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Other Cool Sites
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Other Cool Internet Resources
for Steam: Boats, Cars, Power & All Such

There are great many Steam enthusiasts out there, and with the internet, of course, they are all just a click away. We offer these links, but do not guarantee these sites' information is accurate or appropriate, only that the site was (at least) interesting, informative, supportive or enjoyable enough at the time we last viewed it to warrant inclusion here.

If we are missing some good sites or other resource links, or if some of these do not actually work any more, please feel free to let us know! We'd appreciate it.

You can browse the entire list as you wish, or jump to a section:
 Forums & Blogs
 Clubs,Museums & Organizations
 Personal Sites
 Equipment Suppliers
 Miscellaneous Stuff


A Steam Engine Coffee Mug
(No, we have nothing to do
with it; it's just Fun)
(Click/Tap this box)
Firstly, however:
International Steamboat Society
 
Then, should you need more than that, here's a bundle of other cool sites & resources.
(and it gets updated periodically...)
 
 
Who Invented the Steam Ship?
Steamboat disasters in Pictures - the ROYAL TAR, the LEXINGTON and the MAGNET
Saltwater People Historical Society
DIY Wooden Boat - Do It Yourself Wooden Boat
The Steamboating Forum - BEST steamboating forum out there!
Boiler Forum - hosted by a retired steam pipefitter
HasBrouck Engines Group - Good hints and tips for any engine.
Steam Whistles - for those interested in steam whistles.
 
 
 
 
ModernHistory.co.uk -- Where Steam Power meets breathtaking scenery
Amateurs de Bateaux a Vapeur - French Hobby Steam Boaters
Association for the "La Palma" Steamer Restoration
Deutsche Dampfboot Verein - German Steamboat Society
S.S. Elfin and S.S. Jacob Langeberg -- in Dutch
Finnish Steam Yacht Association - 80 vessels registered (in Finnish)
☸ International Steamboat Society ☸
North American Steam Boat Association
Northwest Steam Society
Oregon Maritime Center & Museum
Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society
Sea Scout Ship 601 - Sea Scouts in Portland, Oregon USA
Steam Automobile Club of America
Steam Boat Association of Great Britain
Steam Car Club of Great Britain
Steamboat Association of Australia
Steamboat Association of Sweden
Steamer Virginia V Foundation
Vereingung Schweizer Dampfbootefreunde (German)
Vereniging Stoomvaart - Dutch Steam Society (Dutch)
Virtual Steam Car Museum
Wooden Boat Foundation
Youth Maritime Training Association
 
 
 
 
Kimmel Steam Power
Roger's adventures with our Salty boat plans: www.rogersmachine.net/Steamboat.html
Meccano 2: A Gallery
Riverboat Dave's Paddlewheeler Site
Stanley Steamers - Several pages of hobby steamboats
Steam esteem - Great info on marine boilers, fuel, problem solving
 
 
 
 
Chester Book Co, (formerly Astragal Press) - Craft books of all sorts
Atkin Boat Plans - over 300 plans, some suitable for steam
B2Ånga - engines & boats (in Swedish)
Beckmann Boatshop - engines, boilers, hulls, gauges, valves, whistles
Bjorklund Steam - manufacture an 80mm x 80mm engine
check-valves.net - list of companies/websites supplying check valves
Colonial Iron Works, Ltd. - engines, boilers, ancillary equipment
Davey & Company London Ltd - large selection of hardware/fittings
Edensaw Woods, Ltd. - marine lumber and plywood
Elliott Bay Steam Launch Co. - engines, boilers, boats & books
Fuel Efficiency, LLC - make Brock Turbulators for firetube boilers
Instant Boats - with help from this book you can build our boats
John Welsford Small Craft Design - plans for a 5M fantail steamboat
Martin Model & Pattern - cast bronze or iron flywheels 3" to ?
Paul Gartside Ltd. - plans for 4 classic steam boats, 19' to 23'
Preston Services - used marine steam engines in all sizes
Rappahannock Boat Works - complete steam launch hulls & fittings
Selway-Fisher Design - 17+ hull designs for steam
Tiny Power - engines, boilers, accessories
United Brass - Everything you need in valves
 
 
 
 
Free eBook (courtesy of Google Books) 1903 version of The Practical Physics of the Modern Steam Boiler
International Association for the Advancement of Steam Power
MarineWaypoints.com
Mother of All Maritime Links (no, that's the site's name, not our comment on it!)
TechAntiques Technology Associates

 

(NOTE: any cool links or websites missing from this list are strictly an oversight, and should not be taken as a comment or judgment of any kind. The internet changes like dreams and is a challenge to keep up with.)

 


 
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