Dave, congratulations for the christening,you did really a nice job. You are spoiled having such a big lake in front of the door. What kind of boiler you will...
... Thankyou! I'm building a blackstaffe of approximately 15 sq feet. The pressure vessel is done, just working on the fire box. Then it's plumbing time The...
... The "Plans" are based on Panatela, with alot of massaging and an increase of 6" in the beam. She is quite light. 25' x 5' she weighs without boiler but...
Henri, I wish I lived on that lake...it is actually a boy scout camp 20 miles from my house. It was perfect for a launch. We did some pull tests and based on...
hi It looks like all you have is from the Dictionary of Transports and Combatant Vessels , Union Army 1861-1868. I didn't find her name in "Shipwrecks on the...
hi Walter Lytle, "Merchant steam Vessels of the United States 1790 to 1868 list your Eagle as built in 1817 a sidewheeler of 80 tons burden built at ...
Carl: Thanks for the input. I'll follow the Archives suggestion down soon. I have searched Admiral Porter's "Naval History of the Civil War," "Warships of the...
Hello Tom; I belive the "Bombshell" was sold for scrap out of the yards in 1867 after a rather embarassing career.Towards the end she was used as a Marine...
Hi, on http://www.photo.infoflot.ru/gallery/album164 you find an interesting album about American (!) steamboats. Of some Chesapeake steamers in that album I...
Hubert try a goo big library and look for the Lloyds of London year book, I have forgotten how much detail they have but they might answer your questions. ...
Tom I looked in Lytle under her old civilian name and for Boomshell and didn't find her. I recently moved from Nebraska to Utah and I can't lay my hands on my ...
Colleagues: This is getting interesting! Cark: Do you have "her old civilian name" for the Bombshell as a New York canal barge? My first reference to the...
Tom The Bombshell's civilian name was Oscar Burns. she was purchased by the Quartermaster Department on Nov 7, 1861 at New York City/ She was altered into a...
Tom; I'll wait for 8 Dec. and send a bucha stuff for references. In the meantime, the Library of Congress has a painting depicting the sinking of the CSS...
Update...I just noticed that the same picture is in Wickepedia under the heading of "CSS Albermarle" It's a better view than the other one I found earlier. ...
Tom the Boombshell was in New York when the Albermar was sunk in Oct 1864 the smaller craft in Don's picture is most likely the CSS Cotton Plant. But the ...
Dear Group Members, In conducting the research for an historical novel that includes steamboating on the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee and Mississippi rivers ...
Hi Doug, I'm not sure about the West Coast options. I am, however, aware of a place on Cape Cod in West Barnstable, MA called the COLUMBIA TRADING CO. They...
Doug I maybe interested in some of your titles. I have about 70 books already. I would be interested in the Inland River Record most any year and Inland...
Carl, Rather than posting my book list to the whole group, if you'll send your email address to dfiske@... , I'll send you a Word doc that lists and...
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As a collection, with the reserve price you would accept as the least amount. Post pictures and list each book and author and mention main subject matter. It...
Well, it sounds like a great concept, but is it practical to post individual photos of about 50 books? I have the bibliographic information and condition of...
Carl; You're right, I apologize for my error.Looking at the pictures quickly I presumed they were from the same action. The one I was referring to is a...
Doug, congratulations on the novel. Would like to read it. Great-Granddad was a river pilot on the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri etc. Last name McNames. Curious...
