By Route 3, Newport, Penna. 17074
On Saturday, March 14, I attended the Central Florida 2nd Annual
Gas & Steam Engine Show which was held at the Oderkirk Museum,
Haines City, Florida.
While there I saw a model steam ship built and displayed by
Daniel G. Post, 4500 Ravenswood Rd., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. 33312. It
is modeled after a Navy Cargo Supply Launch of about 1885. This
nicely built model is 11 feet long by 2 feet wide. It is powered by
a boiler that has 500 square inches of heating surface and is fired
with charcoal for fuel with a natural draft. The boiler carries 120
lbs. of steam. A pipe in the bottom of the ship condenses the
exhaust steam into water for reuse in the boiler. A vertical Stuart
No. 4 engine provides .4 hp. to move the ship ahead at 3 Knotts
with its load of two people.
