Pop Pop Putt Putt Tin Boat Candle Powered Boat Live Steam Tugboat

Real Working Steamboat!! Great Gift!! Unique
Collectable!! Excellent Runner!!
“
Smokey
” the Tugboat
Pop Pop Boat
Listing is for (1) Tugboat
(Paint wrinkles/blemishes, spots of rust are typical on these boats)
In addition
to the boat , with fuel tray, and fill dropper, I add:
·
6″ high quality long lasting wick, wick
clip, and details for olive oil fuel oeration
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My well written operating and saftey
instructions and theory
Note:
“These
boats, having the best engines I have seen, are proven capable of many runs .
You
will certainly enjoy my added high quality wick and wick clip components and
instruction for olive oil operation!”
A rediscovered lovable tin toy steamboat
from the turn of the century!!
These little tin toy live
steamboats will chug along with a putt putt sound for 15 to 25 minutes on a
small amount of olive oil. A mesmerizing joy to watch and
listen to!!! Run ‘em in the sink, bathtub, wading pool, fishpond, etc. During
operation, little wisps of smoke are seen exiting the stack and a steady trail
at the end of the run when the flame goes out!! On a still day at the lake,
once discovered by a school of small fish, watch, as they will follow it around
in a circle in perfect formation until the last pop pop!!
Ok, here is the
”
Smokey”
what I believe to be one of the best
running pop pop tugboats
available. These are fast and reliable and were quick to become my one of my
favorites. With its cute little top cabin and gloss paint, these are really
good lookers too!!
Some tugboats can have a bit
high center of gravity requiring some added ballast to stabilize, but this
little tug is perfect. The shiny solid color on the top looks great stand alone
and the solid color allows customizing with detail brush or small vinyl graphic
letters (available at hobby stores) to add extra interest or give ‘er a name! I
have spent countless hours over the past years demonstrating, uniquely
customizing for others promo events, and selling these little tin steamboats.
I
have had boats from Japan, China, India, Australia, etc., and I love them all,
but these are sweetest runners, with the smoothest putt putt sound ever. These
great little pop pop boats have excellent flash engines and tubes.
I include a generous supply of
high quality wick, wick clip, and complete operating and safety instructions,
theory of operation, and complete instruction on candle and olive oil fuel
operation
.
We have experimented for years with many types and sizes of wick
material, and this new wick we now include is excellent for olive oil
operation!
You will be able to make many small wicks, each
wick providing many runs. This wicking we now use does not turn to soot as
readily when olive oil runs out as other wick material. If you add oil to the
burner tray before it is empty, you can make many runs without having to pull
up fresh wick! At a show this year I ran boats for several hours nonstop,
adding oil before burnout, without pulling up wick at all! A dropper is
included for filling the thrust tubes with water and a fuel tray. You will want to use olive oil, as it is
economical, clean burning, and safe. On
these boats you can squeeze
the hull and remove the deck, which facilitates cleaning any spilled oil,  or soot buildup on the flash boiler easier than the other brands of boats.
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How
Do Pop Pop Boats Work? After all these years this is still under discussion and
study but here is how Steve thinks they work.
After filling the thrust tubes
with water, a  wick with olive oil for fuel is placed underneath
the rear of the flash steam boiler. When the water droplets in the boiler flash
to steam, the pressure created pushes the water out the ends of the tubes,
which provides forward thrust to the boat. As the steam cools and condenses it
creates a vacuum, which draws water in for the next cycle. This happens in a
quick resonant pulse, which can be seen in the ripples behind the boat. The
thin brass stock on the top of the boiler flexes up and down providing an
enhanced pulse and putt putt sound, which adds to the drama. The forward pulse
is much stronger than the opposite action of the water being drawn back into
the tubes. This is best understood in considering that you can blow a candle
out, but you cannot suck it out, as the volume of air comes into your mouth
from a multidirectional path.
From the technical to the
simple toy lover, everyone has loved putt putt boats since the late 1800’s.
Call ‘em what you like, pop pop, putt putt, candle powered steamboat, I love
them all. I never tire of watching and listening to them run.
With open
flame, small parts, and tin edges these boats are not intended for children,
but rather adults or adult supervision.
This Boat is 5 1/2″ in length
COLORS WILL VARY DEPENDING UPON AVAILABILITY.  SORRY CANNOT CHOOSE A COLOR.
Note that the paint will have some imperfections
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