Another one for Rhino

Miles Canyon Yukon

Whitehorse only had the one smokestack, I wonder which boat this one is? It amazes me that these men piloted their stout, little boats up such narrow rapids.

The SS Clifford Sifton. Her story HERE. The rapids on the Yukon River were submerged in 1958 with the completion of the Whitehorse Hydro dam.





Cheers,
RichB

Well now, THAT is thought provoking! 120' X 24' beam. Hmm.....
2.057 inches length overall...... Hmm.
.0411 inch beam. Hmm.
Smaller than 1/700 SS Whitehorse by a bit. Hmm.
Is there a broadside profile picture of the old Clifford Sifton, oh renter-of-space-in-head?

I found one picture of the port side and a couple of other views. Don't know if they are of any help.











Cheers,
RichB

Just found on slideshare.net, Yukon Paddle Wheelers. Slides 30-33 are about the Clifford Sifton.

Cheers,
RichB

A 1/350 project would make sense. 4.10 inches long X .8 inch beam would be manageable for a boat this size.
Based on SS Whitehorse sales data, such a kit would seem less than popular.

Great photos!! That's back when men were men and women were, well you know what I mean.
Gary S.

I love the clothing from that era. Gentlemen and ladies were easily identifiable.

centaur567 said:

Great photos!! That's back when men were men and women were, well you know what I mean.
Gary S.

Click to expand...

We always said "when men were men and sheep were nervous."

I recon they didn't have much of a choice but to make it happen. Impressive history.

We know that every (1) Sternwheeler model kit begins with a plausible paddlewheel. SS Whitehorse' 1/700 paddlewheel hub measure .3 inches.
SS Clifford Sifton lacks any deck plan drawing, but it follows that a 1/350 paddlewheel might be twice the size of the 1/700 unit. This hub is a hair under .6 inches.
The lack of accurate line drawings is both freeing and daunting. The time and material it takes to build a 1/350 scale kit might be better spent on a better documented vessel.
Still, everyone know how I DO enjoy the obscure. I did start a 1/350 canoe Master.

My version is a bit studier than the actual unit, but we'll see how it goes. I'm NOT committing to this Master. I'm merely trying to find out what may be possible. RTV pours 0500 hrs. tomorrow.

Thanks for looking in!

No drawings, no one is going to call you out on it then.