David Kilnapp Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Good morning fan friends: My daughter forwarded me this link: https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/news/haunting-video-shows-perfectly-preserved-wreck-of-classic-steamship-gunilda--2065?fbclid=IwAR3iwpxGDaLmvpDsd2tpeI0mV71TvBhA89UWedpPY1Mxub-xR2TJlylSnKc If you look closely at the 3.30 and 5:43 minute marks of the video you will see this: The shipwreck is dated to 1911 so I'm guessing that the fan in this picture is an 1898 pancake. It's perfectly preserved due to the absence of oxygen at that depth. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Frank Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 David, if it was a '98 cake, it would have a six wing blade. The cage doesn't look right either. I'm not sure what it is..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Quite right Kim. I didn't think of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Wendel Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 And there are only three struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Britt Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) The article says the ship was built in Scotland, so the fan is likely European. The blades appear to have two rivets each, and I counted nine S-wires. Open ring cage, 4 pizza wing blades, 3 struts, and if I had to make a choice, I'd say the blades turn CW. Edited November 3, 2021 by Noah Britt nuna yer bidness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Horner Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 What I want to know is, who's going to go get it? 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Britt Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 Don't mind me if you see me fishing in Lake Superior with 265 feet of line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Too chilly for me to dive for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Lundell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Britt Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 To me, the base looks different than either the 1902 Lundell or the 1905 Sprague in the galleries, but otherwise, it looks just like both of them. The base looks to me to have kind of a Jandus C-frame look. Maybe I'm looking at the base wrong. Regular: Increased brightness and contrast: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 9 wire pierced ring guard Sprague Lundell. Find another 9 wire guard fan motor in the likeness of the fan preserved in the bottom of Superior with earlier large open ring. Go to it Noah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Lindsey Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I was Walleye fishing on lake Erie and caught this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah Britt Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) On 11/4/2021 at 10:12 AM, Russ Huber said: Lundell. I agree. I think there is something in front of (or behind) the left side of the base messing with how I see it. At first I thought Marelli Auretta, but the s-wires are a little different. Edited November 5, 2021 by Noah Britt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.