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    "Turtle"
    This is a static model of a 1929 Grandy Boat. These were called Lake Union Dreamboats. This model is a restoration of a badly damaged model.
    Brightwork
    5 months ago
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    Riviera
    I forgot to add this gal. She is the Riviera. I received her for free. She needs to have her shafts and props put back in. The fellow I got her from was trying to RC her. Just no room inside. I made the aft cushions quickly from balsa just for showing. One day I will get to her. She is one of the Vietnamese products. She does bling though.
    Brightwork
    8 months ago
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    Graupner Commodore
    I acquired this Commodore and made some modifications so she is now a Chris Craft Roamer 37'
    Brightwork
    10 months ago
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    Billings Smit Nederalnd
    I aquired this for free and did some restoration on her. I will probably give her to my brother.
    Brightwork
    10 months ago
    4 Attributes
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    1949 40' Chris Craft Challenger
    This is based on the Dumas model plans. Model was produced by dumas as a kit in the 50's. I semi scratch built her from the plans.
    Brightwork
    10 months ago
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    1954 35' Chris Craft Cruiser/ Sport Fisherman
    This is a scratch built model. Chris Craft that only produced 22 of these and only for 1954.
    Brightwork
    2 years ago
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    GB 36.
    This is a static display. I received her very damaged with old lighting etc. I spent almost 100 hours repairing her.
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
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    Smit Nederland
    Built by a friend "Norm Milne" I am grateful to have this from him. Museum quality workmanship. 34"x12" AR 600 Spectrum Receiver Viper 40 A ESC Working tow winch, working radar ant. lights, twin 4 blade brass props
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
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    Atlantic Tug "Amsterdam"
    Built by a friend "Norm Milne" I am grateful to have this from him. Museum quality workmanship. 42"x9" AR 500 Spectrum RX. Viper 40 A ESC 3 bl prop Working fire monitor
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
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    Bunker Boat
    Modeled after the 1902, 114' steam powered purse seiner the Helen Euphane, a US east coast fisherman after bunker (or mengaden, pogy, shad, alewife)
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
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    Chris Craft Catalina
    This is the Sterling Model kit of the 1950 Chris Craft Catalina.
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
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    Lord Nelson Victory Tug
    Dumas model 28" long .
    Brightwork
    4 years ago
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    Zwarte Zee
    Picked this one up from an estate sale. Builder did a quality job. She is fully set up with electronics. I will save the electric for winter work. Stored for years in a smokers room. a lot of cleaning. Windex works great.
    Brightwork
    4 years ago
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    Graupner Jules Verne
    My Christmas present from my wife. I purchased this from Karl in the UK and he shipped it to me in British Columbia Canada. Cleaned her up a bit. I have done some touch ups on her since I took these pics. She is twin screw powered by Graupner twin 600's. She has bow thuster. Specification Model Length approx. 925 mm Beam approx. 250 mm All-up weight inc. RC approx. 4.6 kg Empty weight approx. 2.3 kg Scale 1:20
    Brightwork
    4 years ago
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    BC Fishing Boat / conversion
    Originally built as a packer she also ran as a long liner. As you can see, she is convertible to a pleasure yacht as well.
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    BC Seiner
    Staying home...allows for great progress....
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    Caltex Lumba Lumba
    The all-aluminum vessel was built at Erie, Pennsylvania in 1961 in the Paasch Marine Services yards for the Caltex Oil Co. She sailed between Malaysia and Sumatra for several years. The Lumba Lumba gained her name from the Malay for " Over the Waves". At that time she was known as Caltex Lumba Lumba, she is 75 feet long with a beam of 18 feet and a draft of five feet. She is powered by twin diesels with 1650 h.p. The sleek vessel has a speed of 18 knots. The vessel has accommodation for 30 passengers in aircraft type accommodation. When she came back to North America the vessel was transported as deck cargo aboard the Martha Bakke to Vancouver She was then lifted into the water and docked at Vancouver Shipyards Ltd., for an extensive refit then will deliver the Lumba Lumba to Prince Rupert. I lived in Prince Rupert and traveled on this vessel a couple of times as a teenager. I have added some photos of what she looked like back in 2014. She has been scrapped as far as I know now. This is the Sterling Models kit from the 60's Have done restoration to her electronics and structure including paint, sound module and ESC plus new running lights.
