Use aluminum angle irons for everything but the paddles and axle, and add beaver tails for extra support for the wheels. Google Phil Bolger Sneakeasy for an example of what I mean, by beaver tails, although he isn't using them with a stern wheel.
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, "luv2bsailin" <luv2bsailin@...> wrote:
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> Here's a silly idea, what if you separate the paddlewheel from the main hull, and give it it's own flotation so it stays at the same level regardless of the main hull's trim. Visualize a bulldozer driving in reverse, with the paddlewheel where the blade is. I have in mind something a wee bit lighter, but you get the idea.
> I guess I'm sort of hung up on paddlewheels, maybe because I just finished a Mark Twain book!
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