Bellingham retiree builds steamboat with twin paddle wheels
Russ Karns of Bellingham was confident his experimental steam-powered paddle-wheeler would work just fine, but that鈥檚 what shakedown cruises are for.
His test came Thursday morning, May 28, at Bloedel-Donovan Park, where he launched 鈥淎rthur M,鈥 his hand-built plywood boat with two paddle wheels side by side on the stern.