Buckeye State #0728 picture, anyone?

Franz,
I don't know that there is a photo available of the Buckeye State, however, I do have a drawing in my files that has appeared in a couple of old publications. A jpeg is attached. Hope this helps.

Jerry Canavit, ASN
Steamboat Writings & Research
San Antonio, Texas

*RE: Pictures of BUCKEYE STATE.*
Hi, Franz, Jerry & steamboating colleagues:
I'm away for the summer without my books, directories, files. S&D's John Fryant, artist/model builder, accomplished some years back an extremely fine painting of the classic lean, mean, fast, unadorned BUCKEYE STATE full starboard rendering that in my estimation is the definitive view of the boat. Also late artist Bill Reed painted another view of the BS underway that adorns the cover of Capt. Fred Way's book on steamboat racing, 'SHE TAKES THE HORNS.' I have not a clue if any photos ever existed of her. There are many on this web with keener, longer memories than mine.

Shores of northern Lake Michigan,
R. Dale Flick

RE: Buckeye State #0728 picture, anyone?

A quick GOOGLE search brought up a couple of links. They both have photos of the BUCKEYE STATE steamboat models. They also have references that might lead to photos. Boucher Models is now Bluejacket Models in Maine.

On the Water - Ship Model, Steamboat Buckeye State

Arago: Waterway

Pete

Buckeye state photo

Here's a link with a photo of the Buckeye State.

CONTENTdm Collection : Item Viewer

The two models & the sketch Jerry submitted are sidewheelers. They represent the 1st "Buckeye" The photo version is a sternwheeler. It represents the second "Buckeye".

...and then there were 3!

Vol. 60, pg 288, Ohio History

PRB

Interesting that she seems to be stiffened with a kingpost setup rather than hog chains.

Better than a photo, Fred Way in his book SHE TAKES THE HORNS included a complete set of drawings of the BUCKEYE STATE. Get a copy of the book.

Attached are two photos...the first is the cover of Fred Way's SHE TAKES THE HORNS with Bill Reed's painting to the BUCKEYE STATE. The second is a drawing of the engines.

Two drawings of the side profile of the BUCKEYE STATE. I hope these come out OK, the drawings are too big to get the complete boat in one scan.

Why is it that on so many sidewheelers (and a number of sternwheelers, like the Julia Belle Swain) the engines are angled upwards rather than level with the deck? Is it simply because the cylinder timbers have to be angled up to allow the paddlewheel to sit higher above the waterline than the engines?

Jon, it appears to me to be a function of the size of the wheel(s). As you know on the JBS, the wheel is very large in diameter and has a fairly shallow dip. This is of course highly efficient, as the wheel is pushing water aft and not lifting it much. With the sidewheelers, the wheel was also big, and the center of the wheel (shaft and crank) by necessity would need to be elevated to allow for a large wheel.