Sea Hoss Posted March 1, 2019 Share #1 Posted March 1, 2019 Hey out there in knowledgeville, can anyone tell me if that plumbing on the aft end of the boiler (Detail 1-6), is supposed to be a water level sight glass? I would think so but before I go trying to dig up research, I figured I'd ask here, thanks in advance, John D. AKA Sea Hoss. thibaultron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thibaultron Posted March 1, 2019 Share #2 Posted March 1, 2019 Picture of diagram? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted March 1, 2019 Hi Ron, thanks for the speedy reply. I'm referring to the plumbing on the right side, thanks again. thibaultron and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted March 1, 2019 I found that it is a sight glass explained in the instructions. Missed it in the first reading, thanks anyway. mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southyard Posted March 1, 2019 Share #5 Posted March 1, 2019 Glad you found your answer. If this is any consolation I went through the same process when I built the model. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzoun Posted March 1, 2019 Share #6 Posted March 1, 2019 Ahhh this photo brings back fond memories. Picket is fun build! mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted March 1, 2019 Thanks guys, always better to make sure! It is a nice relaxing build... mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted March 5, 2019 Share #8 Posted March 5, 2019 What kit(?) is that ? The boiler seems to be very rudmentarily fitted, going by the drawings above. There is no fired door and the wood lagging should not cover the fire-box (where is it actually ?). There is no pressure gauge, etc. Roger Pellett 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 5, 2019 Share #9 Posted March 5, 2019 Wefalck, It's this one from Model Expo. There's several builds going on and completed so I just grabbed the first one that popped up. lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted March 5, 2019 Share #10 Posted March 5, 2019 Ah, ok. It is a rather simplified version of a 1860s picket-boat fitted with a spar-torpedo. The pictures indicate that the boiler is of the return-flue type, stoked from the smoke-box side. Most of the time such picket boats had a locomotive-type boiler that is stoked and operated from the same side I think. The fire-box is totally encased in the boiler, which explains that the lagging is going all around. The prototype boilers would have had much more elaborate fittings, with double sight-glasses, double check valves, double feed-pumpes, manometer, safety-valve, etc. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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