Steamboat Otetiani (sinkable)
The Otetiani was a Steamboat built-in 1883 by the father-son team of Benjamin and Alonzo Springstead. Launched October 16, the Otetiani was made for the Seneca Lake Steam Navigation Company to replace the old aging steamboats of Seneca Lake. The Otetiani wasn’t as big as the older steamers such as the ‘Onondaga’ or the ‘Schuyler’, but made up for size in speed, cutting off an hour of the trip from Watkins to Geneva NY. The Otetiani would routinely make stops at certain resorts and steamboat landings to let on the masses of Excursionist and travelers during the summer seasons of the 1880s. On the night of July 14th, 1899, the Otetiani supposedly came in contact with a lake monster, killing the beast with her port paddle wheel. The Otetiani’s crew decided to try and take the monster back to port, but subsequently failed as the carcass sank to the lake bottom. As the years rolled on the Otetiani started to become one of the last few steamboats on Seneca Lake, as the older steamers were slowly left in port and dismantled. Being the only Seneca Lake steamer to enter the 20th century, the Otetiani was starting to show her age. As the Seneca Lake Navigation Company tried (and failed) to sell out to possible companies, the Otetiani was brought in for a refit during the 1906 and 1907 season, being renamed the ‘Seneca’. From there the ‘Seneca’ took her last run in August of 1908 when her machinery started to fail. She was subsequently put in port, dismantled, and scuttled, ending the steamboat era for Seneca Lake NY.
Features:
Working paddle engines (7 knots)
Working steam whistle and bell distress system.
2 lifeboats accommodating 5 each
Full, detailed, very accurate interior, including:
Staterooms, cabins, galley, dining room, saloon, cargo, and crew quarters.
Advanced Pilothouse controls, including:
Helm, Flares, Lights, GPS, Autopilot, throttle, and distress system.
NEW: Updated for version 1.0 with equipment
To Start:
Make your way to the Engine Room through the hatch or hallway
Go the to boiler and press the button “Light boiler”
The throttle is controllable from the Engine Room and Pilot House.
To sink:
Go to the Pilot House
Look under the port desk
Press the button titled “Scuttle”
Stopping the sinking is impossible once pressed.
(NEW) To start fire:
Go to Pilot House
Look under port desk
Press button titled "boiler explosion"
Distress system:
Press the button titled “distress system” on the port desk of the Pilothouse. (sends out a signal for rescuers to pick up)
2 flares either side of the ship also help send out distress signals
Many thanks to those who support my works, this ship has been a wonderful passion project, and of course, my greatest ship yet. (:
