the way we were

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    peter radclyffe, Mar 5, 2011
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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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    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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    it may have been rescorsinsal, , cascophen, aerolite or aerodux
     
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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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    Looking at the shot of the diagonal planking it looks like linen or canvas between the layers
     
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    thought it was bout barbara streisand's memory's but that was a real PT boat eh?
     
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    lol:D
     
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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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    Thanks most of all for not showing a Barbra Streisand(gag, cough) video.
     
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    Ok

    LOL, agreed
     
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