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2 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman (
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Thank You, Jump ...
We have a Roadtrek 210 Popular Class B. We've had a Class A and a couple different Class C's over the years. My wife worked for an RV dealership, so we got to try out a lot of different rigs in the 10 years she worked there. We tried everything from 35' Class A's, and various configurations of Class C's. Now that we are retired, we chose to downsize to the Class B. It has everything the bigger ones have, just built more compact! It's easier to drive, gets 20mpg on the highway, and we never run into size restrictions in State or National Parks.
Northern Cali and Utah are definately on our "Bucket List".
When you are coming to Minnesota, let me know! It'd be great to get together while you are here. We can point you to some "must see" spots in MN.
Dave B
We have a Roadtrek 210 Popular Class B. We've had a Class A and a couple different Class C's over the years. My wife worked for an RV dealership, so we got to try out a lot of different rigs in the 10 years she worked there. We tried everything from 35' Class A's, and various configurations of Class C's. Now that we are retired, we chose to downsize to the Class B. It has everything the bigger ones have, just built more compact! It's easier to drive, gets 20mpg on the highway, and we never run into size restrictions in State or National Parks.
Northern Cali and Utah are definately on our "Bucket List".
When you are coming to Minnesota, let me know! It'd be great to get together while you are here. We can point you to some "must see" spots in MN.
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2 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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A year ago this week, we took our camper to New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, and Colorado.
Some pictures came up in one of my "A Year Ago" feeds.
It got me thinking they are appropriate for this thread ....
Dave B
PS The last picture is my wife and daughter, hiking a mountain trail. My daughter gave birth to our granddaughter the next day ....
Some pictures came up in one of my "A Year Ago" feeds.
It got me thinking they are appropriate for this thread ....
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PS The last picture is my wife and daughter, hiking a mountain trail. My daughter gave birth to our granddaughter the next day ....
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📝 CONSTRUCTION OF A CASE FOR DISPLAYING A SCALE MODEL SHIP
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Well thought out and beautifully done.
Very nice job, and one you can be proud of.
As Jumpugly said ... "an inspiration".
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Very nice job, and one you can be proud of.
As Jumpugly said ... "an inspiration".
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💬 Re: Aeronaut Solent renovation
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Good looking boat. It will be really nice when you finish!
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4 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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We had the opportunity to tour Norway in 2018. Beautiful country. We took the Fjord tour out of Flam.
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💬 Re: Trawler
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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So, that's about $2.00 USD? 🤣
Sorry, I couldn't help myself ....
I know, I'm bad .... This past summer while we were in Ottawa, even the Canadians were humorously disparaging the exchange rate. It certainly made the trip more affordable for us, though.
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Sorry, I couldn't help myself ....
I know, I'm bad .... This past summer while we were in Ottawa, even the Canadians were humorously disparaging the exchange rate. It certainly made the trip more affordable for us, though.
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📝 Light Up the Night at Lakefront Promenade Park, Oakville, Ontario
13 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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It was unseasonably warm here this past weekend as well. We had a record-breaking 91F (32.78C) on Saturday. Sunday was nearly as warm.
I too was involved in "lake activities" ... i.e. removing rafts, boats, docks, etc for the winter. I'm not done, but made good progress with the warm temps.
I think it is fair to say you were having more fun than me.
Dave
I too was involved in "lake activities" ... i.e. removing rafts, boats, docks, etc for the winter. I'm not done, but made good progress with the warm temps.
I think it is fair to say you were having more fun than me.
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📝 Three Springers at the SSMBC meet.
27 days ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Jumpugly,
You are correct. I found this info from "Mr. Google":
"Little Goose Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States, on the lower Snake River in southeast Washington."
Dave B
You are correct. I found this info from "Mr. Google":
"Little Goose Lock and Dam is a hydroelectric, concrete, run-of-the-river dam in the northwest United States, on the lower Snake River in southeast Washington."
