ACS Engineering - Manufacture model marine steam engines,boilers and accessories; custom engineering for model and full size projects.
http://www.acs-engineering.co.uk/
B2Ånga - A Swedish firm. They can supply engines and boats - in varying stages of completion - as well as some components. In Swedish, but if you know that "Ång" is steam and "bat" is boat you can work through it. http://www.breding.nu/
Beckmann Boatshop Limited - Everything you need to build your own steamboat.
http://www.steamboating.net
Bjorklund Steam - Located in Finland they produce a "ready to run" single cylinder engine, 80mm bore and stroke.
http://www.bjorklundsteam.com/
check-valves.net - A Listing of companies with websites that supply check valves. If you can't find it here, you don't need it!
http://www.check-valves.net/
Crescent Marine Steam Engines - Manufacture finished marine steam engines: 3" x 4" simple, 5HP; and 3" + 5" x 4" compound, 10HP. Now with a website.
http://www.crescentsteam.com
Crow Custom Cast Welding - They repair to "like new" most cast metal including cast iron and white metal, and probably cheaper than making a replacement part. Over 20 years experience in everything from marine engines to antique toys.
http://www.castmetalwelding.com/index.htm
Edensaw Woods, Ltd. - Located in Port Townsend, WA, these folks are willing to supply any quantity from their huge inventory (and if they don't have it, they'll get it) of boatbuilding wood and plywood. They will ship just about anywhere. Check them out!!!!
http://www.edensaw.com
Green Velvet, Steam Engine Lurbrication Specialties - Their moto is "If it has a piston pushed by steam it needs Green Velvet!" and they're right. They sell in quantities as small as one quart.
http://www.steamenginelube.com/index.htm
Hach Company - Boiler and feedwater testing equipment and supplies; from plain litmus papers to sophicated equipment.
http://www.hach.com
HasBrouck Engines - Complete plans to build steam engines without castings. Three are for marine engines and the finished product is not only beautiful in appearance, but also authentic in look.
http://hasbrouck.8m.com/
Herron Rail Videos - Not just trains, but also traction engines and steamboats (including European stuff). High quality, award winning. Worth a look!
http://www.herronrail.com
Midwest Model Steam Products - Click on the "BH-2" text at the bottom of the page. They have a 2.5" x 4" two cylinder double action engine casting set. Can be built for vertical marine.
http://www.midwestmodelsteamproducts.com/
Mosquito Enterprises, Inc - Have recently expanded their inventory: 26' double ended hull, 22' fantail hull; range of VFT and water tube boilers; 3"+6"x4" steeple compound; now Western US distributors for Strath Steam Engines. Excellent quality at reasonable prices!
http://www.mosquitoenterprises.com
Paramount Supply - Several branches throughout the Pacific Northwest (or they'll arrange to "drop ship"). They have been able to supply ALL the pipe, valves, gauges, whistle valves, water glass for Artemis - most of it "off-the-shelf".
http://www.paramountsupply.com
Pearl Engine Co - Manufactures either kit or "ready-to-run" steeple (inverted crosshead) engine. 2.5" x 3" produces 2HP at 300rpm and 100psi(max.). 16" long, 9" wide, 22" tall. Perfect for a 16' to 18' steamboat. Reasonably priced.
http://homepages.together.net/~pearleng/
Perfectly Pretty Comfy Clothing Company - Having the correct period clothing is certainly a part of "equipment". The owner is active in the classic boat world.
http://www.berkshiretv.com/wendy.htm
Preston Services - Dealers for used steam hobby equipment. Everything from traction engines to marine. All sizes, shapes and horsepower up to 70+HP triples. If you're serious, they are well worth a look.
http://www.prestonservices.co.uk/
Rappahannock Boat Works - The owner has been into hobby steamboating for a number of years and builds wood strip planked/fiberglass hulls from 13' to 25+' in period designs at moderate prices.
http://www.rappahannockboatworks.com
Reliable Steam Engine Co - Now with a new website, Reliable Steam Engine Co. has made available all the plans and drawings of their collection. Seven different steamboat hulls, eleven engines, six boilers, piping schematics and many accessories. Casting sets are offered for the engines. Worth looking at!
http://www.reliablesteam.com
Richardson's Landing - Manufacture authentic reproductions of whistles from a 6" dia. bell down to 2" dia. These are not cheap imitations, but are modeled on originals and sound accordingly.
http://www.whistleshop.cc
Selway-Fisher Design - Designers of, among other things, steam launches. Twenty steam launch plans sets available with lengths running the gamut from 13' to 50' and hard chine to rounded bilge. The construction techniques are such that even a relative novice can build a beautiful, rounded bilge hull in a short time! If you're planning to build your own hull, these people definitely deserve a look!