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    K & O Outboard motors
    I have these. One is for the Fleetline Boat in my harbour. made in japan in the 50's electric and very realistic
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    Texaco tanker (North Dakota)
    In 1961, you could get a 27" Wen-Mac Texaco Tanker ship for $3.98 with an eight gallon fill up at your local Texaco station. I have video of myself and two brohers as kids on the lake. We each had one.
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    Chris Craft Catalina 8'
    8' long......I saw this boat online about 8-10 years ago from an estate of an elderly man who was amazingly talented and built this Chris Craft Catalina. Note the fellows finger pointing at her engine.He was 93 years old and left us in 2009. His name was Tony and he started in 1958 was competed about 1959. He made all the metal work ,engine running gear. Exact scale model, All brightwork hand made and plated, working doors, sliding windows, All lights work, Evinrude 3HP outboard powerhead customized to fit in the boat, custom made twin counter rotating gear box, dual wet exhaust, full trailer to haul it around. All of the trim around the cabin and the rub rail is polished stainless and screwed on to the boat. The gauges can be read...Clearly. You reach in the side window and pull a lever to release the cabin. The blinds even work and were scratchbuilt. Redcraft in CA made all the brightwork and converted the engine. But the story goes that the two of these guys just decided to build the ultimate model boat. It won every contest ever entered. It was disqualified once for not having a scale powerplant.....So they made a working scale chris craft V-8 for it OMG! Red said that the owners son still had the V-8. Chris Craft themselves offered a huge amount of money for the boat at one time but the builder turned them down. Red has the letter from them that has the offer. All this info was from 2009.
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    Glen-L Marine 28' "Gung Ho"
    Hi everyone. Back with a new build. I figured that I would use the hull I have laying around (from a Graupner Commodore) to build the boat I enjoyed as a kid. Our family boat that was a kit boat built by my father in the early 60's in the Yukon. She is a Glen -L Marine design called the "Gung Ho' She is 28' in length. My fathers boat was powered by twin Grey Marine Fireball V8's. That is me as a boy sitting on her bow on the lakes in the Yukon. Then in Prince Rupert, BC at the yacht club. Following are her study drawings. Our boat was not build exactly the same you may notice. More to come of course. Will be working on setting the hull up for twin rudders, etc. I will resin the cabin when the weather allows. Then build the upper windscreen and roof. Of course work on the interior of the aft cockpit as well. cheers and welcome to 2025.
    Brightwork
    13 days ago
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    Turtle
    I have the honour and privilege to embark on a restoration of a model of a boat which belonged to a family I have known since I was knee high to a grasshopper. She is the "Turtle", which has a very storied past. When I knew her she was plying the waters of the Southern Lakes of the Yukon. I believe she is a Lake Union Dreamboat designed by the Grandy Boat Co. in Seattle and built in 1929. I understand from her history that the "Turtle" may have actually been built with prison labour. Her specs are as follows (if she is indeed a Grady Dreamboat). LOA 38' 0" Beam 11' 6" Draft 3' 6" Designer: Grandy Boat Co. Gross Displacement: 12000 lbs. Number of Engines: 1 (model has twin screws) Engine Model: Lehman Fuel Type: Diesel Year Built: 1929 ( "Adelante's" Information shows her as built 1912. I believe this is an error as Grandy started building Dreamboats in 1926) The model I believe was built from the "Dumas" model boat plans for the 40' "Vinyard" (very last photos), and the cabin modified to reflect the "Grandy" plans. I have started with a photo of the "Turtle" on the Southern Lakes as I remember her. Then a photo of the only sister I know of her in Seattle, the "Nirvana". Following is a the photo of the model when she was stored in Edmonton earlier this year. Unfortunately as the following photos show, she floundered and was quite damaged. She arrived at my shipyard today, and I did a quick survey of her. Her wood is probably close to 50 years old now and quite delicate. She has the old mechanical speed control in her from "Dumas" as well as dated electronics. I have removed all I can so that I can start repairs and reinforce the hull. We will work our way up to superstructure and electrical later. I would like to honour her builder and keep his work intact as much as possible. I do think I will need to redo the transom on her however. I will save the old one if that is the case. The model is 28" LOA Stay tuned for more as we bring her back.
