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Hi Mike,
John has passed this query over to me, as I have a long standing with model boats.
Unfortunately, the UK is not really a good place to be asking about sternwheelers because we never used them much in full size, and they really are an American way of steaming, shallow rivers and where the wash needs to be kept very small to stop bank erosion.
Where you would likely get a lot more help, mainly from your countrymen, who frequent a site dedicated to paddle boats, called Paddleducks.
http://www.paddleducks.co.uk/smf/
I am sure that if you joined that free site, and explain the same as you did on here, you will be inundated with answers to you questions. I know for a fact, a lot of discussion and drawings with actual pictures of sidewheelers and drive systems are contained within that site.
But don’t get disillusioned because we couldn’t help this time with plans etc. Once you get to building your engine, that is where we will be able to assist you a lot more, and of course, we would love to see how your project is progressing, especially the engineering side of things.
John (aka Bogs)
Hello: I’m building a 1/32 scale sternwheeler, steam powered and have been looking for plans for the steam engine, a two cylinder engine very close to the original found in the full-sized boat. The engine I’m looking for will have a 5/8″ bore and a 2.25″ stroke and be able to smoothly turn the 6.75″ diameter paddlewheel at around 60 to 120 rpm by way of pitman arms attached to each end of the paddlewheel shaft.
The model is 62 inches long with a beam of 13.75 inches. I’m planning on using a Macssteam 5″ dia. boiler with superheat. The plant will include a single cylinder vertical steam engine to turn a 10VDC, 3A dynamo to operate the ship’s lights and winches.
Any ideas you have for plans would be appreciated. There are pictures of my models on my website. The hull is essentially completed so it’s on to the steam plant and paddlewheel. The model is called the W.T. Preston.
Regards,
Mike Jones
Edmonds, Washington State USA