The Steamboating Forum

Yello,

I recently came across this gritty picture labeled "Dodge Brothers' steam powered racing boat" on pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/573927546233410162/

If it is indeed a steam-powered speed boat, it is a very sleek implementation. There's no prominent smoke stack one would associate with steam launches. I couldn't find any sources about it. What I'm interested in is the steam plant in case it IS in fact a steam boat (I only have the label of the pinterest picture as a source)

Does anyone have any information about the steam plant of this boat?

Pretty sure that pic is mislabeled. Horace Dodge? did own a steam yacht.

Ron

They did build some amazing steam boats.

See https://www.google.com/books/edition/T ... rontcover .

- Bart

Oh yes. one of them is now named the SS Delphine I think and it has been restored and is looking as shiny and luxurious as the art deco era ever was. To my knowledge, they were the only private users of a quadruple-expansion steam engine (I have to correct myself. There are in fact quadruple launch engines on the steam boat register). Here's a video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7GVjnTjz4

The italian text is just standard explanation. Nothing new for steam enthusiasts. The ship is a really, really beautiful gatsby'esque footnote.

But I was actually hoping for some information about the small boat. But DetroiTug, you might be right. It just looks very much like a vintage ic-engine speed boat.