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Sorry to hear your travels introduced Covid to you.
I hope the medication is effective for you.
Contracting an illness while travelling is always a concern, as one is exposed to so many opportunities for exposure.
Air travel, where you are sitting in an enclosed environment breathing the recycled air from 100's of fellow passengers for many hours, always concerns me.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Dave B
I hope the medication is effective for you.
Contracting an illness while travelling is always a concern, as one is exposed to so many opportunities for exposure.
Air travel, where you are sitting in an enclosed environment breathing the recycled air from 100's of fellow passengers for many hours, always concerns me.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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📝 Good Bye Scotland
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Wow! Quite a trip you had. Thanks for sharing it via pictures!
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📝 Historic ships on the Baltic coast.
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Great Pictures!! Thanks for sharing
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💬 Re: Midwest #960 Fireboat
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Chugalone,
I picked this up from an estate auction.
So, sadly, there are no build instructions, nor build info available.
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I picked this up from an estate auction.
So, sadly, there are no build instructions, nor build info available.
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📝 Ron in Scotland
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Ronald,
That is a magnificent museum, isn't it?
We were there 6-27-24.
Enjoy the vacation. Do you plan on seeing the Kelpies? Worth the drive!
Castle tours are great as well. A couple of favorites were Stirling, and Edinburgh.
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That is a magnificent museum, isn't it?
We were there 6-27-24.
Enjoy the vacation. Do you plan on seeing the Kelpies? Worth the drive!
Castle tours are great as well. A couple of favorites were Stirling, and Edinburgh.
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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No more guesses which car is mine, so I guess I'll tell.
In the picture, mine is the 3rd car from the right in the 2nd row from the top.
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In the picture, mine is the 3rd car from the right in the 2nd row from the top.
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📝 Forum Usage
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Lew,
I'm sorry if I am the member you are referring to.
I put them in the "Animals and Nature" section which is in the "non-hobby chat" section, because many of them (although admittedly not all) were scenery/nature pics.
That section seemed to have other similar posts.
If they were unacceptable, I apologize.
I will try to contain myself better in the future.
Dave B
I'm sorry if I am the member you are referring to.
I put them in the "Animals and Nature" section which is in the "non-hobby chat" section, because many of them (although admittedly not all) were scenery/nature pics.
That section seemed to have other similar posts.
If they were unacceptable, I apologize.
I will try to contain myself better in the future.
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Chris,
Thank you for the kind words. Your TT is a sharp car as well.
I think I only spotted one Fiat in the group. But ... there were SO many cars one couldn't see them all. I heard there were a total of 6 25th Anniversary Edition cars like mine registered, but only saw two others.
There were 14-19 different group drives on Friday and Saturday of the event, so we were scattered all throughout the countryside surrounding Ottawa.
My wife and I were on the road a total of 18 days (4025.4 miles or 6478.25Km), as we drove down to West Virginia to visit our daughter and family after the Canada event. I averaged 33.64 MPG (14.30Km/L) for the trip, which I was quite pleased with.
And, you are spot on with the luggage space. Miatas have dismally small trunks. We had stuff behind the seats, down by my wife's legs, etc. We actually UPS'd a box of dirty clothes home from WV, to make the luggage situation more tolerable on the drive home.
I bet the 2 week tour of Scotland was a great experience! We were there for 10 days last year, but on an escorted bus tour.
Dave
Thank you for the kind words. Your TT is a sharp car as well.
I think I only spotted one Fiat in the group. But ... there were SO many cars one couldn't see them all. I heard there were a total of 6 25th Anniversary Edition cars like mine registered, but only saw two others.
There were 14-19 different group drives on Friday and Saturday of the event, so we were scattered all throughout the countryside surrounding Ottawa.
My wife and I were on the road a total of 18 days (4025.4 miles or 6478.25Km), as we drove down to West Virginia to visit our daughter and family after the Canada event. I averaged 33.64 MPG (14.30Km/L) for the trip, which I was quite pleased with.
