Steam Yachts, Carters Steam Fair, Prospect Park, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, England, GB,UK.

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The mechanical idea behind Steam Yachts is to get a rocking motion going using crankshafts, chains and a highly skilled operator. With a two-boat device one yacht is started and then the second, timed in opposite phase. When in full swing the overall effect was (and still is) quite spectacular, particularly as the boats invariably had lavishly painted bottoms.

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Size: 3888px × 5015px
Location: Tilehurst
Photo credit: © Dylan Garcia / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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