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[kitcrazy]

hi guys won a Victoria launch on e-bay with a cheddar boiler and what i think is a pelican engine :-)it was a shop model and has never been fired up so they say?going to spend the winter making sure everything is in working order and get the boiler tested and i want to try and make some scale bits for it and tarting  it all up abit for the summer this is my first steam model so will be asking alot of questions and also can someone tell me of a pond or lake you can use in kent ?thanks guys when i pick it up i will post some pics

[wideawake]

Well done on acquiring a Victoria!   I have one with a Cheddar Gemini fitted.   WRT boating lakes in Kent I suspect that there are several; the one that I kbnow of specifically is Mote park in Maidstone. there is a club based there

http://www.cygnetsmbc.com/

HTH

Guy

[HS93 (RIP)]

can you post a link to what you got of ebay or some pictures of it so we can identifiy it for you.

Peter

[DickyD]

Where abouts in Kent are you ?

[Martin (Admin)]

...this one??

[HS93 (RIP)]

that's a puffin have you got one of the burner end of the boiler to see the type of boiler it is, that is a great boat to get in to steam with a quick clean and oil and get some test done steaming it  , don't forget don't fill the tank in the boat that's why they have a Knurled nut and O ring all the seals are available if you need them they are very cheap and ONLY USE STEAM OIL.

peter

[kitcrazy]

hi yes thats the one hopefully picking it  up Saturday :}cant wait .the guy said the boiler and engine hasn't been bolted in yet and its only been a display model .this is my first steam model as its been sitting for years should i strip it down any advice please

[HS93 (RIP)]

I would say NO if it has not been run and don't think of using WD40 on it just to turn it over  it kills the O rings get some steam oil and give it a  clean, wash the boiler out with hot water in case there is any debris in it from building, if you take the engine apart you have to mark everything caps cylinders etc so they go back exactly as they came apart as the surfaces will be worn to each other even with a short test run.sorry yours is a Pelican not a puffin I always mix them up I have both but still get them mixed up.

Peter

[kitcrazy]

ok thanks for your help i will order the oil and give it a clean

[Underpressure]

hi guys won a Victoria launch on e-bay with a cheddar boiler and what i think is a pelican engine :-)it was a shop model and has never been fired up so they say?going to spend the winter making sure everything is in working order and get the boiler tested and i want to try and make some scale bits for it and tarting  it all up abit for the summer this is my first steam model so will be asking alot of questions and also can someone tell me of a pond or lake you can use in kent ?thanks guys when i pick it up i will post some pics

I am SO glad you won that boat. I kept looking at it and was tempted to bid several times, but did not fancy the drive to Essex from North Somerset!

I would suspect that you will need O rings for the boiler and possibly some for the pistons in the engine too. Be very careful when you first turn the engine over, if the piston O rings have stuck, you don't want to spread material all over the bores.

You have an extremely good buy there. Bit of a clean and some steam oil and you will get years of service.

Have fun.

Neil