[Steam-engine] Re: Monster garage

[Richard Backus]

It was an interesting episode. Once you get beyond the obvious TV hype they
apply to everything, the steam element was fun and informative. It's good to
see steam getting promoted in a mainstream show.
Richard
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> From: "Mark" <mark at ironacres.com>
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>  On the new episode of Monster Garage, Full Steam Ahead, they built a steam
> launch. If you have cable or Tivo you might try to find a replay of the
> episode this week.
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> Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:14:21 -0700
> From: "Francis Orr" <steam.boat at verizon.net>
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> Regards the "Monster Garage" show in which they build a steamboat, Bob
> Dessert is a member of the Northwest Steam Society and comes from a family
> of steam people. His Father was head of a boiler works in Everett, WA. Bob
> works for Dan Martin at Everett Machine. Dan is another dyed in the wool
> steam guy who is now producing code boilers. He rebuilt the boiler for the
> steam fire engine that was used in the movie Gone With The Wind and has made
> a number of nice little VFT boilers of about 40 sq. ft. of heating surface.
> Dan has also built several vertical, steeple compound marine steam engines,
> one of which is in his 26' steam boat. Bob's boat has a traditional fore and
> aft compound which is a real antique. Both boats use homemade water tube
> boilers. The "Monster Garage" steamboat episode is worthwhile seeing.
> Francis A. Orr
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