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19-02-2006
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Real Name: Jason My Models: I build yachts, Tugs, and subs-Type7-Blueback-LA... Visit magpie's Gallery
Posts: 186
| Another POW (German) built model Pondie
Hi guys
Here's a couple of pics of a pond yacht that I recently restored for a guy who's grandfather was a POW in Germany in WW2. I had a ball doing her up and re-rigging her etc. On the day he was picking her up to take her back to his state (interstate truck driver) it blew 7 bells and I didn't get to test sail her with him!#&%##+#
A nice little boat. The hull is solid maple carved out of furniture and some of the original iron bits are on her too.
Jason | 
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19-02-2006
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Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Edinburgh Real Name: Chris My Models: Mainly boats, some cars , but most RC Visit adzam's Gallery
Posts: 1,053
| very nice jason, what sort of size was she ? | |
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19-02-2006
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#3 (permalink)
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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Lovely job Magpie. It must have given you a tremendous sense of satisfaction to restore such a boat. It is really nice to see something old looked after and returned to glory ready do do another few years sterling service. | |
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20-02-2006
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Real Name: Jason My Models: I build yachts, Tugs, and subs-Type7-Blueback-LA... Visit magpie's Gallery
Posts: 186
| Size?
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Originally Posted by adzam very nice jason, what sort of size was she ? | Thanks Adz
She's 18 X 3 1/2 inches. | |
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20-02-2006
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Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Real Name: Jason My Models: I build yachts, Tugs, and subs-Type7-Blueback-LA... Visit magpie's Gallery
Posts: 186
| Thanks
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Originally Posted by Bunkerbarge Lovely job Magpie. It must have given you a tremendous sense of satisfaction to restore such a boat. It is really nice to see something old looked after and returned to glory ready do do another few years sterling service. | Thanks Bunk
It is a lot of fun. I've done a few restore jobs for people for fun. There's less pressure on you when you do it that way. This doesn't mean you don't do as good a job, just a more relaxed one.
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20-02-2006
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Halifax, Yorks: Nassau, Bahama's:Port Canaveral, USA: and all points in between. Real Name: Richard My Models: Robbe U-47, Deans Marine Cossack, Steam Coaster, Revell U-Boat, Motorcycles. Visit Bunkerbarge's Gallery
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Jason,
A very well put together, interesting and informative web site. I will be having a closer look at the Robbe U-47 build as it is something I want to do in the next year or so.
The yacht restoration really was a lovely job and I have so much respect for someone who takes on such a job volountarily and does it for no more than the love of restoring a beautiful old boat. | |
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21-02-2006
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| | Scale Model Member
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Real Name: Jason My Models: I build yachts, Tugs, and subs-Type7-Blueback-LA... Visit magpie's Gallery
Posts: 186
| Thanks for the extremely nice words fellas!!!
Jason | |
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