Re: boat propulsion - miniature computer-controlled steam plant?

On 23/03/2024 00:30, Jim Wilkins wrote:

"Leon Fisk"  wrote in message news:utkim4$32jtl$1@dont-email.me...
 LUDINGTON, MI – The S.S. Badger car ferry marked the 71st anniversary
of its maiden voyage across Lake Michigan on Thursday, March 21,
officials said...
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 That's quite a service record. Ocean liners on the North Atlantic run wore out in 20-30 years.
 

Waverley Excursions – The world's last Seagoing paddle steamer
  <https://waverleyexcursions.co.uk/>(and yes, the Scottish scenery is as beautiful as it looks)
I ran away on her when I was about 7. The engineer allowed me to sit on the end of the crankshaft and the parallel motion bearings of the largest cylinders of her triple bank triple expansion steam engines when moving (slowly).
Then he bought me a whisky in the bar and sent me home.
Peter Fairbrother