Wait - what about sugarbeets? Steam? Isn't that Dangerous?

That's right. My ancestors grew sugarbeets amongst other things. And I grew one myself. It was tastey. Although in Hungary at the time they were not eaten. They were for making sugar or animal feed.

Steam is inherently dangerous, just like driving a car. You can die using either, but because the general public no longer typically knows about Steam they think it is scary.

The steamboat Nyitra I am building has a 2015 Built ASME Code and Stamped Boiler by Lund Machine Works made with specific grades of steel which are traceable back to USA Steel Foundries. It's paperwork is filed with the National Boiler Board of the United States and Canada.

What about automatic safeties on the boiler? 
The Boiler has an ASME Code Safety Relief valve and an ASME Code Fusible Plug.

What experience do you have with Steam?
I have over 5 years of experience.

Is it legal?
Yes, it is. Nyitra is a steam boat registered with the state Ohio and complies with all applicable laws.

What is most important part of operating Steam equipment safely?

1. Water
2. Water
3. Water - WHERE IS YOUR WATER

If you don't know your water level for sure, you need to put out the fire right away and call it a day.

Nyitra has 2 independent ways to check the water level, 1 more then required currently.

Nyitra has two steam injectors to add water back into the boiler in case one fails.

-AKJ