Lot 1636 - A very well-made flash steam hydroplane

A very well-made flash steam hydroplane racing boat titled "Water Otter", built by Frank Burns around 1950, last run in 1966. The hull is of simple single-step, scow or ‘kipper box’ design with a very well-engineered single-cylinder flash steam engine. The engine has a ‘shuttle’ steam valve on top of the cylinder and an adjustable water feed pump running off a reduction gear. The boiler consists of several feet of coiled steel tubing and is heated with a double petrol/paraffin blowlamp. Length 95cm

Estimate:£300

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