{"product_id":"steam-boat-stock-code-2820","title":"Steam boat","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\"Barn find\" is probably a bit grandiose for the place  this came from, \"shed find\" is a bit nearer the mark (and the shed  looked like it was only the two tons of castings, pre-war machine tools and  part-built locomotives that held it up).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eBuilt in 1950, much used at the time before being retired  beneath a bench some thirty years ago. In that time the engine has seized up,  muck and dust has accumulated everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe steam plant comprises a centre flue boiler with pressurised  paraffin burner, fuel tank aft with hand pump to pressurise. The engine is a  home-brewed job, about the size of a Stuart 10 or BB, driving a gearbox which  splits the drive to a pair of propellers. There is a mechanical lubricator and  boiler feed pump, both driven from the gearbox.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSo much for the easy stuff, now to describe the woody bit. It's  61 inches long and 8 inches in the beam. Rudder at the back (where else) with a  finely adjustable tiller and locking nut. The various cabins comprising the  superstructure come off in sections to allow easy access to the hot bits.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThe whole thing sits on a purpose-built stand. It is as it  emerged from the shed, untested, uncleaned, it really wants a complete overhaul.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54019680272725,"sku":"2820","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/2820-1.webp?v=1779906172","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/steam-boat-stock-code-2820","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}