Steam-Powered Boats

"Steam-Powered Boat" can refer to one of two specific types of invention. The first is a mechanically powered, with a Steam Engine causing a large paddle to be rotated, propelling a boat forward. This type was invented in the Telbrade Federation.
The other type, created in the Realm of Lofthaven, is magically powered. It technically does not involve the use of steam to propel the boat forward, but instead produces it as a byproduct. To move forward, the Lofthaven Variant uses fire-based magic to literally burn away at the water in front of it, instantly vaporizing it, and causing the boat to perpetually move as if it was going down a wave.
Only the Telbrade variant is suitable for travel on the sea, as the crashing waves are too unreliable to be burned away at.