Steamboats Still Chug On Klamath Lake | Oregon Field Guide

Every year, a group of boating enthusiasts come to Klamath Lake to blow off steam and build community. A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically with driving propellers or paddlewheels.
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[@johannesburing2417]

The Klamath Area Is worldwide known for the longest recreational steam railway on the banks of the river at Klamath Falls . Seeing Steam on the lake and knowig about the Railway at the banks of the river makes my day ! I am a steam nut from Germany and a member of a steam MES for about thirty Years now and I don´t regret a second ! Full steam ahead !!!!!!!

[@coffeepot3123]

The sound of a steam whistle is just something else. Sounds like a living thing echoing trough the terrain.

[@tomdeverna3398]

We need to get the younger generation involved to keep this hobby going. I just bought one last year to restore and get going, I can't wait!

[@pilotbug6100]

I mean I'm interested at 16 just no money to do it

[@USMC_BABE38]

my dad's family used to build these boats as an child he mentioned that to me when i showed him this video this morning, i've been an fan of steam boats for a while now i can't wait until i can build my own steam boat

[@fionasaunders7646]

Fabulous hobby,heathy and beautiful Oregon scenery ….. 8:33

[@awildjared1396]

I already have an idea for the steamboat I want to build when I'm older (I say this because I'm only in middle school

[@CBeard849]

Follow your dreams Jared.......don't stop!

[@awildjared1396]

@@CBeard849, don't worry, I have a life plan now that I actually really like so that I have something to edit into a solid lifestyle I'm happy with when my last 8 years of education are done.

[@duanehall4311]

Jared. I am 52...a steam boat up the inside passage been my dream...I need to get started before it's too late for me....I got hooked watching the African queen with Humphrey bogart as a kid....

[@awildjared1396]

Cool, when I said steamboat I meant a steam launch, something I could actually build on my own time, as for your dream, best of luck mate.

[@tomdeverna3398]

Jared, gather lots of books and read all about it. Definitely take a Machine Trades/Tool and Die class and you'll be ahead of the game!

[@John-mf6ky]

My Great-grandfather was really into steam power and steam powered boats. I actually by chance met someone who owned one of his old boats years ago in Oregon.

[@darnellcarver3987]

So cool. As a former Boilermaker, retired, this gives me all sorts of ideas. 🤙😎

[@mariotibbrine1]

Run with it

[@erickdupont4503]

I’ve been hooked for decades. Wish we had a steam club here in TN

[@kudosjeg]

I've become quite obsessed with steam powered everything since I bought an estate. The guy who died had lots of steam powered things I didn't know what any of it is. Now I know what the mechanical oilers are the pressure/relief valve. Started building Hemingway kits. I've been machining parts on my metal shaper in the garage and bending up steel on his Anvil. I was going to sell a steam engine, boxed it and had it sold and by the time the guy wanted to pick it up. I would love to get involved in this hobby. Such cool boats. I was told the guy I bought the estate from was a steam boater. Ive got cases of brass couplings, oilers, valves, copper tubing. Decided to keep it all for when I can get into steam more. Can't have every hobby can we? Building a broiler is a very spooky thing, especially when you have never even seen one in person really.

[@pilotbug6100]

There are companies that build boilers to blueprints if you need it

[@Martianboi7]

This is my dream!

[@masturcheef105]

What a cool group of people!

[@kevp9601]

This is Fantastic.

[@richardrenneckerjr7684]

Awesome video

[@brianfalzon6739]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

[@RadioFreeAbertora]

This is why Oregon should be more popular

[@CBeard849]

How wonderful these folks having fun like that! Too bad Klamath doesn't have a larger version to take tourists out for excursions! I'd be over there from Medford a lot more!

[@carlosfinlay874]

Excellent

[@jimnunes6286]

We live by a few lakes, if I saw one of those boats it would be really hard to resist getting one. Putting one of those on a lake here Might be the start of more boats here or, club. Birds of a feather Stick together!!!

[@mikewinkelman7015]

Teach the young ,the future in steam boats.

[@mattbrown9484]

Looks like fun

[@LL.Johnson]

Reminds me of the time I saw a pair of wooden hovercrafts cruise by me while I was at Irish Bend. Love Oregon's quirkiness!

