Building the houseboat

Discussion in 'Wooden Boat Building and Restoration' started by dskira, Apr 27, 2010.

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  1. wardd
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    but will the house boat fit in it?
     
  2. Boston

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    I was thinkin if you piped the exhaust up into the tank through a pipe with a series of holes in it you wouldn't have to drive around while the kerosene sloshing around like that. Just kinda run the engine and let the bubbles do the work
     
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    you forgot to tell him not to sit in the car while doing that
     
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    off course he's going to sit in the car while doing that
    its the apprentice does the dangerous work of trading out the pieces of planking when necessary
    you dont wnat him getting hurt again or anything like that do you
    besides he's gotta be handy put his foot on the gas if the soup isn't hot enough

    your not suggesting that he deviate from tradition are you
     
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    hoytedow Fly on the Wall - Miss ddt yet?

    This is becoming an explosive topic!
     
  6. dskira

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    Thanks, 1989, since painted twice, two engine, two transmission, I do all my work with it. Run like a charm.

    You guessed right all, it is exactly what I do, and to be sure the plank is well coated, I also go on the highway with normally a guy behind me with a funny blue light and noisy siren chasing me. More I speed more he speed. Go figure :D
     
  7. apex1

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    I like the look of the kerosene tank! A bit like a Aquarium with all the glass windows and fancy metallic frames!

    Decades ago we have seen some of them in Germany for sale. Here they called them cars. Was a complete failure, nobody wanted kerosene tanks on wheels.

    But what is the long wooden thingy coming out of the tank?
     
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    a question about kerosene, after it dries is the wood more flamable?
     
  9. dskira

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    Never tryed, never saw one burning.

    Daniel
     
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    LOL.
    My coffin :D
     
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    Braggart! :D
     
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    I can see it now, a million years from now cockroach paleontologists will dig up Daniels houseboat and discover his fossilized remains

    then they will move into the houseboat
     
  13. PAR
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    I've burned kerosene treated wood and it does burn better and seemly faster, though this is an bit of speculative observation, as I had no base line, untreated pieces burning next to it as a control. This may be why it's not regularly used any more and also looked down upon by the authorities. In fact, don't tell you insurance agent it's treated this way. Just say you used a common petroleum based wood preservative.
     
  14. dskira

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    Good advise, thank you.

    Daniel
     

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    does the kerosene affect how epoxy would adhere?
     
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