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FOR SALE: Gaia     LOA 14 foot lapstrake hull built by Davis Boat Works of Canada in 1937. Stuart 5A engine. Boiler is modified Roberts, 12 sq.ft. heating surface, burns wood or oil. Engine driven and hand operated feed water pumps. Trailer recently rebuilt. Will be at 2010 NWSS Meet in Tacoma. Additional Photo HERE $4,000   FOR SALE: Bonnie Jean Bare Hull Only!     LOA 16 foot Poulsbo style hull buit by Hogen. Shaft, prop, and rudder are included as well as recently rebuilt trailer. Hull was recently refinished. Additional info at Bonnie Jean. Additional photo HERE $2,500 Contact:     Dave Hogan     email: dbhogan@comcast.net     phone: 360-966-2274

FOR SALE: 22 foot steam boat - The Razorback - PRICE REDUCED!     This steamboat has been lovingly cared for by its current owner. The boat has a fiberglass hull with a 7’ 10” beam and a draft of 2'. The bow has 750 lbs. of lead ballast. The boat was built by Beckmann Boatshop, Ltd. in Rhode Island in 1990. The engine was built by the current owner in 1999 and is a Tiny Power 10 hp compound condensing engine fitted with piston valves on the HP and LP cylinders and Stephenson link valve gear.     Vertical firetube boiler burning #2 diesel mixed with 20% K-1 kerosene; has an automatic pressure switch; burns about 1½ gallon of fuel per hour. Takes approximately 12-15 minutes to bring up the pressure. Seats 6-8 adults and has a head with sink, chemical toilet and a 20 gallon fresh water tank. Hard top canopy with roll down curtains and comes with a custom made tarp for road transport. She has been kept in dry storage in Arkansas and comes with a tandem axle trailer with surge brakes.     The boat is available for inspection in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Owner will give prospective buyers more information and instructions for operation. Serious inquires only, please. For further info and price - Contact:     Colleen Ivie     817-846-1700 (cellphone)     colleenivie@gmail.com

FOR SALE: 16 FOOT STEEL LIFE BOAT HULL     5 1/2' beam, 29" inside draught. Stern tube, skeg and pintel installed ready for 1-1/4" prop shaft, positioned to accept an 18" prop. Includes new Cutlass bearing, brass gland seal, and mounted stainless thrust bearing.     Riveted 18 gauge steel with 5/8" thick steel keel, this hull is not in new condition and needs an application of fiberglass to make it completely seaworthy.     Located in the San Francisco Bay area, both hull and trailer come with current registration. As seen in the photo, the trailer, although already having carried the boat 3200 miles to our house, should be considered as only a tool to get your boat home.   $1800 takes both. Contact:     Bruce Jahn     email: bruce@daysaver.com     phone: 925-455-9409

FOR SALE: Étincelle (French for Spark)     LOA 18' x 5' beam x 2.5', 3000 lbs. Cedar strip hull manufactured by Peterborough Canoe of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada circa 1920. Fiberglass covered, in very good condition. "Convertible" canopy (can be lowered for transport) and custom made tarp for storage and long haul transport. 40 sq.ft, wood fired, water tube (modified Ofeldt) non code boiler, safety valve set at 80 psi, water sight glass, hydro tested at 150 psi in 2008. Scratch built 3" x 3" steam engine, Stephenson reversing gear, with steam cylinder lubrication, mechanical water pump, mechanical oil pump, manual water pump, vacuum ejector, steam, oil and inlet water gauges, hour meter, and electronic RPM gauge. Boiler and engine with 250h of operation. Will do hull speed of 6 kt with 70 psi Sold with single axle custom built trailer. For more information Contact:     Luc Briere     514-965-1478 (cellphone)     perebleu@hotmail.com

HELP! I own an antique 19’ boat in good condition fitted with a Blackstaffe/Wood engine and boiler (vaporizing burner) but know nothing about testing or running a steam engine. Know how to run a pressure or hydro test? Can you talk me through it so I can take it out on Skaneateles Lake? Need advice/instructions and will pay for your time. I live near Syracuse, NY. Thank You. Contact:     Steve Shehadi     315-447-7697 (cellphone)     Shehadi@twcny.rr.com

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The Steamboat Floating Class-room is a real, shallow river, sternwheel steamboat of the type that plied the Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA. She provides an adventure in creative learning where students of all ages can study the source of their drinking water and the role of the river and canals in American History. Project S-P-L-A-S-H = Student Participation in Learning Acquatic Science and History. Environment-based learning on the steamboat can be applied to any school subject and typically emphasizes clean-water ecology. We need volunteers to help teach classes, run the boat or raise funds. For information:      visit the website at http://www.SteamboatClassroom.org      send an email note to info@SteamboatClassroom.org      or call Bart Hoebel at 609-921-6612.

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