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Hotspur

Post by farmerden » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:11 am

Dandy boat coming up for sale E-mail the owner Den
http://www.northweststeamsociety.org/Pa ... SSBhot.htm
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Re: Hotspur

Post by csonics » Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:04 pm

Hey Den,

The email on that link comes up as undeliverable. Any ideas what his current email might be??

Thanks!

-Mike
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Re: Hotspur

Post by artemis » Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:12 pm

Here is the text of the ad as it will appear on the Northwest Steam Society http://www.northweststeamsociety.org and International Steamboat Society http://www.steamboating.org "classified" pages by Tuesday.

For Sale: Hotspur Steamboat
History: Built in 1962 by Benson Brothers in Maple Bay. 22 feet long, constructed of Cedar wood with a fiberglass skim.
2 HP Blackstaff-Wood Stemple Steam Engine. 4 HP Blackstaff Wood Boiler, propane fired.
Appeared in Victoria's classic boat show, and was best in Show in the 1983 and 2004.
Condition: Engine is in good operating condition but the hull needs some repairs, with a leaky bilge. Includes a trailer. Currently in Victoria.
Asking $9,000
Julian Coward
250.383.8181
juliancoward@shaw.ca
Ron Fossum
Steamboating Magazine Editor
http://www.steamboating.org
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Re: Hotspur

Post by farmerden » Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:46 pm

Sorry about that Mike- Here are some photos DenImage
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Re: Hotspur

Post by csonics » Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:04 pm

What a great looking boat!

-Mike
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Re: Hotspur

Post by farmerden » Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:56 pm

I was worried about the fate of the ol' girl when last week [to my surprise!] "Hotspur" ended up just down the road from me.And the new owner restores cars [including Stanleys] and plans to do a ground up[water up??] restoration.Super-that's one more steamboat saved!! Den
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