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Old 03-05-2011, 02:38 PM
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Old 03-05-2011, 04:36 PM
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That is one of the coolest videos I've seen in a while. What ingenuity it reflects!
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Old 03-06-2011, 12:46 AM
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I liked that one too. I had a little trouble following the Brit doing the speaking though.

I wonder what glue they used on those laminated wood hulls? And how long might they have lasted?
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Old 03-06-2011, 01:11 AM
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it may have been rescorsinsal, , cascophen, aerolite or aerodux
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Old 03-06-2011, 04:10 AM
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Great stuff Peter, loved the girls roving up & the steam box & tomming down the hog. Tally Ho! Onwards to Victory! Well done I say thrusting my yankee pump screwdriver like a sword!
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Old 03-06-2011, 04:20 AM
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I liked that one too. I had a little trouble following the Brit doing the speaking though.

I wonder what glue they used on those laminated wood hulls? And how long might they have lasted?
Looking at the shot of the diagonal planking it looks like linen or canvas between the layers
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Old 03-06-2011, 06:19 AM
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Looking at the shot of the diagonal planking it looks like linen or canvas between the layers
thought it was bout barbara streisand's memory's but that was a real PT boat eh?
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Old 03-06-2011, 08:30 AM
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Great stuff Peter, loved the girls roving up & the steam box & tomming down the hog. Tally Ho! Onwards to Victory! Well done I say thrusting my yankee pump screwdriver like a sword!
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Old 03-06-2011, 10:32 AM
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Thanks for that most enjoyable ,That moulding technology thrived for many more years ,locally ,at Fairy Marine on the River Hamble lower down Southampton Water.
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Old 03-06-2011, 06:40 PM
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Thanks most of all for not showing a Barbra Streisand(gag, cough) video.
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Old 03-06-2011, 10:47 PM
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