Sullivan Triple Expansion Steam Engine Update

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Жыл бұрын

A short update on the Sullivan Triple.
I recently found out it is only one of five known Sullivan engines to still exist. The known engines are the two triple expansion engines in the museum ship USCG buoy tender "Lilac" in New York www.lilacpreservationproject.org/ , the triple expansion engine of the buoy tender "Oak" (along with the rest of her engine room) in the US Smithsonian Museum of Transportation americanhistory.si.edu/on-the... , the triple expansion engines of the steam yacht Cangarda • Steam Yacht Cangarda V... , and this one the smallest of the known engines. With the exception of the mirrored twin triples in the "Lilac" all of these engines are very different from one another in configuration, size, and valve gear. The only real similarities being they were three-cylinder, three-crank triple expansion engines.
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@Akitene Жыл бұрын

This Sullivan triple is a beast. Well, a wounded one considering the farm repairs. Regarding the asbestos, it acted as a water trap, hence the heavy pitting on the cylinder castings. Quite a lot of work ahead of you, but it will be a fun project.

@alwaysbearded1 Жыл бұрын

Such a big project. You need a crew to help with sheer volume of work. Thanks for the survey. Seems hard to know where to start. I'm glad you rescued it.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Жыл бұрын

Just time and money 🤓 Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching. Do you happen to work at the SF Maritime Park?

@alwaysbearded1 Жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE No, as we discussed before I did volunteer work there for about a decade back before cranial rectumitus struck the park. When I retire. I am friends with Erik Olsen who is the ranger who deals with all the steam stuff at the park, the ships and the museum building with mostly intact steam heating system. When I was there I was working mostly the sailing part. I'd like to work the steam part too as more. The good thing is that if Erik stays there and I retire I can help him.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Жыл бұрын

@@alwaysbearded1 pedants with severe cases of cranial recrumus seem to be pervasive throughout the national parks and government. They will let the mission of preservation be damned for their own stupidity's sake. Erik Olsen is a shining light there. I pray he never leaves.

@alwaysbearded1 Жыл бұрын

@@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Yes, I see him flying under the radar. At some point they might say, oh, you almost have a ship operational, stop. no one should touch it. And it will go the way of parts of some of the other ships.

@ident42 Жыл бұрын

When I painted the engine on Virginia V a few years ago, the primer I used was silver.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Жыл бұрын

Oh interesting. Do you remember what it was? High temp?

@ident42 Жыл бұрын

Five years on and the paint still looks new.

@somebodyelse5820 Жыл бұрын

Paint wise, you could go down to raw dark casting and use a matte clear coat. Maybe a nice light forest green would look great as well. P.S. I’m just starting to dip my toes into steam. I love seeing these little engines.

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Жыл бұрын

I like the raw casting, but clear coats don't seem to last in this environment and eventually get corrosion underneath them. The brass casing has clear coat over it and one can see where it has failed and started to corrode underneath. The light green sounds nice. I'll have to do a couple of test spots to see. The Sullivan in the Steam Yacht Cangarda is green with wood and brass lagging.

@rhavrane Жыл бұрын

Bonjour Wesley, I should call you now "Hercule" as you have choosen to make a a HUGE amount of work 😁 One advantage for you is that this steam machine is big, so easier i guess to see what to fix and then to time, I hope. Don't forget to make videos step by step for us ! As I have no doubt on your ability to make it run o air then on steam, do you plan to install it in another boat ? Amicalement, Raphaël

@Cleatus46 Ай бұрын

So.....any updates?

@nena4215 Жыл бұрын

I knew exactly what you were talking about when you said “farm repair” no disrespect to farmers, use what you have. Yeah, not, definitely not beautiful enough for a steam engine, red and orange, really? The braising repair on one of the pushrods (?), looks pretty bad too. Anyway, what a project!!!

@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE Жыл бұрын

Yeah... Brazing repair on junkyard parts they threw together to make it "work" but didn't actually make it so it would work 🥴 Just enough knowledge to be dangerous... Unfortunately it'll be a while before this is running properly. I was thinking a deep red, with the brass lagging, but I'm open for suggestions. Going to be trying to undo the 100grit sanding whoever did on the brass lagging also.