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Canoe Engine that I have had for several years and
have not seen another one. Anyone buy chance have
any idea as to the maker?   Ron [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

Sure are some neat engines Ron    Really like the extended cast base on the canoe engine 

I love that canoe engine ..... heck, I even have a canoe, but the boiler would be a bit problematic as it is a wood canoe.

A canoe engine going backwards, like with any vessel, can be used for docking, positioning and braking, definitely a handy feature to have on any marine engine!

Seems like a frill. A paddle would be handier, I think.

Well yes, it would be if it was already in your hand. But assuming you are STEAMING along in your canoe, you'll have one hand on the tiller and the other on the engine controls, so you'd have to drop everything and pick up a paddle. Seems easier to just throttle back, put it in reverse and throw the tiller over. I'd say that once you put a steam engine in your canoe, you no longer truly have a traditional canoe anymore, but rather a small steam launch, and as such it probably should be operated as such ...... or so I think.

Mind you, I've got about ten thousand miles under the keel of my canoe, in all sorts of waters, so I've certainly got nothing what-so-ever against a traditional canoe operated in traditional fashion. But stick a steam engine in it ..... well now, that's a horse of a different color.