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Dear Rainer:
We finally launched ""Memry"" late summer and were able to join
the fleet at Lake Winnipesauke for the annual week long fest of 60 launches
of every size and configuration. The triple expansion engine ( 2 3/4x4 3/8x
6 /12 x 4) ran beautifully from her first sea trial. The vertical fire tube
boiler has a double wall stainless steel furnace which brings in air at the
top throughan air control shutter, and then down the inner space to provid
preheat. We run on oak wood, which here is Maine is abundant. The hull took
us about two years to build; cedar on oak frames, mahogany deck and a
Brazilian hard wood for the interior. THe engine we built from castingsand
plans provided by Elliott Bay Steam Launch in Portland, Oregon. The
measurements for the plans were taken off an engine built by a genteleman in
Canada. They were unfortunately not created with CAD asnd as result there
were errors which didn't appear until assembly. This winter we'll do final
finsihing on the hull and canopy and some adjustments to the engine. Having
used your Dampf 33 in our fianl valve adjustments, I thought you'd like to
see pictures of the (almost) finished launch.
With kind reghards, Cordially,
Mac Schetky
Mail vom 28.11.2003
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