STEAM ENGINE VERTICAL LAUNCH BOAT MARINE RAILROAD Start Price USD 1,500.00 Current Price USD 2,247.00 Time Left - Bid Count 4 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Monday, September 08, 2008 Location Los Gatos, California See more about 'STEAM ENGINE VERTICAL LAUNCH BOAT MARINE RAILROAD ' Description   Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Placed for auction is a very nice vertical steam engine for a launch or boat. It has a 3 ½ inch bore and a 4 ½ inch stroke.  The engine has been rebuilt with new piston, piston rod, rings and babbitt bearings. The crank shaft has been rebuilt with 4130 steel journals. The main bearings are line bored. This is a slide valve engine. All the lubricators and oilers are Lunkenheimer. The number “O” Lunkenheimers  are on the cross head pin and connecting rod. The number 3 Lunkenheimers are on the slipper guides. I do not know the maker.   Many parts have been nickel plated. All the bearings are adjustable as shown in the following pictures. There is teak lagging around the cylinder.   It is being sold with the original cast fly wheel and base. When mounted on this base with the fly wheel, it would make a very nice stationary live steam display and could run a pump or generator.   Included are an extra set of piston rings and eccentric (including the strap). This will allow it to run a reverse link or water pump.  I used this engine to power my steam launch, Shenandoah, for a period of time while I was designing and building my present power plant. It ran fine and had more than enough power for the 27 ½ foot of boat. This is a very strong running engine.   Dimensions are as follows: 3 ½ inch bore 4 ½ inch stroke Engine height without base – 35 inches Engine width – 13 ½ inches Shaft size – 1 ½ inches in diameter STD 3/8 Key way   Weight: Cast Fly wheel – 72 pounds Cast Base – 40 pounds Engine – 187 pounds Spare parts – 11 pounds Total weight ( not crated) 310 pounds Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We will contact the winning bidder at the end of the auction with the exact amount due for shipping / postage and insurance.  We mail from Zip 95031. If issues should arise with E-BAY (any outage or downtime) at anytime during the last two hours of this auction (affecting viewing or placing of bids), which could adversely affect the outcome of this auction, the seller retains the right to accept the incomplete auction results or to list this item again. This is done solely at the discretion of the seller. This auction must be paid in full no later than ten days of the end of the auction, by the high bidder. You will forfeit your right to this item and feedback will be left accordingly if payment is not received in 10 days. The successful bidder pays all appropriate shipping, packaging and insurance fees. Payments by PayPal, PERSONAL CHECK OR BUSINESS CHECK are accepted as payment for items sold to USA BUYERS.  Allow 7 to 10 days for checks to clear before shipment. ...Please feel free to email us if you are looking for any special collectibles that we may be able to locate for you. Thank you, in advance, for showing interest and bidding on steamit auctions   The photo props are used for photography only and are NOT for sale or included with the item being sold.  If this is a reserve auction, I do not reveal the price stated for my reserve auctions.  If I did answer this, it would not be a reserve auction. I buy, collect and sometimes sell the following:  STEAM LAUNCH BOAT  BRASS WHISTLE GAGE GAUGE PUMP EJECTOR INJECTOR LUBRICATOR OILER FLYWHEEL GOVERNOR TRAIN RAILROAD R&R LIVE STEAM RIVERBOAT SIREN MARITIME BELLS RADIO TUBE OIL CAN LAMP FLY BALL MODELS NAUTICAL PADDLE WHEEL TUG ENGINE LOCOMOTIVE STANLEY WHITE STEAM CAR HIT AND MISS  ENGINES AIRPLANE MODEL HOT AIR ENGINE  VINTAGE FANS WATCHES AND CLOCKS  RADIO  SCIENTIFIC ITEMS LIGHT HOUSE Place a Bid!