1898 Steam Umpire Launch Consuta - Lighting up

[@timmayer8723]

This man loves this engine. Every part is his next of kin. He is a patient and loving father to gears, links, valves, pipes and gauges. It responds to his every touch as he wakens it, until it comes to life. He will attend to its every need until he is not able to bring it to life ever again. Sad, as many true love stories are.

[@bassmith448bassist5]

It's this attention to detail is why these old engines are still running. Well Done!!!!!

[@DevinBoynton]

Davie504 challenges YOU to a bass battle.

[@tonymercer7759]

Lots of time peering into the boat and firing up its steam engine but we never saw what the tub itself looked like !

[@crazyhorsetrading8655]

thanks for the upload. Love watching these steam videos, amazing machines, not much built like that these days.

[@javanbirdbluerusselling5285]

The world should run on steam.

[@nlo114]

I go for a trip at any opportunity! I went out on Osprey (double expansion, 30" prop) mid-September; a beautiful sunny afternoon on Windermere just gently pottering along. A lovely boat, very nicely maintained, great crew. (2)

[@novanut1964]

good video, informative, thanks

[@sar4564]

that steam engine is a beauty!

[@Zippsterman]

Incredible work, I'd love to try this out in person.

[@rwood6980]

Well kind sir, no doubt the most interesting thing I have seen on utube. ....a former diesel electric submariner

[@BillyN31]

R Wood Connecticut?

[@nakedoffroad8518]

My goodness that is fantastic engineering. So smooth and well manufactured

[@SteamCoal]

Stephenson mechanism. It has more details, but it works reliably!

[@grahammay6917]

This brought back happy memories ....... you were a lad back then😄! Best wishes to all Graham and Sheila, S/L Lesley Ann

[@arlette31]

Indeed, long time no see! I still have fond memories of the Oilies btw. ;-)

[@justtim9767]

Very nice video.

[@onceANexile]

This freak is a fun nut. I would be a British bloke if they paid me.

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

Nicely done! I'm looking forward to hear how she performs with the new boiler.

[@greghilton7797]

Fascinating. I was totally enthralled watching the meticulous care taken to bring the engine to life. Thank you for posting and Looking forward to seeing more. Cheers

[@rodneymartin-ps2yv]

Me too but glad someone invented diesel power!

[@boahneelassmal]

this reminds me a hell of a lot of Whitley Court&& Garden... There's an victorian steamer on the pond too...

[@oldvideopro]

Content is excellent. Now you need to do it again in 4K with a gimbal camera and not in interlaced mode. Interlacing is such a pain. A bit of editing to cut out things like "let me know when you're filming" would help, too. Consuta is such a delight.

[@henrytupper6959]

I like the way it is .

[@lizlawrence4553]

Why not watch as it is, or is that too much too ask of a stupid cretin to do. Just appreciate it as it is. Cretin

[@TarmanTheChampion]

Fred Dibnah would be proud!

[@P61guy61]

Most excellent! Thank you for posting.

[@RandomsFandom]

install zerks without the balls, and use rubber hose to make another oiler system like the wick pan in the front, and you'll only have to flll pans

[@SteamCoal]

Boiler Locomotive type? Thanks for the informative videos!

[@tonyloechte9994]

I wanted to see it make a capuchino.

[@TarmanTheChampion]

amazing! id pay to steam around on this beauty!

[@arlette31]

I'm not sure where you are but if you join the Consuta trust then you could help run her.

[@briananthony4044]

Imagine getting the steam systems on the Titanic ready for service.

[@santatigerclaus]

it probably had at least 5-10 hands shovelling, it had like 4 engines?

[@briananthony4044]

@@santatigerclaus 2 huge triple expansion engines and a low pressure turbine on the central propeller. 29 boilers in total. www.titanicology.com/Titanica/TitanicsPrimeMover.htm

[@ДенисЯрыгин-й7я]

Damn guys! Class!))) Where did you get such a cool thing? I myself live on the river, well, not really, the boat is on the river, I spend 2 weeks regularly in the summer with my family on the river, such or such a boat would be just right! You don’t have enough gasoline, but we have a forest edge! Russia, the city of Kirov, the Vyatka river.

[@arlette31]

Do check out the Consuta Trust web page, it has a lot of the history of the vessel right up to present day.

[@danquistberg7492]

I feel like the video ended right at the good part

[@henrytupper6959]

Me too

[@super20dan]

what a giant pain this boat ie to operate

[@rcpmac]

Interesting comment - all I see is pleasure

[@stranraerwal]

sorry...but are the remnants of an old fire worthwhile watching ?

