Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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 HP
Yes, the mugs are available... Now I need to beepbeep boopboop some sorta website thingy I guess.
I have Instagram now too @Steamboatwes85
To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:
http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/
steamboatassociation.org.uk
northweststeamsociety.org
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm
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: goo.gl/8NDLUV
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 HP
Yes, the mugs are available... Now I need to beepbeep boopboop some sorta website thingy I guess.
I have Instagram now too @Steamboatwes85
To learn more about Steam Boats, visit:
http://www.thesteamboatingforum,net/forum/
steamboatassociation.org.uk
northweststeamsociety.org
http://www.steamboat.com.au/
spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm
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: goo.gl/8NDLUV
