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Hotspur
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:11 am
by farmerden
Re: Hotspur
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 2:04 pm
by csonics
Hey Den,
The email on that link comes up as undeliverable. Any ideas what his current email might be??
Thanks!
-Mike
Re: Hotspur
Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 10:12 pm
by artemis
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
Re: Hotspur
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:46 pm
by farmerden
Re: Hotspur
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 3:04 pm
by csonics
What a great looking boat!
-Mike
Re: Hotspur
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 10:56 pm
by farmerden
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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