The Steamboating Forum

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That's a complicated question. In the US, most boiler inspections are handled by the individual states. The problems arise from there.

Most states follow the ASME and NBIC boiler codes, but each state is free to follow only those portions of the codes that they want to, so what passes with no ...

Welcome aboard! Always good to hear of new steamboaters!

Welcome aboard! Are you located in central PA? I'm in Lancaster county.

Well done!

Does anyone have a medium sized, good sounding steam siren for sale?

Thanks!

I try to make a point at every steamboat meet to inspect my trailer while it's unloaded, as it is so much easier to see. My trailer has rollers under the keel, with carpeted bunks on either side. While at the meet in Clayton, NY last month, I looked over the trailer and found a single piece of road ...

"How expensive were accomodations and how close were they to where the boats were kept?"

Sorry for the delay in this reply. We always stay at Islander Marina & Lodge , which is right across the street from the Antique Boat Museum, and adjacent to the municipal launch ramp. It's rather expensive at ...

My boat Vividus with a bone in her teeth.

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One night, we even had a small display of Northern lights. Very cool!


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Here is Steve Weaver's Iona underway. She is a real work of art.


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Here we see Vividus and Pemigewasset leaving Heart Island across from Alexandrea Bay. That is the powerhouse ...