Steam Paddlewheel Boat

[fredrosse]

Start & Turn Video Clip

[fredrosse]

Short clip, running on Lake Nockamixon, North of Philadelphia.

[rayman]

FRED, try a couple passengers in the front, you are dragging a lot of turbulence with that wide transom.The floats are pretty much dead right, one entering, one at the mid stroke and one leaving the water is good. too much more and they start to bog down.I could watch that engine pumping all day long.Not being critical Fred but with all those rudders you are starting to get away from the simplicity of a steam side-wheeler. There are a lot of new and restored steamers here in Aus, mainly down on the Murray River

[fredrosse]

The stem rudder is attachable and removable when in the water, and just has a simple tiller handle.