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📝 Calling it a day.
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Hang in there Bill and try to get some more opinions. From personal experience, jumping to the "head of the class" as always been my motto as far as diagnoses are concerned. Keep fighting the good fight. You know we've got your back in the cheerleading department!
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📝 I miss Graupner!!! And Robbe too.
2 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Amen to all our long lost shops and kits. I still have an ancient Sterling King Fish in the stash. A buddy of mine had the super cool Graupner Prinzess with the outboard that I always wanted. There's one on ebay now. Don't like relying on ebay, the hit you take in the wallet can be brutal. It's the luck of stumbling across something on the cheap in the local thrift store, or a basket case worth restoring that has become one of life's little pleasures.
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💬 Re: Lulonga River Tug
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Very Cool!
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📝 Blast from my past
3 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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River Rat! With a wonderful engine detail! Simply...
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📝 Blast from my past
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Now that's total dedication! 😉
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📝 Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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It's the Cathead! I actually knew that, but wasn't sure what part of the mechanism you meant. All good. 😊
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📝 Blast from my past
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Wonderful kits, easy to build, but all the work went into the finish. Much like the real thing!
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📝 Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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That's a tough one Alessandro...could be the "hawse hole block" or the "paid out." Not too sure...post a picture of the area for me. 😊
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📝 Blast from my past
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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FANTASTIC Ed! Looks like the classic 36" Dumas Miss Unlimited shovelnose kit. Those nitro O.P.S. marine engines screamed!
Here's my Dad's ancient fire damaged 36" that I restored as Miss Wahoo. The smaller version Dumas kit was sold as the 24" Miss Thriftway. I did up my damaged Miss Thriftway as the legendary Hawaii Kai. Both kits were black as pitch and crusty, but the wood hardened from the heat like stone. I was happy with the resto on both.
Here's my Dad's ancient fire damaged 36" that I restored as Miss Wahoo. The smaller version Dumas kit was sold as the 24" Miss Thriftway. I did up my damaged Miss Thriftway as the legendary Hawaii Kai. Both kits were black as pitch and crusty, but the wood hardened from the heat like stone. I was happy with the resto on both.
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📝 Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
5 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Alessandro...
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📝 Question of the Day?
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Slowly making a comeback...slowly!
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💬 Re: Sun's out, Jonny's out
6 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Awesome work! And the multi gang winch is very cool! Excellent Westeind!👍
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💬 Re: Oppie
7 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Stotty!
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💬 Re: Lake Union Dreamboat
8 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Thank you for sharing yours and the boat’s provenance Brightwork! Such wonderful memories.
One of life’s great pleasures in my book is taking something old and returning it to its former glory. Cheers! And keep those pix coming!!!
One of life’s great pleasures in my book is taking something old and returning it to its former glory. Cheers! And keep those pix coming!!!
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Yes sir, the wood railings screamed custom ordered to me too. Custom or not they sure are beautiful!
There’s just something about the big Connie’s and commanders… to see One in the water nowadays is a real treat. Anything over 40 feet with a lot of wood will grab anyone’s attention!😀
There’s just something about the big Connie’s and commanders… to see One in the water nowadays is a real treat. Anything over 40 feet with a lot of wood will grab anyone’s attention!😀
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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The book is called: "CHRIS CRAFT The Essential Guide" by Jerry Conrad, Copyright 2002 by The Mariners' Museum. It's over 700 pages long and lists everything they built at the Main Division from 1922 to 1977 including their kit boats and sailboats. And they then devote an additional 275 pages to all of Chris Craft's subdivisions including the steel Roamer Hulls. Great Book.
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Alessandro, when I get home I will send along the info on the book. It’s quite a tome. 😆
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Brightwork, Found it! Here ya' go...from my copy of the CC Encyclopedia. 😉
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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An absolutely astounding commission piece BW! I will check my CC reference books for more specs if you like. 😊
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💬 Re: 1949 40' Chris Craft Challenger
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Brightwork!
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📝 Question of the Day?
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Totally Cash! It’s a monster! A search for plans may be difficult. But, gotta love the internet. 😉
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📝 Question of the Day?
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Wow H! That’s an incredible build and obviously a labor of love. Tremendous workmanship!
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📝 Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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📝 Modello RC scala 1/60, di piroscafo armato a goletta, liberamente ispirato alle cannoniere classe US
10 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Alessandro:
Here is a really great build of a Dhalgren set up. It may be of some use.😊.
-- Guy.
Here is a really great build of a Dhalgren set up. It may be of some use.😊.
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📝 Question of the Day?
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Amen Roy!
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📝 Fighting Lights
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Now that's a tough one, but stumbled across these notes below...The last note is interesting. No mention of morse code. 🤔
A ship's masthead light shows that the ship is moving under power. At the bow you have forward/sideways arc red and green bow lights (port and starboard).
At the stern you have aft/sideways arc stern light.
This combination allows another ship at night to work out the direction the ship is moving.
The masthead light (forward/sideways arc) between the bow and stern lights and positioned higher shows that the ship is under power.
In addition, on top of the mast, are other red and white (360°) lights to show if the ship is fishing, towing, not under command or anchored.
One third the way up the front of the mast and facing forward/sideways is the 'masthead' light. At night if sailing only the tricolour is lit. If motoring the tricolour is unlit and the bow, masthead, and stern lights are lit.
A ship's masthead light shows that the ship is moving under power. At the bow you have forward/sideways arc red and green bow lights (port and starboard).
At the stern you have aft/sideways arc stern light.
This combination allows another ship at night to work out the direction the ship is moving.
The masthead light (forward/sideways arc) between the bow and stern lights and positioned higher shows that the ship is under power.
In addition, on top of the mast, are other red and white (360°) lights to show if the ship is fishing, towing, not under command or anchored.
One third the way up the front of the mast and facing forward/sideways is the 'masthead' light. At night if sailing only the tricolour is lit. If motoring the tricolour is unlit and the bow, masthead, and stern lights are lit.
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📝 Question of the Day?
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Yesir Cash, and as result the updated version is pretty pricey. Hang in there Doogle, it's good to know it's there! 😉
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📝 Question of the Day?
11 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Revell made a nice kit of it. But, the big Billings rc kit is definitely on my bucket list. 😉
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📝 Question of the Day?
12 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Gee whiz two correct in a row. I have stumbled mightily of late. 😉
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📝 Question of the Day?
14 days ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly ( Lieutenant Commander)
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Crashing and burning at the moment. Sheesh! 😉
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