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The motive power for the stern-mounted paddlewheel is via wood-fired boilers supplying steam for the engines that drive the wheel. The wooden hull is strengthened with steel beams to prevent hogging (the buckling upward of inadequately rigid hulls due to the weight of the boilers, engines, and paddlewheel).

Lighting is supplied by glows in personal rooms, in work spaces, and in communal areas.

Drinking water is river water and is boiled before use. Washing water for the communal bathing rooms is supplied through taps and is untreated river water from header tanks on the topmost deck. Supply to one tap is heated by being routed around the boiler.

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Referenced By: River Boat Location Information