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๐ฌ Re: USS Juneau
2 months ago by
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Great workmanship attention to detail and love that workshop.
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๐ Marriage
2 months ago by
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congratulations to you and best wishs to spouse
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๐ฌ Re: 1/12th Dungeness Lifeboats
3 months ago by
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Great photos and models, look like the real ons!
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๐ Harro koebke
3 months ago by
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Great looking build. How much does she weigh and how do you move her.
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๐ Question of the Day?
4 months ago by
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Oxford Dave.
Renaming that Province may cause as much noise as renaming the "Gulf". L'Anse ax Meadows a world heritage site is estimated to be over 1000 years old.
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๐ Question of the Day?
4 months ago by
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I understood from my history lessons that the vikings were active on the NE coast of England and returned there many times also Ireland and Normandy. What about the settlement in Newfoundland?
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๐ Question of the Day?
4 months ago by
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Same here first time to answer question and tell me I already have, not true today.
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๐ฌ Re: 30โ Skiff
4 months ago by
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really well built and great workshop.
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๐ Clear coat over epoxy
7 months ago by
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A friend of mine used clear varnish when she built her 30 ft sail boat and it looked great.
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๐ Halloween today in Canada 2024-10-31
7 months ago by
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As some one has commented, its to commercial these days. I can remmber a neighbour being tricked many years ago, the local kids knew that they did not have kids and did not enter into the spirit ? of the night. So next morning their windows and front door were covered in white pray foam. It just washed off but it was funny to see.
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๐ Question of the Day?
8 months ago by
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This is a repeat
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๐ Question of the Day?
9 months ago by
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Agreed I am out of this quizz
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๐ Question. What is special about this model in your opinion?
10 months ago by
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Larger photo would aid in reviewing layout but offhand would guess air intakes facing forward are wrong and life boat David's need further spacing to allow boats be launched.
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๐ Non sticky boat sides
11 months ago by
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I normally rough up the surface to be joined and use epoxy
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๐ Question of the Day?
11 months ago by
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Helm is the station area that used to originally only have the steering.
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๐ Question of the Day?
11 months ago by
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On the majority of vessel that I have the pleasure of using have never known the Navigation station to form part of the helm.
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๐ Question of the Day?
11 months ago by
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The Helmsman (person) has control of the steering The wheel.
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๐ฌ Re: Us Coast Guard 47' MLD model slipway 1:16 scale
11 months ago by
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admire your workmanship. Can you provide more info on the build progress.
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๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
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But Germany was not listed?
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๐ Renaming boat!. Unlucky or superstitious
1 year ago by
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Several years ago a gentleman who lived on Salt Spring Island provided DIY Boating โตmagazine with the naming protocal as follows;
Remove the original name with prepared speech de naming the vessel and then rename but do NOT mention the old name with a toast or two and some witness " As the owner of this vessel I call upon the Sea God Neptune, God of the Wind Aeolus, Godes of the Tides,the Storms and Precipitation to listen while I thank them for their protection over the last...... years and do strike from their records the Name .........." "I now ask for their indulgence in extending their goodwill and protection to the vessel in her new name , I offer this libation to make the ceremony official and complete." I now put forth a new name for this vessel which we trust will serve her well and ask Neptune and all the Gods of the sea to grant their protection under the name ............. I now offer a libation in thanks and recognition to this protection.
Must have the drinks!!!!
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๐ Renaming boat!. Unlucky or superstitious
1 year ago by
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always understood that when renaming a ship/boat one had to say the special pray to the gods of the deep.
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๐ While in Victoria
1 year ago by
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welcome to BC and Vancouver Island, sorry its a bit wet today hope weather improves for you
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๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
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Also appears to be mapping in Ireland.
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๐ MGB 81 UK and HSL W1 (NZ)
1 year ago by
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a classic then and now
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๐ Coast Guard 47 MLB 1:16 scale build
1 year ago by
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What size and where did you locat it.
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๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
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Could be B or C I went for C because of how I was trained.
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๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
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To me a boat transducer is in the hull normally pointing down and help to provide info on fish, depth etc. An anometer is normally a wind recorder.
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๐ Calling it a day.
1 year ago by
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Bill, Sorry to hear that news and hope that the doctors are wrong. I have a couple of friends that were given same news 2 and 3 years ago and are still fighting their ailments so I hope that you will.
Regards and Best
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๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
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Hi Roy
Many thanks for the info. I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with friends on a 40 C&C on Lake Ontario while I really enjoyed and appreciated the skill required to operate decide I prefer twin engines and power
Although after seeing a twin engine ketch which I belive was ex National Geographic I could be converted.
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๐ Question of the Day?
1 year ago by
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Very nice yacht where does he birth it
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