.Traction engine is a 1915 Nichols and Shepard 70-20 and has a brand new ASME code boiler, courtesy of Jonas Stutzman.These whistles are incredibly rare. I polished the brass bell on this one from a rough casting to a mirror finish.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steaming Clear Lake, California Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-05-05 | Steaming on Clear Lake in California during the 2018 Clear Lake steamboat meet, held in Soda Bay May 4th, 5th, and 6th, 2018NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Transfer Screw Life Hack Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-03-21 | Laying out where holes need to match existing holes isn't always a straight forward operation. Sometimes they aren't square or symmetrical. To duplicate the existing holes many use transfer screws or punches. Those usually cost a bunch of money, you need to order them, and wait for your order to arrive... Try just using bolts, or allthread for blind holes, and grind/sand/turn the tip into a point. Screw it into the hole, a tap or two with a hammer on your piece, and voila! A transfer screw for pennies on the dollar, and available now, not 3-5 business days. Thank you for watching!NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Steaming Past the Orwood Bascule Bridge Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-03-06 | Steaming past the Orwood Bascule Bridge on the "Old River" channel of the San Joaquin River in the California Delta. March 5th, 2018NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Cummins Fuel Presure Releif Valve Fix Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-02-27 | Cheap, dirty, and fast way to get around a failing fuel pressure relief valve. This $3 fix will get you home, but a proper fix is recommended.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
Dont Go Raw While Screwing, Use Wax... Life Hack Steam Nut Wesley Harcourt 2018-02-13 | Don't go raw while screwing... Use some wax to lubricate the threads. Instead of breaking your screws and having to drill them out or make a new hole, simply try some wax on the threads to allow them to go in smoothly without binding.Car is a 1910 Stanley Model 70 steam car.NOTE! this video or audio may not be reproduced or sampled without my express, written permission. Top 10 lists and other compilations are not "fair use"! More information on copyright and fair use as related to YouTube: http://goo.gl/8NDLUV
