The Steamboating Forum

Though this engine is relatively small, it is quite a potent beast. I've had it on top of two 2X12s, clamped fairly solidly, and it's made them bounce up and down several inches. I've done the math, and it probably produces three or four horsepower. How big a launch do people think it could manage?

Hi. My name is Tony Seideman. I was quite active in the steam launch community in the late '80s and early '90s, but a variety of circumstances led to me doing other things--like restoring an extremely cash-hungry 1903 house. I picked up some very nice items while I was in the hobby, and, thankfully,...