This Steamboat was purchased by İstanbul Rahmi Koç Museum in 1998.
The boat and its compound steam engine was restored by professionals during 2006 - 2007 and now being displayed in the museum with her new name ESRA.
In summer season visitors may have the chance for a short trip with this lovely boat on the Golden Horn and Bosphorus..
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| Length of the boat is 6,25 meters ant the width is 1,85 meter. |
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| Power : 15 hp compound. |
1/15 Scale Wooden Model
Built from lime wood, teak, plywood, brass and bronze. All brass and bronze parts are machine turned to fit their exact scale.
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Frame from 4 mm plywood. Good quality plywood
is used to obtain a straight keel and frame. |
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Planking one by one from each side in
order to avoid from twisting of the keel. |
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Planking completed and the first putty applied
after reaching to the final shape of the boat with
100 grid sanding paper. |
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The end parts of all open frames were cut as those areas
are needed for building the interior parts of the boat. |
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After several layers of putty, and repeated sanding
process, the first coat of paint applied.
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| Bottom paint and waterline completed. |
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The seats, engine and boiler rooms
are placed before installing the deck plywood
on which the final deck planking will be done.
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| Some of the accessories. |
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| Deck planking |
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| Planking completed. |
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| The rudder and propeller are installed. |
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Here is the boiler upper cover box
and the chimney.
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