The Steamboating Forum

Question 1: I am having trouble blowing the whistle when underway. All I get is hot water up the six foot long tube. Will a steam trap help ? I checked on line and they can cost between $300 and $600 depending on the brand. I was thinking that shortening the tube up the stack would help. Any suggest...

Then Ethylene Glycol it will be. The system was plumbed very carefully but not used in the cold climate where we will be using it. There are lots of drains and shut off valves all over the place and we are new to this hobby so we are asking questions before we jump into the snake pit. Thank you for ...

Yes but as I stated at times of as long as three days the electricity is out at our remote place in the mountains on the lake and so I have asked about using anti freeze to protect the system rather than draining and using a heat system..

I have already asked about purging the system of water and using a heat source in the boiler for winterization and have found that our dock club sometimes looses power for three days at a time and so can not be relied upon for anti-freezing and condensation control with electric heating. It gets dow...

We, we are new to this type of boating and have a slip that is at 7000 feet in the So California mountains. It freezes for about five months of the year up here. WE want to know if all of the water can be purged from the system so that it is safe to leave the boat at that altitude. We have a Rose ty...