The Steamboating Forum

As a new comer with a lot to learn ,I have this question , which bothers me a little , I read somewhere that the valve events used in the Stanley record breaker , were appropriate for use in a boat , but had also been advised that unlike a car , which could adjust its engine ( cut off) to match the ...

I have been a steam fan since around 1948 and at one time I owned 2 locomobile engines which I gave to a bloke who was restoring a locomobile car .. I have , over the years , become aware that a boat is much easier to get steaming in than a car so here I am hoping to get , and needing all the help e...