[@9doublem28]

This is so cool

[@ragtimejohn]

That’s awesome

[@kevp9601]

I Love SteamBoats! :-D

[@steamboatsteve6874]

Epic video 5 steam boats /5 steam boats

[@__-fm5qv]

Ngl I would love to make one for myself one day. Thats an extremely expensive proposition though...

[@richardrenneckerjr7684]

Would love to have a boat like this

[@rottenroads1982]

Imagine a City a little similar to Venice, but it’s on the shore of one of the Great Lakes, and the people of the city, instead of using Cars on roads, they use steamboats like this through canals to get around. Maybe, instead of boating in these steam boats on Klamath Lake, they should do steam boating on The Great Lakes.

[@Cruz474]

this is so cool wtf

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

More info and resources for Steamboats: www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm www.northweststeamsociety.org/ steamboatassociation.co.uk/

[@drumrboynoid]

I'd think they'd give you the choice between roasted or steamed hotdogs.

[@mariotibbrine1]

Steampunk needs to save the steamboat.

[@jimwaddell4991]

I perform as Mark Twain in Hannibal, MO, and we're having our city's bicentennial this year. The state's bicentennial is in 2021. The Mississippi river is too mischievous to plan an event ahead of time but there is a large body of water, Mark Twain Lake, close by. How do we entice these operators to show up?

[@coopercovelo]

www.northweststeamsociety.org/

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

www.spiretech.net/~artemis/NASAhome.htm

[@Timman57]

I've been telling myself for a long time now that I want to build a little 2 seater steam boat, wonder if there are any clubs near Eastern Ohio

[@trustyoldiron5416]

Man. I'm really disappointed. I lived in Klamath Falls from 2013-2016 and this is the 1st time I've ever heard of this.

[@agenggreg5173]

Reeeeeyayayayyayayayya paaapaaapalapapalalappapapapappap chuggle guggle chiggle gaggle yayayya cooker steamships!

[@austinward1543]

Where do you find one of these boats

[@rc8rsracer1]

Just bought my first steam engine. It’s a 5hp stationary vertical. I think the reason the hobby is dying is you need to be a machinist and very mechanical and have an expendable income. Having all that is rare in itself.

[@garrom5652]

I think some vendors sell reproduction compound steam engines which you could use. However, I’m not sure if they’re just models or actually function

[@jesseamaya4413]

Sadly true.

[@pilotbug6100]

Yeah sadly true

[@FirstLast-nt6hu]

would've been nice to learn the cost per mile, and performance

[@coopercovelo]

I think the term is how many cords of wood to a mile...

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

Just depends on your source of fuel. In 40 years of Steamboating my father has spent a TOTAL of $25 on fuel... For my boat I have to use kerosene and I get about 8miles to the gallon at 8mph.

[@Алексеич-ж5ц]

Круть!

[@rolandoomar10]

Real life steampunk xD

[@brianjones6500]

Squeaks are normally symptom's of at least one successful night. Two squeaks is better than one but worse than 3. This is our global reality.

[@bottleandscrap7626]

damn 1:24

[@MrJeep75]

That boat uno i would convert it back to a sail boat

[@bottleandscrap7626]

1:46 dont put ur leg in that

[@АлександрИванов-ю8т3ж]

Жаба душит глядя на импортных пенсионеров

[@Timman57]

"Dealing with 100psi, have to be careful" Me sitting here dealing with 7200 psi in pipes I beat together that are full of rust inside: 💁

[@alexandersan1073]

call navaho armies oh its game over. everyone gold due. first texas. rest army. no more share. make your onw. =)

[@ericrojasvelez8891]

Basically....a ticking time bomb

[@misterpotato427]

What?

[@clypeum5063]

They are safe, been tested, safety valves, etc etc.

[@ericrojasvelez8891]

I know they safe and professionally made...still...they are thinking time bombs.....and the one tha say(WHAT)...LET ME KNOW IF YOU UNDERSTAN IT LIKE THIS....IT GO BOOMBOOM ANYTIME GO BYEBYE WHEN YOU LESS EXPECT🤣

[@ВадимМарков-ь3ю]

Жаль , скоро этого не будет😢