Compressed Co2 Pressurized Water

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by giant

Think the OP might be consuming a little too much wacky tobacco.

Gordon's gin was the culprit for this steamer:

[HappyMdRSailor]

Originally Posted by atoll

if you are going to go down the route of having pressurised water tanks i would reccomend installing a small Steam Engine on the boat.

steam pressure can be used for many different uses as well ie

hot water

generating electricity

condensing sea water to make fresh

propulsion of the vesssel.

espresso coffemaker

fog horn

cabin heating

etc way better than co2!,and safe to breath

Alex,

I was drawing out a sophisticated (make that sofistikated) diagram for Jack of my interpretation for a design utilizing his parameters...

I've set it aside, as this is clearly the most elegant solution...

BRILLIANT!

Originally Posted by Andrew Troup

nice idea ...

the possibilities are truly endless

donkey engine for warping and anchoring

bain marie

pressure cooking

steam-cleaning of machinery and underbody

incubating chicks (chick magnet !)

sterilising instruments

pressing clothes

calliope

line shooting

steam shovel (dredging channels)

repelling pirate boarders

Andrew.. I love it when you think out of the box.... I would have totally missed the musical applications of the steam source...

[HappyMdRSailor]

Originally Posted by Blue Crab

Gordon's gin was the culprit for this steamer:

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sailorchic34]

I actually love steam engines, and a Bane Marie is something every galley needs.

So lets see for a 15 hp steam engine that makes 517 pounds of steam per hour, you would need five S.F. per boiler HP, so only 75 S.F of boiler heat exchanger surface area. Throw in a feed water tank and pump and a bit O piping and your in business.

Though a 15 HP steam engine will use up about a 20# propane cylinder per hour of full speed operation. Which is one of the reasons, steam went out of fashion rather quickly after the internal combustion engine came about.

Hum... I could design a solar powered steam engine. Would it be practical. Not so much.

Boy I can just not stay on topic.

[atoll]

Originally Posted by sailorchic34

I actually love steam engines, and a Bane Marie is something every galley needs.

So lets see for a 15 hp steam engine that makes 517 pounds of steam per hour, you would need five S.F. per boiler HP, so only 75 S.F of boiler heat exchanger surface area. Throw in a feed water tank and pump and a bit O piping and your in business.

Though a 15 HP steam engine will use up about a 20# propane cylinder per hour of full speed operation. Which is one of the reasons, steam went out of fashion rather quickly after the internal combustion engine came about.

Hum... I could design a solar powered steam engine. Would it be practical. Not so much.

Boy I can just not stay on topic.

given that he wants to build a catamaran,he could probably get away with a 5 HP boiler,make the boiler able to handle multi fuel,ie drift wood,with a propane or diesel back up it all sounds quite feasible,and economical!

a truly ecocat

nimblemotors seems to have lost interest in his thread

[bornyesterday]

Another use for the steam.
peep-peep-peep peeeep-peeeep-peeeep peep-peep-peep

[Blue Crab]

Originally Posted by atoll

g... nimblemotors seems to have lost interest in his thread

Jack B. Nimble but a brew says he doesn't have it on ignore.

[Andrew Troup]

Given he's now had a response which attacks his character / reputation rather than his idea, I could well understand the OP putting this thread on ignore.

Alternatively he could do what I have, and put that poster on ignore.

Incidentally, attacking the person rather than the idea is not a good fit for the culture of this forum, sport.

Try Sailing Anarchy; it's standard procedure over there. You'll fit in perfectly.