Thanks. very interesting. I posted a video of a paddle steamer. Built in 1911. This old man works in the north of Russia. Happy viewing. ua-cam.com/video/i26MB-Anurk/v-deo.html
Built with local materials and craftsmen, for local conditions. The Murray and Darling could be very shallow, so flat-hull shallow-draft was essential. The rivers also are very curved, so sidewheel was essential to tow barges. Hunt for other videos: there are many. Then look specifically for PS Marion and PS Ruby. Then plan your holiday. You can cover 2000 km of the Murray by day boat; you can cover perhaps 100 km by steam in various locations for most of the year, and another 500 km on annual voyages. I've done more, on special-event celebration voyages. Murray boats were and are woodburning. I can't recall any coalburner. Two modern private paddlesteamers burn oil.
The background music is a personal taste issue so apologies to you. Regarding what your looking at, well the video is just a taste of what the mighty Murray River at Euhuca has to offer. It is really a great place to visit if you are ever in the area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Arbuthnot_(paddle_steamer)
It's venting spent steam from the engine cylinders to atmosphere, making the puffing sound, same as a railway locomotive. Bigger steamers route the spent steam into a condenser, which changes the steam back into water which is injected back into the boiler - a closed circuit that doesn't consume water. Essential on an ocean going vessel (salt water cannot be used in a boiler), but is a complexity unnecessary, though desirable, if it travels only on a fresh water river.
Heyo, I work on these vessels, the timing on this particular engine is out, however on the other boats around town they aren’t, the reason u can’t here them chuff I’m not sure, unless ur on the roof u can here them, the Aussie paddlers never used condensers as they draw river water so we just let the steam go up into the atmosphere, hope this helps :)
10 hp ? I suppose that is 10 Nominal Hp . The engine is essential a portable engine ( DCC; Double crank Compound ? ) geared to the paddle wheel shaft, simple, trustworthy engineering,,,
Wow, great little machines! What a difference to the Paddle Steamers I know from Switzerland... Thanks for the video!
Thanks. very interesting. I posted a video of a paddle steamer. Built in 1911. This old man works in the north of Russia. Happy viewing. ua-cam.com/video/i26MB-Anurk/v-deo.html
Built with local materials and craftsmen, for local conditions. The Murray and Darling could be very shallow, so flat-hull shallow-draft was essential. The rivers also are very curved, so sidewheel was essential to tow barges. Hunt for other videos: there are many. Then look specifically for PS Marion and PS Ruby. Then plan your holiday. You can cover 2000 km of the Murray by day boat; you can cover perhaps 100 km by steam in various locations for most of the year, and another 500 km on annual voyages. I've done more, on special-event celebration voyages. Murray boats were and are woodburning. I can't recall any coalburner. Two modern private paddlesteamers burn oil.
This was brilliant. Great machines. Love the Waverley from the UK aswell.
Wonderful video
Thankyou
Nice video but why the music, i would love to know what i'm looking at.
The background music is a personal taste issue so apologies to you. Regarding what your looking at, well the video is just a taste of what the mighty Murray River at Euhuca has to offer. It is really a great place to visit if you are ever in the area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Arbuthnot_(paddle_steamer)
@@peterlittle4149 I would love to visit but it will never happen.
Would love to visit this place. Trouble is, there's 12,000 miles in the way.
Oh, The Mighty Muddy Murray River
That was literally just a steam train that they used for the boiler it even still had buffers!
5:08 now that’s a steering wheel!😂
Y is she puffing but the bigger steamers don’t?
It's venting spent steam from the engine cylinders to atmosphere, making the puffing sound, same as a railway locomotive. Bigger steamers route the spent steam into a condenser, which changes the steam back into water which is injected back into the boiler - a closed circuit that doesn't consume water. Essential on an ocean going vessel (salt water cannot be used in a boiler), but is a complexity unnecessary, though desirable, if it travels only on a fresh water river.
Heyo, I work on these vessels, the timing on this particular engine is out, however on the other boats around town they aren’t, the reason u can’t here them chuff I’m not sure, unless ur on the roof u can here them, the Aussie paddlers never used condensers as they draw river water so we just let the steam go up into the atmosphere, hope this helps :)
10 hp ? I suppose that is 10 Nominal Hp . The engine is essential a portable engine ( DCC; Double crank Compound ? ) geared to the paddle wheel shaft, simple, trustworthy engineering,,,
Awfully background noise
The Audio naration is badly over driven and fuzzy.
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