Greetings, Does anyone know what happened to the Pacific Steam Schooner Foundation? Their primary goal was the restoration of the steam barge Wapama. Any help...
I'm contemplating converting an old wooden-hulled 34-foot tugboat to a steam powered launch. Would appreciate any thought/concerns about this venture BEFORE I...
Hi Bob, Since nobody else sems to be jumping in, I'll put in my thoughts to kick things off. A tug hull is potentially quite a good choice. There tends to be...
... a ... this ... Hi Bob, That sounds like an exciting project and a good portion of the work is done! I'v built a 21 footer from nothing on up. I just am ...
Speaking of parts, there is a beautiful Navy "K" engine available in San Jose California for $10.K I think they were originally designed for 40' launches. ...
Friends, I purchased a boiler off ebay in California. I am in the Midwest, and now its not looking good for me to go get it. Its a small VFT with some...
Is that the small 10 - 15 sq ft that sold a few weeks ago on Ebay? Riveted? How much and do you have any pics? Ron Robb <usn1861@...> wrote: Friends, I...
Robb, I am always interested in steam stuff. Fire off an email to me here in San Jose CA, rvennerbeck(at)surfnetc.com. {"at" is to foil aotomatic spam...
can anyone help me with a grant application to open a not for profit museum in a town to restore and house the twilight paddlewheeler riverboat, 1865. When I...
I am just catching up on emails. I note that there are not many replies to your post about putting together a 34 foot steam tug. 10 years ago I started out...
Sir, A webiste or pics would be great. Im sure we are all up for restoring just about anything. ... Cheers, Brad Holderman 619.994.6686 "Dear Jack, We have a...
This boiler was actually purchased last summer. I bought it because I wanted to build a 20 foot or so sidewheeler for parents house that has a sandbar in...
Just received my copy of Fast Facts the mag of the Speed Record club. The back colour page has a picture of John de Motts steam boat "Passing Wind" which...
Gentlemen please, Why private conversation on public forum? Sure that all of us are interested too - details, photos, comments. Regards, Zoran, Belgrade p.s....
The twilight sank in 1865 on the missouri river and was excivated in 2001 near Napoleon Mo. The Museum will house the remains of the boat and artifacts. It...
I have just acquired a 23' fantail steam launch built by Donald O. Beckner of Laconia NH It has a 3 1/4 X 4 1/4 steam engine with a vertical coal fired...
... have ... Any ... Simple, Learn what you need to, and put the pipes back. Just what kind of advice did you expect? Get "Modern Steamboats and Steam...
Sam: Dave Thompson, who organizes the Lee's Mills annual steamboat meet in Moultonboro, NH also has a Don Beckner boat, originally SL "Don's Dream". Dave has...
Hi Sam, You probably won't find detailed drawings for this particular plant, they tend to all differ in minor ways depending who built them and what they had...
Earl, Thank you for taking the time to get back to me. What you have mentioned is a lot of help. I am very new to steam boating. I do have a steam car but I...
... have ... Any ... You might let us know your general location. I've made many friends in the Northeast since I've been working on my steamboat project. Most...
... have ... Any ... I forgot to mention on my site there is a link to your hull and maybe your boiler on the links page (Beckmann's) Also check out Reliable ...
Hi John, I am going to print out what you have written and add it to the copy of " Steamboating'101" that I ordered and see if I can make some sense of what I...
Thanks to Andy K from another list I have a link to photos showing John de Motts hydroplane. http://www.kwpmbc.co.uk/gallery.php?active=1&articleid=16 I'd swap...
Hi Sam, Another thing you could take a look for are recent copies of the Model Engineer. A guy is describing the plant he has built for a boat about the size...
Hi John, Thank you for your advise. I do have one more question if I might impose on your time a bit more. I got a lot of the piping done but I ran into...