[@davidgooch9565]

Assume they checked water level before lighting fire!

[@viivcreations9161]

lol i want to convert the top into a bbq pit so i can bbq while driving xD

[@Sokeresa]

I can't imagine what would be like long passage on a steam boat. Looks like to much work

[@rcpmac]

Odd comment - Are you afraid of work?

[@ostengrotell2405]

👍🇫🇮🇸🇪🇺🇦❤️😊

[@davidfield1456]

A comment .has questioned checking the water level before lighting up. In addition during steam raising a "cross check

[@patrickroeill8746]

what happened to the rest of the video?

[@Captionmarvelous]

Are we there yet?

[@fukkyoutube]

@ well youll get a nice long nap in

[@rcpmac]

What you people lose with your impatience is truly a shame

[@ralphedelbach]

Fascinating piece of machinery but the camera work is terrible. It is a shame to put in the time and effort to make the video and have it turn out this bad when learning how to properly operate a camera and edit the raw footage would have made it so much better. Hope future videos are easier to watch.

[@arlette31]

I shouldn't hold your breath if I were you. You do realise you posted a 50 odd minute video with 40 minutes of it showing nothing but a blank screen!?! Pot kettle perhaps?

[@franciscomontoya383]

valla una locomotora de agua ja ja ja

[@mattseymour8637]

Nice video.good idea about the paper. What coal are you using ?

[@spencerwilton5831]

Matt Seymour The bag said Welsh steam coal. It's a naturally semi smokeless coal, softer and easier to light than anthracite.

[@mattseymour8637]

@@spencerwilton5831 arh yes its what I use in my loco. Good stuff!

[@khadijagwen]

How do you clean the fire box on that?

[@arlette31]

During the steaming season we just rake the ash through the grate, anything still well formed and too big to drop through the small gaps gets re-burnt. The ash from the ashpan gets used to fill in potholes in the car park. Out of season the grate is lifted out and the firebox is given a quick wire brushing and is just left over winter until next season.

[@jpegjake]

Looks like santas sleigh

[@bobdown8043]

Whereabouts are you?

[@arlette31]

In the video we are on the lake at Beale Park, Lower Basildon, Pangbourne (UK). The lake is a man made one, the result of grave extraction in the 1980's. Around the early 2000's a cut was dug out to allow navigation to and from the River Thames.

[@alguem3901]

where the water tank ?

[@arlette31]

No water tank needed. All the water for the boiler comes from what she's sitting on, as the Thames is fresh water.

[@sar4564]

"that's the beauty of it" 😊

[@СергейСемашков-л8о]

Ничего не понял но очень интересно!!!!

[@colmornane5684]

I see why they invented the Diesel engine!

[@575drv]

You guys don’t practice the 1/3 rule?

[@arlette31]

Sorry haven't heard of that one, so can't answer without knowing more. Would you care to enlighten us of what it is? And where it comes from? Cheers.

[@Zippsterman]

Knuckle hair is overrated.

[@a.k.s6728]

Vah

[@santatigerclaus]

if the ash scoop had a square handle it wouldnt be as tippy with a load

[@vainoruuska4858]

Juu

[@komerwest5872]

What the hell. Don't toss the trash overboard.

[@arlette31]

No trash goes overboard. I think what you are referring to is clinker (aka rock). The lake the boat is on here was made by extracting thousands of tons of gravel (aka rock), so throwing a few lumps back is not going to make any difference in the grand scheme of things.

[@mainlawcafewv7681]

Way too much trouble

[@motooilermotooiler9597]

Dont worry so much

[@bobm549]

Would like to have subtitle on next video. Americans are uni lingual ! Thanks

[@CanOChili]

You telling me that you, as an American, can't understand English? Bet you voted for Trump, too.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear@@CanOChili 👍👌👏 They definitely should dump dumb Trump! It's about time! Best regards luck and health.

[@rcpmac]

There are subtitles built into youtube - click on the CC at the bottom right. BTW I could understand the accent perfectly - I'm from Buffalo NY and Seattle

[@morskojvolk]

All replies: _whoosh_

[@henrytupper6959]

No trouble understanding.

[@martialme84]

I very much do not condone littering. Stop throwing your garbage into the river.

[@arlette31]

Your use of the word garbage is incorrect, we don't throw 'garbage' overboard. Only the odd couple of bits of clinker (aka rock) go overboard into what is an old gravel (aka rock) workings pit. Note: we're not on the River here it is a man made lake made by extracting thousands of tons of rock & putting a few small bits of rock back really makes no difference in the grand scheme of things.