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David Carter
Visitor
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 02:57 pm: | 
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Whilst on holiday in the Galapagos Islands, off Ecuador, I saw a 3 cylinder Frisco Standard engine in a volcanic vent on the foreshore, I was told that it had emerged from the vent about 18 years ago having been engulfed at some earlier unknown date, it was said that the original vessel was a submarine but I find this unlikely and more probably a wooden vessel. From my recollections and a poor copy of an old indistinct catalogue I estimate the size to be 25 or 30hp. My questions are: Does anyone have a good copy of a catalogue with sizes of the flywheel for engine size (I can then get my contact on the islands to take some measurements)? Were they ever used on submarines? What date range was this engine built? What size boat might it have powered? I have pictures of this engine. David Carter, Weymouth UK |
billschaller
Senior Member
Username: billschaller
Post Number: 175
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 09:49 pm: |
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We need photos. |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1873
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 10, 2008 - 11:02 pm: |
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David
Stardard Gas Engine Company mfgrd engines from about 1901 in Oakland California, they moved to San Francisco about 1920 after this time the engines were referred to as Frisco Standards !
25-30 Hp 3 cyl to small for submarines although the much bigger Standard engs were used in subs.
If trouble posting photos -- click on my name at left and email to me I'll post them here and try to get some information.
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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1877
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 02:07 pm: |
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David emailed this !
Richard
Attached are 4 pictures of the engine, I could not get them down to
less than 60kb as required by the website. Also best copy of the
catalogue, unfortunately I can not read the dimensions of dimensions
'O' and 'R' which look the easiest to check and a cleaned up image from
the catalogue. The engine was seen on the island Fernandina also known
a Narborough, the most western of the Galapagos Islands. Hopefully you
can get these onto the website.
David Carter
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David I'll look for specs on this engine !
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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1881
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 05:46 pm: |
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To amend my post above That Standard Gas Engine Co. moved to San Francisco about 1920 ? -- now looking for info on the engine above I have found Frisco Standard ad in a 1916 publication !!
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capmo
Member
Username: capmo
Post Number: 7
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 12:30 pm: |
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Hi Richard, How thumps the "Tin Man"? What a great story. The earth disgorging a nautifact. Do you think Jules Vern lost this Frisco on the way to the center of the earth? |
jbpeters
New member
Username: jbpeters
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2014
| | Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2014 - 01:25 am: |
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Hi. I'm new to this site but noticed the Frisco Standard engine from the Galapagos. I work on a research ship that recently stopped by there. Here's another picture that one of the folks here took of said engine. Small world!
jon |
