Mystic Seaport, in Mystic, CT is a working Seaport and museum. They restore all sorts of old boats, nautical engines, etc...
My Dad has been volunteering gobs of hours at the Museum meticulously disassembling, cataloging, cleaning, machining, and rebuilding this old 1930's era Hall Scott V-12 PT Boat engine.
He's the short guy in the blue sweater with the tools making it go VROOM VROOM!!! [evil]
Love you, Dad! Congrats. ;)
Hall Scott Start Up at Mystic Seaport 11-10-2010.mov (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuMvqp7fWUU#normal)
BTW... Do you think we can get Duck-Stew to stuff this thing into a frame and turn it into a drag bike? :D
[bacon]
Proud with good reason [thumbsup]
Is that engine going into something floating?
BTW did you get a new bike recently? [cheeky]
Hahah they give it the business. Watch that Tach needle fly right past it's max numbers on the gauge and get pinned.
Very cool - so are other folks working on the hull and such? Or is your dad going to be doing that too?
Very cool! [thumbsup]
Cool!!!
Did a little digging into Hall Scott engines and boats: https://hallscottengines.com/Gallery__4_-_Boats.html
Are they restoring a whole boat, or just the engine?
And here I thought your Dad got a 999 or something.
This engine came out of a "Defender" PT boat. Orangelion03's link has a picture.
I believe it's going back into the boat. There is a whole other crew that works on the boats themselves. My dad just works on the engines. If it runs on internal combustion, my dad can make it sing! [evil]
The Engine Room at the Seaport. My Dad is wearing a ball cap.
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs056.snc3/14331_1161781120594_1109803697_30489922_3045994_n.jpg)
The "before" picture of the Hall Scott V-12
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/hs077.ash2/37181_1438241511931_1109803697_31128566_2015479_n.jpg)
Quote from: Sad Panda on December 02, 2010, 11:53:23 AM
Hahah they give it the business. Watch that Tach needle fly right past it's max numbers on the gauge and get pinned.
I know! [evil] I certainly didn't get my Hooligan genes from my Mama.. [laugh]
Quote from: Speedbag on December 02, 2010, 02:40:23 PM
And here I thought your Dad got a 999 or something.
;D Dude!! My Dad was almost as excited as I was when he found out I was getting the Trip-9! He went to the Ducati site and was comparing the motor to the 10/1198, D16, etc... He's such a motor head...
When my parents came out to visit last year, he spent a good amount of time in the garage with Duck-Stew just talking about different engines, starting up a few of the bikes, etc...
:)
8) you get to go hang out with him soon! :)
My favorite part of the video is around 0:45 when the guy next to him tells him his arm is on fire, my Dad looks, blows it out, shrugs, and gets back to business with the tools! [laugh]
I asked my Dad about that and he laughed and said, " I guess I got too close to the exhaust header, huh? Oops!" ;D
He called me the other day asking me to start the Trip-9, just so he could hear her motor! [evil]
If I ever win the Lottery, the first thing I want to do is buy him his dream car, a 1962 Ferrari SWB California Spider. I think the last one sold at auction went for around $14 million... [drool]
[bacon]
GOOD GOD!! That engine is AMAZING and that engine room.........
[drool] [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool]
i've been to the seaport quite a few times... never seen behind the scenes [thumbsup]
you've got reason to be proud :)
are u headed home for the holidays at all?
Is that white bucket the gas tank? That suckers guzzling it up! Very nice engine though!
Id say that's seawater to cool the heads.
congrats! you must be very proud of your papa! [thumbsup]
The nut doesn't fall far from the tree, it appears. Congrats!!! [thumbsup] [thumbsup] [thumbsup]
Quote from: Howley on December 07, 2010, 04:09:04 AM
Id say that's seawater to cool the heads.
yep - water to cool it. Same reason for the bucket is the same as why you bench test an outboard engine in a 55 gal drum. They don't have coolant like a car or a bike, but draw in water and circulate it to cool the engine.
WOW DOES THAT SOUND GOOD.
I used to go to the seaport every weekend I could when they were building the Amistad and I lived near it in Ledyard. I bet the old blue hairs in the 100+ year old houses love them firing those motors up.
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on December 07, 2010, 02:25:16 AM
i've been to the seaport quite a few times... never seen behind the scenes [thumbsup]
you've got reason to be proud :)
are u headed home for the holidays at all?
Yep, I'll be back in the 'hood for Christmas!
The white bucket is sea water for cooling. Not sure where the fuel supply is coming from.
My dad works a regular work week, sometimes more from home, but still finds time to drive two hours to volunteer and follow his passion!!!
I can't wait to see him in a few weeks! ;D
[bacon]