Murray River Paddle Steamers 

Thanks. very interesting. I posted a video of a paddle steamer. Built in 1911. This old man works in the north of Russia. Happy viewing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i26MB-Anurk.html

Built with local materials and craftsmen, for local conditions. The Murray and Darling could be very shallow, so flat-hull shallow-draft was essential. The rivers also are very curved, so sidewheel was essential to tow barges. Hunt for other videos: there are many. Then look specifically for PS Marion and PS Ruby. Then plan your holiday. You can cover 2000 km of the Murray by day boat; you can cover perhaps 100 km by steam in various locations for most of the year, and another 500 km on annual voyages. I've done more, on special-event celebration voyages. Murray boats were and are woodburning. I can't recall any coalburner. Two modern private paddlesteamers burn oil.

Thankyou

The background music is a personal taste issue so apologies to you. Regarding what your looking at, well the video is just a taste of what the mighty Murray River at Euhuca has to offer. It is really a great place to visit if you are ever in the area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Arbuthnot_(paddle_steamer)

@@peterlittle4149 I would love to visit but it will never happen.

5:08 now that’s a steering wheel!😂

It's venting spent steam from the engine cylinders to atmosphere, making the puffing sound, same as a railway locomotive. Bigger steamers route the spent steam into a condenser, which changes the steam back into water which is injected back into the boiler - a closed circuit that doesn't consume water. Essential on an ocean going vessel (salt water cannot be used in a boiler), but is a complexity unnecessary, though desirable, if it travels only on a fresh water river.

Heyo, I work on these vessels, the timing on this particular engine is out, however on the other boats around town they aren’t, the reason u can’t here them chuff I’m not sure, unless ur on the roof u can here them, the Aussie paddlers never used condensers as they draw river water so we just let the steam go up into the atmosphere, hope this helps :)