Seahawk live steam boat (Bowman Models)

~1931: Seahawk Steam Speedboat, Bowman Book of Steam Models [image info]

1931: Seahawk Steam Speedboat, Hobbies Weekly, 25 July 1931 [image info]

1932: Seahawk, Hobbies Annual [image info]

The Seahawk (~1931?) was Bowman Models' top-of-the line steam-powered launch, and the only model they made that had a two-cylinder engine (the rest were single-cylinder). It also had a higher-capacity tank, like its single-cylinder sibling, the Eagle, to allow it to run for forty minutes rather than twenty.

Advertising/catalogue text:

1932

The SEAHAWK

The best of all, and a beautiful model. Look at her lines, examine her strong engine. Overall length 2 ft. 4 in., beam 5 in. Special light hull, finished in three colours. Twin-cylinder engine with gear drive to the twin-bladed propeller. Strong, accurately machined parts. Lubrication to each cylinder by adjustable drip feed. Large capacity boiler and lamp capable of generating steam for a 45-minute run. Long wind resisting cowl over boiler and lamp. Adjustable rudder. Stern exhaust from the engine.