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Hi everybody,

At least one George Whitney engine is still around, currently offered for sale:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1417117 ... 9486542210

I've sent an enquiry to see what the asking price is.

Well, A friend and I made the trip over to the Muskoka area of Ontario this past weekend to deliver the hull to a very talented local (if not to me...) craftsman for an initial survey and stabilization. I'll keep you posted... Photo is on a rainy morning in Barry's Bay, Ontario, next to one of the o...

As others have said, restoring the hull to "new" condition is a very skilled job, and expensive, and furthermore is dubious from the point of view of conservation, because a lot of slightly rotten but original timbers will need to be thrown away. As Pete says, documenting the hull is as i...

At this point, the only thing I'm sure of is that I've just stepped onto a steep learning curve! Seriously though, the plan is to take the hull to a shipwright for a thorough evaluation. Gallanach, I'm sorry to hear that your experience with an original boat didn't work out, restoration of anything ...

Hi everybody, I'm happy to be able to say that after years of dreaming and planning, and a good dose of serendipity, I'm in the very early stages of putting together a new steam launch. Nearly a year ago, Greg Simpson got in touch to say that he'd become aware of an interesting pre-1900 wooden hull ...

That will no doubt work like a wonder and has the added advantage of looking much nicer than the ball valve

If he doesn't, I have two
The mail from Canada might be a bit slow, however...

Hi Severn,

I sent you a PM. I'm curious to know if the pump might still be available.

Cheers,

Davis Dry Dock

Ha!

Mike: too funny. I’ll keep my eyes open and you let me know if you spot any steals. Thanks for the welcome!

As for steel hulls. I’m sort of in the young and stupid category, and I have this idea that I’d like a wooden hull. Maybe reading more will change my mind....

M & W

Good evening ladies and gents, I've been flipping through the pages of Steamboats and Modern Steam Launches and have been trying to soak up as much info as I can... But I was struck by two things: the seeming availability (for those willing to dig hard enough!) of well-built engines. In the classifi...