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Re: Another Exhaust Smoker

Hi Graham - pollution not nearly as serious as the steam engine bods wot run wivout a - we don't need vun they say............. Seen it a few times when in the UK. Same type of mentality as the ones asking if I was the Dump Police when they were spotted putting building rubble into the garden refuse bin............ The smoker does not put out much in the way of pollution - even the oil type ones........... The bit that gets on the boat from funnels is easily cleaned off - shows its not really a problem

5 years ago by redpmg

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Clyde Puffer. Scratch Built.

This was my first scratch built model. I intended to use as much recycled material as possible. Have a habit of raking in skips, etc. The Clyde puffer is a type of small coal-fired and single-masted cargo ship, built mainly on the Clyde , and which provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides of Scotland. Built between 1856 and 1939, these stumpy little steamboats achieved an almost mythical status thanks largely to the short stories by Neil Munro. Due to the poor road network up the West coast of Scotland these ships were vital in supplying the settlements with stores, coal, wood, etc. They also played a major part in the islands whisky industry by providing coal, grain, etc and exporting the whisky to Glasgow. One unique part of the design was its flat bottom allowing it to be beached supplying settlements without piers or jetties. These ships helped to cause their demise by supplying road stone to improved road network. The name puffer came from a smaller scale ship built use on the Forth and Clyde Canal. Driven by a single cylinder steam engine the exhaust was piped into the funnel. The canal was a ready supply of fresh water removing the need for a . Hence the "puffing" . The sea going version required a removing the puffing element but the name stuck.

5 years ago by Hillro