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Rollin' down the river, need some one-lunger pointers.

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Ed Brush

02-07-2002 18:37:25




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I hope that somebody on this board would be able to give me a few pointers on a sorta wierd project...
I'm putting together a small (20-24') flat-bottomed stern-wheel paddleboat. Nothing fancy, just something to chug up and down the rivers around here. I'd like to look into using an old one-lunger stationary engine, since the paddlewheel really calls for smooth, governed low-speed power. The HP requirements are pretty low, something in the 3 to 6 HP range would work. Either throttle governed or hit-and-miss would probably work, though regulating engine speed may be an issue... Any thoughts out there?
A modern Briggs would work, but then the poor thing would sound like a lawnmower. Plus the machinery of gearing down a 3500 rpm engine to drive a paddlewheel at 50 rpm is something I'd like to avoid if possible.

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Bob Weber

02-11-2002 14:11:49




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 Re: Rollin' down the river, need some one-lunger pointers. in reply to Ed Brush, 02-07-2002 18:37:25  
Ed, sounds like fun! As far as controlling speed. I've got a throttle governed McCormick Deering Model M that you can control the speed on pretty well, from a real slow idle on up to it's rated top speed of several hundred RPM. I'd try to steer clead of hit&miss types, as I think they are quite a bit tougher to change the speed on while running, although I may be wrong.



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bud sather

02-10-2002 08:21:28




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 Re: Rollin' down the river, need some one-lunger pointers. in reply to Ed Brush, 02-07-2002 18:37:25  
If I had to make the choice it would be the ihc engine even if it didn't work the greatest. I just got one of mine running and need to find a project so it has something to do. Let us know how it turns out. Bud



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J. Marti

02-08-2002 02:46:41




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 Re: Rollin' down the river, need some one-lunger pointers. in reply to Ed Brush, 02-07-2002 18:37:25  
I had a neighbor who built a outfit just like this and he used a 3-5 hp. IHC LB engine. He ran a rod back to the speed rod on it and had no problems boating on windy days.

I would send you a pic. of it but it was destroyed about 5 yrs. ago in a wind storm.



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