    Brightwork
    5 months ago
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    1949 40' Chris Craft Challenger
    Hello all.... I have started a new project!! progress so far... she will be 32 " LOA and twin screw.
    Brightwork
    10 months ago
    6 Posts
    6 Followers
    50 Likes
    Graupner Commodore
    Hi everyone... I will be getting this Graupner Commodore soon. I will be doing a complete restoration on her. I will strip her hull and repaint it. Redo running gear with twin rudders. Add led lighting, wood railings etc. Stay tuned. Photos are from the seller.
    Brightwork
    2 years ago
    24 Posts
    13 Followers
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    1954 35 ft. Chris Craft Sport Fisherman / Cruiser
    Well...here goes. I will be building this model. This Chris raft was only offered one year(1954). I have some scant parts from a 60 year old kit. I will be making many parts from Basswood and balsa. Thanks to a couple of generous friends I have the plans and templates. The built model is a stolen picture from Tim's beautiful build of the same model in 2013. Hope you don't mind Tim. You have set the bar high. I can only hope to do as well. This one will take time. I will post updates as I go.
    Brightwork
    2 years ago
    5 Posts
    7 Followers
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    36 Grand Banks
    Coming to my Drydock for repairs.
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
    3 Posts
    3 Followers
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    Lord Nelson Victory Tug complete refit.
    I picked this up from an estate. It was nicotine covered and in need of a lot of TLC. I cleaned her, stripped the windows and fittings. I removed the original canvas covered hull and then filled and sanded her. I then put on .75oz glass and then more resin and lots of sanding again. I have been prepping the house as well. Just finished her bottom paint. The upper hull will be a sea green. The visor on the wheelhouse will also be sea green. I have to add brightwork around the wheelhouse windows and redo the anchor (amongst other things) Thought you might like to see.
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
    16 Posts
    10 Followers
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    Chris Craft Catalina 50" by Sterling
    I thought I started a blog and it wound up in media gallery?/ at any rate... I have broken out my Chris Craft Catalina to build. I will be making her static and doing up the interior as well as adding LED lighting. These are a few pics of the start of the build.
    Brightwork
    3 years ago
    2 Posts
    4 Followers
    17 Likes
    BC Fishing Boat
    I had this from a friend and it needed restoring.. This is my isolation project. She was a fishing boat, but I am modifying her to be both a fishing boat and a conversion yacht. This is my progress so far
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    BC Seiner
    I was lucky enough to acquire this vessel from Weston Jenkins. It was scratch built by his father( Jim Jenkins) in Sooke in '84. Beautifully done. A real craftsman. Note all the fittings including winches etc. all electric. She has some hull damage, but nothing that cannot be repaired. I will probably be messing around with her for over a year just to slowly get her back in shape. At that point I would like to RC her. Enjoy the pics... And a special thank you to Jim Jenkins.
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
    1 Post
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    "Klondike"
    Scratch built from plans of the Yukon Sternwheeler "Klondike" She is 7' lomg and built from 2000 popsicle sticks over four years. We brought her to Whitehorse Yukon and donated her to The Yukon Transportation Museum. We grew up in Whitehorse and knew these boats well
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
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    3 Followers
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    1960 Chris Craft Sport Fisherman 40' (Lindberg)
    I have inlcuded all my pics for those who want to follow the build. I did not use the original interior and because I am in the Pacific Northwest in BC Canada, I added the Alaskan bulkhead. Hope you enjoy
    Brightwork
    5 years ago
    1 Post
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    Chris Craft Sport Fisherman
    I have two of these kits and will be starting one after Christmas... I will keep you posted. This is a Lindberg model of a 1959, 40' Chris Craft Sport Fisherman which is 30" long. I have two motors for her, but not sure if I will RC her or not. The finished boat should look like the photos or a bit better. These are plastic kits which I intend to apply mahogany skins and accents to make it more realistic.
    Brightwork
    7 years ago
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    💬 Re: Glen-L Marine 28' "Gung Ho"
    13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Some pics of the original build in 1961before her aft cockpit roof was added and her colour changes made. She got up on step pretty good.