And, you are spot on with the luggage space. Miatas have dismally small trunks. We had stuff behind the seats, down by my wife's legs, etc. We actually UPS'd a box of dirty clothes home from WV, to make the luggage situation more tolerable on the drive home.
I bet the 2 week tour of Scotland was a great experience! We were there for 10 days last year, but on an escorted bus tour.
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💬 Re: New acquisition - Southampton Tug
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Who makes (made??) that?
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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The 25th Anniversary was 2015.
1100 cars sold worldwide. 115 in the US (for some reason, the UK got a disproportionate 750!).
Soul Red with Black power retractable hardtop, and "special color" charcoal wheels.
The picture on the car ferry is taken from the drivers seat of mine.
1100 cars sold worldwide. 115 in the US (for some reason, the UK got a disproportionate 750!).
Soul Red with Black power retractable hardtop, and "special color" charcoal wheels.
The picture on the car ferry is taken from the drivers seat of mine.
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Doug ...
WAY off base on the car. LOL
I gave a hint with the reference to "25th Anniversary Edition" car
Dave B
WAY off base on the car. LOL
I gave a hint with the reference to "25th Anniversary Edition" car
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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A few more pictures .....
At one lunch stop, our "server" was Bella, a robot.
There are a couple of pictures of the car ferry we took from Ontario to Quebec.
Some pictures from the registration for the Canada's Capital Miata Meet.
A picture from our hike in the Mason-Dixon State Park. At one point, I am holding hands with my wife, who was in Pennsylvania while I was in West Virginia ...
At one lunch stop, our "server" was Bella, a robot.
There are a couple of pictures of the car ferry we took from Ontario to Quebec.
Some pictures from the registration for the Canada's Capital Miata Meet.
A picture from our hike in the Mason-Dixon State Park. At one point, I am holding hands with my wife, who was in Pennsylvania while I was in West Virginia ...
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Doug, I've had 3 MX-5 Miatas. A1990, 2008, and now this 2015 25th Anniversary Edition. To me, they will always be called Miata. Great little cars, as long as you remember to pack like you are on a motorcycle (we have previous experience).
Jump, yes, we have been blessed with excellent weather most days of the trip. AND, yes, we did enjoy some wine tasting (a couple of the pictures I posted were from wine tasting).
Ron, try as we did, the meetup couldn't be fit in. We were travelling with a group, and you had "Grandpa Duty". Hopefully some day we can make it happen.
Dave B
Jump, yes, we have been blessed with excellent weather most days of the trip. AND, yes, we did enjoy some wine tasting (a couple of the pictures I posted were from wine tasting).
Ron, try as we did, the meetup couldn't be fit in. We were travelling with a group, and you had "Grandpa Duty". Hopefully some day we can make it happen.
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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We have been on a road trip for the last couple of weeks.
We left our home, traveled north to Duluth, and then followed the north shore of Lakes Superior and Huron on to Ottawa, where we met up with 160+ other Miatas for a 4-day event where we explored some of the many roads and sights around Ottawa. After that, we ventured south to the Finger Lakes/Watkins Glen area for a couple of days. We then headed south to West Virginia to visit our daughter and her family for a few days. We will be leaving here on Tuesday 8/26, to start winding our way home. Here are a couple of pictures from our trip ....
PS Bonus points go to anybody who can guess which Miata is mine in the group picture below ... 😂
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We left our home, traveled north to Duluth, and then followed the north shore of Lakes Superior and Huron on to Ottawa, where we met up with 160+ other Miatas for a 4-day event where we explored some of the many roads and sights around Ottawa. After that, we ventured south to the Finger Lakes/Watkins Glen area for a couple of days. We then headed south to West Virginia to visit our daughter and her family for a few days. We will be leaving here on Tuesday 8/26, to start winding our way home. Here are a couple of pictures from our trip ....
