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💬 Re: SSMBC (Florida) model boat meet on July 21, 2024
4 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay (
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If that American Spirit is the one that serviced the Southwstern oil platforms, I rode her one New Year’s Day weekend from San Diego to Ensenada to celebrate New Year’s weekend. Smooth ride south, but tougher ride home as the waves were hitting her on the side and causing constant rolling.
When we got back to San Diego, the drug sniffing dogs greeted us “Happy New Year!”🤗
When we got back to San Diego, the drug sniffing dogs greeted us “Happy New Year!”🤗
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💬 Re: CGINGA1V
9 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Wow! Looks like a hidden motor, since she goes so fast, but I know that speed is from your well researched and well constructed sails.
Yawl did a wonderful job! 🤗
Yawl did a wonderful job! 🤗
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💬 Re: Muscongus Bay Smack
16 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Your Grandfather’s Smack is a bit farther along than one I started many years ago. I got the large kit from Laughing Whale, who later sold it and the smaller version to Midwest. At some point I found that the plans had been lost, but I was able to get a new set from Laughing Whale.
My partially built hull has seen four moves, and now the kit and radio parts are in storage. I need to get my shop set up before bringing it home. But your Grandfather’s model raised some good memories. Looking forward to seeing you complete it. 😋
My partially built hull has seen four moves, and now the kit and radio parts are in storage. I need to get my shop set up before bringing it home. But your Grandfather’s model raised some good memories. Looking forward to seeing you complete it. 😋
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💬 Re: Deans Marine City of Ely
20 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Looks like the main issues are masts, some favors and rigging. I bet you will get her looking new! 🤔
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💬 Re: Fairey Swordman
22 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Very pretty. Send us some pics on the water.
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💬 Re: Lydia Eva restoration
22 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Looks very nice already. What will be the focus of your restoration? Exterior detailing, internal power and lighting?
Looking forward to it.
Looking forward to it.
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💬 Re: CGINGA1V
22 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Beautiful model, and for me, in record time. Will love seeing her on the water! 😃
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💬 Re: Yard Sale Find
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Weil, since they were built in Scotland, that explains the accents in the Para Handy episodes that I have recorded! 😄
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💬 Re: Yard Sale Find
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Chum: your puffer looks great! Great to see her ‘doing her job!’
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💬 Re: Yard Sale Find
23 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Garth: I too had no knowledge regarding a flat bottom. I have some plans, so will have to check them. 🤔
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📝 Sail servos
25 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I have a sailing yacht in my ‘to do’ file. Watching with interest.🤔
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💬 Re: Anteo
26 days ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Fabulous job! Will love to see her on the water!😁
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📝 Sterling Lumba-Lumba
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Are you kidding - back in my day, Pittmans were Cadillacs, and I could only afford Volkswagens! 🙄
Are you kidding - back in my day, Pittmans were Cadillacs, and I could only afford Volkswagens! 🙄
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📝 Steam tugboat tow hooks
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Not knowing what - if anything she towed, I can only surmise that she was built that way before her assignment to that duty station.
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📝 Steam tugboat tow hooks
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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When towing more than one line of tugs, they will often run a line to the lead barge in each row, so they could run a line to each hook.
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💬 Re: Rudder servo
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Very nice!
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💬 Re: CGINGA1V
1 month ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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I know you have put in a great deal of time on this model, but it reminds me of what the Counselor said when I was thinking about going to Law School when I was 46. “How old will you be four years from now, if you don’t come to school?” she asked.
“Nearly 50,” I replied.
“And how old will you be if you go back to school and graduate?” she asked.
“Still nearly 50.” So after all the time you have spent - which I am sure you enjoy, planning, then building, writing to the group, etc., you won’t be any older, but you will have a one of a kind ship of which you can be very proud. From here it seems that time is very well spent - both for you, and your fellow shipmates looking for ideas.
You have done a wonderful job thus far, and I look forward to completion and sailing.
“Nearly 50,” I replied.
“And how old will you be if you go back to school and graduate?” she asked.
“Still nearly 50.” So after all the time you have spent - which I am sure you enjoy, planning, then building, writing to the group, etc., you won’t be any older, but you will have a one of a kind ship of which you can be very proud. From here it seems that time is very well spent - both for you, and your fellow shipmates looking for ideas.
You have done a wonderful job thus far, and I look forward to completion and sailing.
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💬 Re: Another Tug
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Great choice of prototypes to follow. I have always loved the older tugs.
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📝 Kyosho RC Boats ....
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Sorry to hear about the restrictions on fuel powered boats. Are there similar restrictions on model aircraft?🤔
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💬 Re: PCF 314
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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VERY nice! If you put crew on board for the time when I was there, you would have to have Vietnamese crewmen with some US advisors, all Senior to the Vietnamese.
(Obviously brought back some memories.)
Looking at your shop, there are many examples of your fine craftsmanship!
(Obviously brought back some memories.)
Looking at your shop, there are many examples of your fine craftsmanship!
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📝 While in Victoria
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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The Victoria model ship building society clearly has a lot of talent, based on those photos.
As for the museums I visited, it was in the 90’s, and any photos have not been located or unpacked from my last move.
As for the museums I visited, it was in the 90’s, and any photos have not been located or unpacked from my last move.
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📝 Renaming boat!. Unlucky or superstitious
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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If you follow some of the tug and shipping (full size) websites, you will see that most tugs and some full sized passenger and cargo vessels have changed owners and names several times.
(I can’t speak for the ship that recently took out the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Don’t know if she changed names.)
(I can’t speak for the ship that recently took out the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Don’t know if she changed names.)
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📝 While in Victoria
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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And for us stateside, there is the Maritime Museum at Fall River at with the USS Massachusetts nearby, and Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. 🤗
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📝 International Model Boat Show SA - Update & Cancellation Notice
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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💬 Re: Ulises
2 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Absolutely beautiful! Just one more photo needed - Ulisis on the water!😉😊
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📝 Light at the end of the tunnel?
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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It may be taking a while, but progress is now possible. 🤗
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📝 In Loving Memory of my dad Peter, aka Mallory.
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Sincere condolences to you, your family and his friends. At some time when you can resume your activities, you will remember things you did and realize the wealth of his legacy. It may take quite a while, but life will get better.
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📝 Crew
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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Roy - my last post was from DiecastModelsWholesale.com. Postage on your whole order is the same as postage for one item. If you find several things you want it helps the cost.
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📝 Crew
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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This might be your C/O: Do a search on American Diorama for other sailor figures.
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📝 Crew
3 months ago by 🇺🇸 Peejay ( Sub-Lieutenant)
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What scale is your crew? There are people who do figures with 3-D modeling, and can rescale them to a different size.
Alternatively, I looked at play sets in places like ‘The Dollar Store’ and found a plastic set of firemen that could be operated on to be my crew figures for a trawler.
Alternatively, I looked at play sets in places like ‘The Dollar Store’ and found a plastic set of firemen that could be operated on to be my crew figures for a trawler.
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