The Steamboating Forum

Thank you all for the detailed information. I originally did not mention Scotch marine boilers under the assumption that they were impractical for small steamers. After I made the first post, I went to check the mail, and had received my first issue of Steam Gage. Ironically I found an article about...

Wes and company, I was a little saddened to have heard that I had just literally missed the Toledo meet. No big deal here, conveniently for me it's a short drive through the woods. This off season will give me time for some alterations to my towing pickup. I think to make it worthy of towing over a ...

Hello everyone! I wanted to ask the steamboaters out there about their experiences with different firetube boiler designs. I see that a lot of the firetube operators use a vertical firetube design. Anyone using a locomotive type, or Cochran type? I am curious about the different qualities that they ...

RussN: Thank you for the advice regarding joining. Toledo isn't far at all, it's more fun driving up Yaquina Bay than going over on Hwy 20 anyway! I will be joining NWSS soon. Mike: Thank you for advising looking for used equipment and/or a hull. I've been warned for years from the boating community...

Hello everyone! Sean from Eugene, Oregon. I've been lurking on the forum for around 6 months. The steam bug bit me a few years ago. I have a mixed species woodlot that needs continual thinning, I never seem to run out of good firewood. I wanted to burn all the trimmings in a central boiler for home ...