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    💬 Re: Glen-L Marine 28' "Gung Ho"
    13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Well said Flaxy...

    Just the conversation with my brother recalling when we took her out was just a great laugh and special moment.

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    💬 Re: Glen-L Marine 28' "Gung Ho"
    13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Ian,

    Cool story. I have the Glen L plan books. I am sure you still have your plans. But here is the Glen-L page from the book.

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    📝 Glen-L Marine 28' "Gung Ho"
    13 days ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Hi everyone. Back with a new build. I figured that I would use the hull I have laying around (from a Graupner Commodore) to build the boat I enjoyed as a kid. Our family boat that was a kit boat built by my father in the early 60's in the Yukon. She is a Glen -L Marine design called the "Gung Ho' She is 28' in length. My fathers boat was powered by twin Grey Marine Fireball V8's. That is me as a boy sitting on her bow on the lakes in the Yukon. Then in Prince Rupert, BC at the yacht club. Following are her study drawings. Our boat was not build exactly the same you may notice. More to come of course. Will be working on setting the hull up for twin rudders, etc. I will resin the cabin when the weather allows. Then build the upper windscreen and roof. Of course work on the interior of the aft cockpit as well. cheers and welcome to 2025.

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    📝 "Calypso"
    3 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    A friend now has her. She was built by Norm Milne. Photos of her when she stayed over at my home port.

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    📝 The way it is...
    3 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    "No matter how old he is every man remains part boy"

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    📝 Definitive definition of scratch build
    3 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    My definition of a scratch built model.. while building you are constantly scratching your head.

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    📝 Definitive definition of scratch build
    3 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Ok Fellow modelers. I could not help but to jump in on this. I have been reading through the comments and I would think a true scratch build is to build a boat from raw materials using only photos of the original boat. A kit plan scratch build would be one such as my Chris Craft Challenger shown here. I built this model from raw materials (not kit or pre drawn) and even made my nav lights from balsa and resin. A kit build would be from a a kit that the builder used the plans and the kit stamped or drawn parts that came with the kit.

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    3 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Not sure we have one here.... but, I am on the lookout for aikeec 1/8 Scale Outboard Motor RC Honda. They were available on Amazon for awhile. Thanks Guys.

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    💬 Re: Sand Francisco Model Yacht Club
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Hermank

    THis is not my pond I live in Victoria Canada. These photos are from San Francisco California USA. I wish though!!

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    📝 Sand Francisco Model Yacht Club
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    San Francisco Model Yacht Club had their open house and show on Sept 15 weekend. They are located at Golden Gate Park on Spreckels Lake. They also have a Clubhouse at that location. These are a few photos of this event.

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    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    SamC I just saw your message now. I am sorry I missed it. Yes..I love the Evan design lights. I always use the warm white. I also found that the nanos and picos are more than enough light. One thing I would do for sure if I was you is contact them and have them make the leads long. I have some with 30" leads. Saves a lot of connections.

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    📝 Non-model nautical photos etc
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    This is one of my favourites. A Beech aircraft flying over a 1949 Chris Craft

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    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Bite my tongue....bite my tongue....la la la la la

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    📝 Miss Carlton
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    I thought I would post this here for those in the UK who may have built the model of this boat. 1963 "Miss Carlton" on sea trials. This is a Press photo.

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    📝 I'm still here, I think?
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Colin.... I hear you. My wife is wondering about the future if I was to pass as well. What to do with my models. Where they go etc. Of course, like you I will be around for a couple more decades. 😉 Been through the family stuff you are going through. It sure does take time. But, family is there for family first(with model boats a close second)

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    📝 City of Sheffield Tyne lifeboat. 1st sailing.
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    I am just boat blind!! I have built a couple more since these photos were taken.

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    💬 Re: Lighting
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Hermank....... Lol.. Thank you so much. I love to be part of history. YW to your wife.

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    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Thanks for the kind words guys... Lot's of amazing builders here.

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    📝 Reasons for not Dieing!
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Jumpugly ... I saw your post on RC Universe. I will keep looking. I know, why toss stuff out so easily? Could have donated them all to youth.

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    📝 Reasons for not Dieing!
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Roy....which Graupner plans were you looking for?

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    📝 Reasons for not Dieing!
    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Hi Jumpugly.... Not mine. These are from past auction sales online. I will keep looking for you.

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    4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    I order my LED lights from Evan Designs. These are a few of my boats that I have installed them in.

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    📝 "Turtle"
    5 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    This is a static model of a 1929 Grandy Boat. These were called Lake Union Dreamboats. This model is a restoration of a badly damaged model.

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    📝 Update Sept 2 2024
    5 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    This is "Turtle" completed today. Last pic is reminder of her before restoration..

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    📝 Update Sept 1 2024
    5 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    These are just a few pics of how we got here.

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    📝 Update July 27, 2024
    6 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Ok....so the windows on the fwd cabin have been bothering me. I built the cabin using photos and a divider to get as close as I could, but the windows have always seemed to be just a bit to big.
    So today I modified them with inserts, putty and paint. Tough part was the inside as the mahogany veneer was already cut to size. I had to add small veneer to the new inserts. Will finish and varathane them later.
    I posted the old version that I put up yesterday with the larger windows, then the new version with them downsized.
    And of course the actual "Turtle" so you can see they are more in line with her.
    Good night...

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    📝 Update July 26, 2024
    6 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Captain)
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    Slowly coming along. I have built the cabin roof, forward companion way / helm, cap rails, sliding doors port & stbd, boot stripe on, rub rails on and added the floor. Everything is loose fit still. Unfortunately, I have to work with the model I received to restore. Cabin was shot so that was a total new build, but the hull is actually from a "Vinyard 40 Model" and it has a lower freeboard and a narrower beam. I have done what I can to marry the two up to look like the Lake Union Dreamboat the actual boat is. see last photo.

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