The Steamboating Forum

Just to say hello and to say that I am looking forward to reading about and looking at excellent images of these stylish boats. I do not own a boat at present albeit i have enjoyed hours on a friends steam launch. Smaller craft I know but it had its charms on a Summer's day; a whiff of coal fired smoke, warm oil the slow beat of the engine and the relaxing sailing. Lunch in the cabin aft.

Presently I am building RC model of steam yacht KGS Komet (1911 Bremerhaven) and soon to embark, once I have located plans / detailed photos and measurements, on three others: SY Medea (1904), San Julian and Cangarda.

Perhaps my delight in these boats is because they combine a classical beauty with my love of steam.

Stuart

Welcome to the forum.

-Ron

Welcome Stuart. Good reading to be had on here, besides the fact that a large amount goes over my head!

Welcome.

Are you based here in the UK, n the US, or are you based else where?


Daniel

komet wrote: Hello Daniel

Thank you for your welcome.

I am based in the UK.

Hello indeed, did you mean to reply as a private message rather than in the thread?

Anyway, very good. Where abouts are you based, and which boat does your friend have, small enough world we might even have met! We have a steam narrowboat and are based in the northwest/northmidlands, as you might have seen.


Daniel

Hi Stuart
Welcome to the forum, there is lots of good reading here on the forum.

Have you heard of the SBA http://www.steamboatassociation.org.uk

Mike
SBA membership sec

Hello Mike
Thank you for the information. I shall have a look at the website shortly.
Stuart