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    ๐Ÿ“ Dental Water Pic ?
    4 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Ron, i hav been thinking of doing that as well. Simpler than finding & fixing the leak!!

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    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Zwart Zee
    7 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Garth, how big will the steam museum pond be this year?? Same as 2023??

    ๐Ÿ“ Easter greetings
    24 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    I saw the Easter Bunny !

    ๐Ÿ“ Help with wiring 2 motors please
    29 days ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Wonderful tech discussion will assist me greatly in an upcoming Springer tug.
    Now off to vote in our federal election.

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Graupner Optimist
    1 month ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Amazing what you can find in your sock drawer when push comes to shove. Currently I have three sock drawers so there is probably some good nautical bits at the bottom of each of them๐Ÿค”

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Another hurricane
    1 month ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Isaac, always intrigued by pix of other modellers' workshops. THANKS !!

    ๐Ÿ“ Animal and nature photos to enjoy.
    1 month ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    In the late 1800s my great-great-uncle pulled his sixshooter & killed his parrot...who had just pooped in his hat. Uncle Jim had a very short fuse when he had been drinking out there in the Wild West

    ๐Ÿ“ Animal and nature photos to enjoy.
    1 month ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    So the question is, who gets him when your LAST WILL & TESTZMENT is read ??๐Ÿค” ..... the parrot i mean

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Graupner Optimist
    2 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Envious of your wee drillpress & very tidy basement!! Looking forward to sailing with you this summer at SPENCER'S in Burlington & (hopefully) LAKEFRONT PROMENADE in Port Credit/Mississauga

    ๐Ÿ“ Anyone use drill batteries
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Adapters for most of the major Tool ranges are available from Amazon. What you are asking about was pretty common practice back around 2002 when I first got back into flying model planes. That is around the time that electric flight really "took flight". The belt reduction system in many early cordless power tools was a real benefit to those who wanted to swing very large props. I don't use drill batteries myself I try to avoid LIPOs and prefer NIMH for safety.

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Aeronaut Anna 3
    3 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    I adore that lamp just outside the wheelhouse door๐Ÿ‘

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    ๐Ÿ“ Making an Emma Jr.
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Your photos and your write-up are definitely appreciated. I tried counting your clamps, I seem to get a different number each time, somewhere in the vicinity of 29 or 30 in the picture

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: William Lyon MacKenzie
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Good to see my Toronto tax $$$$$ being put to good use !!๐Ÿค”

    ๐Ÿ“ Making an Emma Jr.
    4 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Ron, i always enjoy your workshop's "background clutter"๐Ÿค—

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Submarine, type 1x c/40 U190
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Which frequency band are you intending to operate in??

    ๐Ÿ“ Christmas Cards
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Canada is in the throes of a national postal strike. No end in sight. You are not going to receive Parcels from the UK in a timely manner. The US postal service is not even accepting mail from American citizens to be shoved over to Canada๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜”

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Shrimp fishing boat Capt CJ
    5 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    What is the loa, the beam, and total height from Keel to the very top of the masts or fishing rigging that is sticking up so far??

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Half Hull side project.
    6 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Jumpugly, i too really like 1/2-hull models. Look fwd to seeing your interior. I was at a model train show recently, picked up a waterline model of a lobster boat. Very nicely weathered. Looks to be 1:20 or 1:22, so Garden-scale. Just needs a figure or two. Has lobster traps with floats.

    ๐Ÿ“ Animal and nature photos to enjoy.
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Corning is a must-see even for non-technical persons. I watched glassworkers from the gallery. They insert a pontil rod into the open furnace & extract a glowing blob of molten glass, then form it into things such as $$$$$ paperweights. Don't be thinking you can purchase something inexpensive in the "giftshop", take a hi-limit creditcard with you. But it is worth the trip to see 13th century technology in operation.

    ๐Ÿ“ Halloween today in Canada 2024-10-31
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    The primary beneficiaries of Halloween are the candy manufacturers and the dentists ๐Ÿค‘
    Gisela's Twingo (portmanteau of twist, swing, go) shud not be confused with the TwinGo a breastfeeding pillow for mothers with twins. Does she still hav it? (The city car, i mean.)

    ๐Ÿ“ Boat storage case
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Doorskins are an inexpensive source of 1/8" mahogany plywood. They typically measure 24-30" wide, 7ft long. I got mine at a HOME HARDWARE Building Centre. They are not marine grade which would guarantee that they have no voids within the Plies, but I have used these for years for many different types of woodworking projects and I have never encountered a Troublesome void yet

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    ๐Ÿ“ Shipyard holidays
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    PeeJay, you have a very interesting life history. While I am in Canada, I will still say "thank you for your service" ๐Ÿ‘

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    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Its autumn in Toronto, Canada. (there are 4 "Toronto"s in the USA)

    ๐Ÿ“ Time changeover
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Here in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) we will do the time change " FALL back " at 2am, NOV 2nd. Then at 10:30 in the morning we hav a significant meeting. Most seem to arrive on time even tho the clock has shifted.๐Ÿค—

    ๐Ÿ“ Fun at the lake
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Thanks Lew, your picture is just a reminder of how dependent we have become on 911 to solve problems.

    ๐Ÿ“ Fun at the lake
    7 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Issac, is that corrugated sheetmetal over your windows?? In the mid-90s i was in CapeCod & they were nailing 4x8 sheets of plywood over the windows of the Kennedy Compound

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Nearing the finish line now
    8 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Quite intriguing mast, all those lights. Would you be willing to tell us the significance of each of those lights in the very clear picture of the mast

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ Re: Andrea Gail
    8 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    BRISTOL BAY trawler with $3 lite string from Dollarama

    ๐Ÿ“ Apologies for non participation
    8 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    Doogle you have my sympathies in your loss. I have had to have a number of dogs put to sleep, not to mention many cats, ended up is always a sad occasionโ˜น๏ธ

    ๐Ÿ“ Filling gaps in decks
    9 months ago by ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ RodC ( Lieutenant)
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    I got a small bottle of acetone at Dollarama, that is our Dollar Store chain here in Southern Ontario. It is the traditional nail polish remover, it is also very good for getting varnish type Coatings off of copper wire so that it can be soldered๐Ÿ‘



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