Hot Air Engines

Richard, Christchurch has had about 10,000 aftershocks in the last 15 months, quite a number in excess of 5 on the Richter scale, I live about 40 Km out of town, its usually only the ones over 5 that we feel here, a couple today.

There is a group in UK with stirling engine boats. The motor would need to be fairly large, or pressurised, and a reasonable sleak hull, ie., long and narrow. If I was nearer water I might be interested in something like that myself. I have read, and seen a photo of a stirling outboard motor. The power would be similar to an electric trolling motor, and dead silent. Ian S C

Engine I am ,still, building has power cylinder from 2CV Citreon 74mm bore, with leather washer piston. They should be easy enough to get. No idea of power output but hope for something usable.

Not many 2CV Citreons in NZ, and those that are, are kept by collectors, and I imagine that they hang on to all the bits. Ian S C

Here are some Stirling powered boats Dick (you have probably seen them):

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YrnzwHBTZ8&feature=related

 

One of those blokes might be a good contact.

 

Keep taking the medication

 

Jim

 

Hi Dick,

 

Glad you are still in one piece. I wondered about where you had gone tonight when I heard about the Hunrgarian junk-bond decision (I know you aren't in Hungary, but your closer to there than here).

 

Neil