The Steamboating Forum

Welcome aboard, Adam,that's an impressive background with the Navy and locomotive restoration, and the Ex-Southwind sounds like a unique vessel with quite a history. Raising the wheel and upgrading the rudder system are smart moves for improving handling, and replacing the mixed piping with all ...

That’s a great reminder thanks for posting it. I’ll definitely be taking a closer look at my bunks before I launch next time. Easy to overlook until something like this happens.

That hull does look interesting! I like the classic lines on that 20' fantail. Thanks for sharing the links, Wesley.

Those pump castings look pretty clean. Are they from Tiny Power?

You might also want to check some of the steamboat or live steam groups online. Sirens pop up there occasionally when someone is clearing out parts or downsizing a project. They tend to go pretty quickly though

I was curious about that one too and tried to follow the listing after the auction closed. From what I could tell, the page didn’t show the final bidder publicly, which Proxibid sometimes does depending on the estate settings.

You might have to contact the auction house directly to see if they’re ...