The Steamboating Forum

Thanks, Wesley. I'm based in Toronto. I'll be sure to post when the book's coming out!

Perfect -- thanks again, Ron!

Okay, I think this is my last question. About that bilge, Ron (or anyone else who cares to answer) -- where would the pump be located on a 30' launch?

Many thanks,
Alissa

Thanks so much, Ron -- very helpful!

Thanks again to Greg for information already received on Amazon River vessels in the 1860's. I have a few more questions if Greg or anyone else can help: 1) What would be the set-up on a 30-foot steam launch -- i.e. where are the helm, engine, cabin, etc. in relation to one another? 2) What would be...

Thanks so much for your in-depth reply, Greg -- this is very helpful! - Alissa

Thanks, Greg. Okay, so I need to know if a steam launch similar to the one pictured here would be found the 1860s in Manaus, Brazil and points upriver on the Rio Negro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/martin-james/3566653353/lightbox/ - If so, would the configuration pictured here be typical? (i.e. Eng...

Great! Thanks, Steve.

Thanks for your reply, Steve. I'm writing about the Rio Negro. I know commercial steamship lines began running on the Amazon/Solimoes in the 1850s, but I'm wondering whether smaller steam launches were common (or even present) in the region circa 1867. I'm imagining a launch that sleeps three or fou...

Hello again -- I'm a Canadian novelist with some specific questions about nineteenth century steamboats in the Amazon region. If anyone has a special interest in that area, or can point me in the right direction, please let me know. Many thanks! (Please let me know if there's a more appropriate plac...