http://www.selway-fisher.com
Steam Shop - Online supplier of safety valves, pressure reducing valves, check valves, gauge glasses and other items. Very reasonable prices and no minimum.
http://www.steamshop.com
Strath Steam - Located in Australia, they manufacture a line of 7 different marine engines as well as boilers up to 10 horsepower - ready to run.
http://www.strathsteam.com
Stuart Models - They call them models, but properly built some will develop 5+ hp.
http://www.stuartmodels.com/
Techantiques - Devoted to the concept that technology is a high art form, they buy, sell and preserve machinery. If you want something that is period and authentic, these are the people to contact.
www.techantiques.com
Tiny Power - Produce a wide range of engines up to a 3" + 5" x 4" compound that develops ten horsepower. They have been in business for over 60 years and their engines are used in many "continuous duty" applications.
http://www.tinypower.com
Traditional Boatshop ( formerly Elegance Launches ) - The knowledge and expertise of Glyn Lancaster Jones is brought to you in every aspect of a steam launch from design through engine and boiler to completed launch with trailer. You choose how much work you do.
http://www.traditionalboatshop.co.uk/
Yesteryear Toys - The name is misleading. These are quality models (some operating on live steam) of launches, locomotives, traction engines, stationary engines. A good way for a small pocket book to have an operating steam launch.
http://www.yesteryeartoys.com
MUSEUMS
Muskoka Steamship & Historical Society - Home of R.M.S. Segwun and Wanda III. Located on Lake Muskoka, near Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.muskokasteamship.ca/
Oregon Maritime Center and Museum - Home of the steam powered sternwheel tug Portland. Last of its kind still operating in the USA. And there is a race every Fall with a sternwheeler powered by a dismal (oops-diesel) engine.
http://www.oregonmaritimemuseum.org
Virginia V Foundation - Last of the surviving Puget Sound "Mosquito" fleet. I live in the Pacific Northwest and rode the "V" as a kid and as an adult.
http://www.virginiav.org/
Windemere Steamboat Museum - Classic Victorian steam launches, lovingly restored and working.
http://www.steamboat.co.uk/
MISCELLANEOUS
Astragal Press - "The Engine's Moan - American Steam Whistles". If you're into steam, you have to have this book! visit their website for a complete description. They also publish books on antique tools and early trade and technology.
http://www.astragalpress.com
Dordt in Stoom - May 19 - 21, 2004, Dordt, the Netherlands. This biennial event is undoubtedly the largest "steam meet" in the world with over 200,000 people attending. Everything is there; steamships, boats, locomotives, traction engines, ... - if it's steam, it will probably be there. For more information, visit their website at: http://www.dordtinstoom.nl/home_eng.htm for more details.
Light Steam Power - Ian Nickson of Manchester, UK is putting together a site which will make much of the material from Light Steam Power magazine available. Already you can purchase the Dimensioned Drawings and the Old Time Catalog Reproductions.
http://www.lightsteampower.freeserve.co.uk
Lindsay's Technical Books - the well known publisher/reprinter of all kinds of hands on, home workshop, technical books from making your own forge, building your own lathe, full design drawings and construction of a full size locomotive - you name it. If it's about steam and is being reprinted, these are probably the folks.
http://www.lindsaybks.com/
Live Steaming - A clearing house for hobby Live steaming and Model Engineering worldwide. Just a sampling of topics are: Tech talk, classifieds, links, discussion forums. Huge!
http://www.livesteaming.com/
Mother of All Maritime Links - Everything you ever wanted to find out about maritime. Make up a 10 gallon pot of coffee and lots of snacks.
http://www.boat-links.com/boatlink.html
Old Engine House - All about OLD stationary steam engines. Lavishly illustrated with good pics. Follow the hyperlinks on the front page and get an education!
http://oldenginehouse.users.btopenworld.com/
Steam Launch Artemis Website Design - If you need a website designed for YOUR steamboat or live steam ENTERPRISE, Ron will do an excellent job at a reasonable price.
http://www.slawebdesign.com
Steam Topics - A huge reference site put together by Karl Pertersen. Very complete information of every steam topic including steam airplanes. His Light Steam Archive section contains much information from the (now out of print) Light Steam Power magazine.
http://www.firedragon.com/~kap/SteamTopics/
Steamboats - Primarily about sternwheelers. The Historical Resources page is excellent for those wishing to do research. Entire site is a font of information.
http://www.steamboats.com
Whistleman.Com - History, theory, you name it, it's here. Even an online bulletin board. Nicely designed site too!
http://www.whistleman.com
Last Update: January 16, 2008
