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21' Wooden Steam Boat

Todd McBride

Todd McBride

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Hopefully my new CX 709 lathe will get its warranty repairs and will prove useful making refinements for my steam boat. There are a few things that could use improvement on the boiler feedwater injection pump and the double acting steam engine could use a bushing or two.

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I seem to be the only functional steam boat in Alberta. The Alberta Boiler Safety guys leave me alone because the boiler holds only about 6 gal so it doesn't pose much risk. Cruise this around Chestermere in the summer.

There are a few of these around Seattle and one or two in BC.
 
That is pretty cool Todd. As long as you test your safty valve often you shouldn't have much to worry about. Cool stuff
 
Way too cool man! I didn't know anybody ran such a thing (apparently not many people either). That is a hoot and a half. I'm not a boater/water person myself but a thing like that would make me wanna be.
 
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