PS Bonus points go to anybody who can guess which Miata is mine in the group picture below ... 😂
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2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Awesome find! What a beautiful boat! Congratulations!
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📝 120 th anniversary
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Congratulations on this landmark event!
Very impressive.
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Very impressive.
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📝 Ready-to-run Model Boats
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Lewz,
I believe there is a place for both Model kits and RTR in the hobby. I have an Aquacraft Fire Rescue, Bristol Bay, Cajun Commander Airboat, Atlantic Tug, as well as Kyosho Jetski, Surfer Dude, and Streamliner.
These are all in my harbor alongside my kit-built boats.
Several Club members have the Proboat Horizon Harbor Tug, which they use as a rescue boat.
If being able to buy an RTR boat gets people into RC boating, I say, "Why not?"
Dave B
I believe there is a place for both Model kits and RTR in the hobby. I have an Aquacraft Fire Rescue, Bristol Bay, Cajun Commander Airboat, Atlantic Tug, as well as Kyosho Jetski, Surfer Dude, and Streamliner.
These are all in my harbor alongside my kit-built boats.
Several Club members have the Proboat Horizon Harbor Tug, which they use as a rescue boat.
If being able to buy an RTR boat gets people into RC boating, I say, "Why not?"
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📝 Youngsters at the pond
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Hermank,
I added a couple of additional pictures to the original post, which show more details.
If you would like, private message me and I can put you in contact with the club member who built the control consoles (or helms if you prefer).
I'm sure he will be glad to share greater details about their construction.
Dave B
I added a couple of additional pictures to the original post, which show more details.
If you would like, private message me and I can put you in contact with the club member who built the control consoles (or helms if you prefer).
I'm sure he will be glad to share greater details about their construction.
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📝 Youngsters at the pond
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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That is the reason the Edina Model Yacht Club added our two Vac-U-Tugs. They are stable, the battery lasts a long time, the consoles we have built make "piloting" easy and safe (can't be accidentally dropped in the pond ... LOL).
The steering and throttle are spring-loaded to return to the neutral position if a youngster gets distracted or walks away.
AND, the young crowd LOVES them! We have a line waiting to use them at every event we have them present.
Dave B
The steering and throttle are spring-loaded to return to the neutral position if a youngster gets distracted or walks away.
AND, the young crowd LOVES them! We have a line waiting to use them at every event we have them present.
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3 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Jumpugly & Ronald,
I have toured both Taliesin in Wisconsin and Taliesin West, as well as a couple of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes and the Gas Station in Cloquet MN.
As a youth, I had a friend who lived in a FLW house. At that time in my life I just thought it was some weirdly designed house. Looking back, I certainly now appreciate what a beautiful home it was.
Wright was most definitely a visionary and leading-edge architect.
The house I currently live in was designed by a gentleman who incorporated a lot of Wright's concepts in his house designs.
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I have toured both Taliesin in Wisconsin and Taliesin West, as well as a couple of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes and the Gas Station in Cloquet MN.
As a youth, I had a friend who lived in a FLW house. At that time in my life I just thought it was some weirdly designed house. Looking back, I certainly now appreciate what a beautiful home it was.
Wright was most definitely a visionary and leading-edge architect.
The house I currently live in was designed by a gentleman who incorporated a lot of Wright's concepts in his house designs.
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📝 A question for our American shipmates.
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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The last few weeks we have been working on downsizing and decluttering. As a part of that process, I have been posting stuff we want to purge on Facebook Marketplace. Let me tell you, if there ever was a magnet for Karens, Online marketplaces are it! Sheesh, I've never dealt with so many self-important uptight people in my life! (Ma'am, the chair is $10 because it IS used!)
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📝 A question for our American shipmates.
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman ( Commodore)
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Chum,
Let's slow down a minute.
I see no need to pick on FREE BEER! 😊
Just sayin .....
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Let's slow down a minute.
I see no need to pick on FREE BEER! 😊
Just sayin .....
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