daldy.com » Tour the W C Daldy http://daldy.com Steam Tug William C Daldy Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:45:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Aft Winch http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/aft-winch/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/aft-winch/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:54:12 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=426

Previously used for towing duties and now utilised for warping the ship alongside when berthing the Aft Winch has plenty of power with its 12in by 12in stroke!

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aft winch
© Godfrey Down

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aft winch
© NZMM – Photo collection 1994 146.1 [8702]

]]> http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/aft-winch/feed/ 0 Boiler Room http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/boiler-room/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/boiler-room/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:45:13 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=423 Boiler Room

The boilers were constructed by Messrs. Barclay, Curle & Co., Ltd., of Glasgow and are of the cylindrical type, 13ft. 6in. in diameter by 11ft. 6in. long, and are arranged for coal-burning. Arrangements for forced draught on the Howden system are incorporated. The feed pumps have been supplied by Messrs. G & J. Weir, Ltd., of Cathcart, Glasgow, and each is capable of dealing with the requirements of both boilers. A Hocking combined feed-heater and filter is also fitted.

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Large rope fender weighing over 3 1/2 tons being fitted to W C Daldy
© W C Daldy Trust

]]> http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/bow-fender/feed/ 0 Captain’s Cabin http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/captains-cabin/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/captains-cabin/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:03:07 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=409 Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/tripl22/public_html/daldy/wp-content/plugins/exec-php/includes/runtime.php(42) : eval()’d code on line 1

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]]> http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/captains-cabin/feed/ 0 Engine Room http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/engine-room/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/engine-room/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:48:56 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=387 With 13 separate steam engines in one room, the Daldy’s engine room can get to be quite a busy place. My personal favourite is the main port engine. It always seemed to respond better than the starboard one!

The cylinder diameters are 15, 25 and 40in., the stroke being 30in. The high-pressure cylinder is fitted with a piston valve having Moss Philip rings, while the intermediate- pressure and low-pressure valves are of the Andrews and Cameron type. The piston rings are of the Lockwood and Carlisle type, and United States metallic packing is fitted to all the piston and valve rods. The exhaust from both engines is led to a common condenser, arranged athwartships at the after end of the engine-room. Two independent air pumps of the Weir design and a Drysdale centrifugal circulating pump are installed.

Engine Room Operating

Testing telegraphs prior to sailing

Images of Engine Room Below

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The W C. Daldy is generally handled from the flying bridge, otherwise known as the Monkey Island. There are various Masters and the minimum requirement to handle the vessel as Skipper is a Commercial Launchmasters Certificate.

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Monkey Island / Flying Bridge
© Godfrey Down

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William C Daldy Captain Bernard Commons and Nora Maersk
© Tony Millatt

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Left to right – Alex Franklin – John Dallow and Bob Price.
© Tony Millatt

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Wheel – binnacle and original telegraphs
© NZNMM – AHB Photo Album No. 9

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Monkey Island / Flying Bridge Sunset
© Godfrey Down



]]> http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/wheelhouse-2/feed/ 0 Funnel http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/funnel/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/funnel/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:01:51 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=354

The funnel received a major overhaul in 2002. The outer skin was patched and rivet tops were welded on to make it look as original as possible. It received a complete stand blast and a fresh coat of paint. The internal flue will eventually need to be replaced as it is in poor condition! A funnel cap which works in a butterfly fashion can be opened and closed internally from on top of the boilers, using a lever and pulley arrangement.

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The Funnel 2002
© Courtney Edmonds

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William C. Daldy funnel with original Auckland Harbour board shield
© NZMM – Photo collection 1994 146.1 [8702]

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Funnel shield (top left – Red Cross – top right – Blue waves of the Waitemata harbour – bottom left – Anchor Auckland Harbour Board Symbol – bottom right – The Taniwha – a mythical Maori creature that breathes fire!)
© Godfrey Down

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funnel and replacement mast and derrick
© Godfrey Down



]]> http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/funnel/feed/ 0 Galley http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/galley/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/galley/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:52:03 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=350

The original coal range has been removed due to extensive rust. During the delivery voyage, the ships Cook was said to have gone mad in the heat and disembarked the ship at Darwin. the galley also contains a steam powered tea urn.

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Galley
© Godfrey Down

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Galley
© Godfrey Down

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Galley
© Godfrey Down

]]> http://daldy.com/2009/04/30/galley/feed/ 0 Lifeboat http://daldy.com/2009/04/29/lifeboat/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/29/lifeboat/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:46:35 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=320 The current lifeboat on the W C Daldy is merely there for show and is a lot smaller than the original, which was hung in davits on the starboard side of the tug. It was soon relocated to its current position and then later removed as it hindered towing operations.

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Not the original lifeboat – original can be seen on the Working Years page.
© Godfrey Down

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In her original guise, William C. Daldy arrives in the Waitemata from her builders 30 Jan 1936

© NZNMM

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William C Daldy and the Penang which visited Auckland in 1938

© W C Daldy Trust collection

]]> http://daldy.com/2009/04/29/lifeboat/feed/ 0 Lower Focsle http://daldy.com/2009/04/28/lower-focsle/ http://daldy.com/2009/04/28/lower-focsle/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:56:48 +0000 Webmaster http://daldy.info/?p=298

This area houses the only non steam powered engine on the tug. It’s a single cylinder Lister-Petter diesel engine of ancient origins. It has a decompression lever and is crank start. Most often, it requires a good sniff of ether before it coughs into life as the emergency fire pump. It is a requirement by NZ maritme law to have an alternative fire fighting pump. If there was a real emergency I’d put my money on the real fire pump in tne engine room!

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lower focsle
© Godfrey Down

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lower focsle firepump
© Godfrey Down

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lower focsle pump
© Godfrey Down


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