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  • He Who Shall Not Be Named
    Moderator
    • Aug 2008
    • 12318

    You gotta get some of that 40-pound RenShape, Mark. Keep swinging, you're winning this fight.

    David
    Who is John Galt?

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    • greenman407
      Admiral
      • Feb 2009
      • 7530

      Gotcha Dave. Shaping the rudder using a belt sander and a pair of Vice grip pliers. Unconventional to be sure but its my way.
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      • greenman407
        Admiral
        • Feb 2009
        • 7530

        Guys, I need some pictures or drawings or a link or something about the masts. I have very little info. HELP!!!The Titanic
        IT TAKES GREAT INTELLIGENCE TO FAKE SUCH STUPIDITY!

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        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
          Moderator
          • Aug 2008
          • 12318

          Me too, Mark. I got noth'n

          David
          Who is John Galt?

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          • Subculture
            Admiral
            • Feb 2009
            • 2121

            I guess this is obvious, but have you contacted the Albacore museum to see if they can help you out?

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            • greenman407
              Admiral
              • Feb 2009
              • 7530

              Well now, thats a thought. I have their book and every picture that I can find on the net but maybe a phone call or email to them might bear fruit.
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              • greenman407
                Admiral
                • Feb 2009
                • 7530

                I talked to the head guy there today quite by accident. They are closed until Feb 23. He just happened to walk in and the phone was ringing. He said that he was going to work on sending me something. We will see. In the meantime I found more pictures.
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                • greenman407
                  Admiral
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 7530

                  In the first picture taken from the tugboat, the information coming back was that the Albacores hull was so efficient that it kept almost running over the tug as they moved toward her final resting place. In the second and forth pictures you can clearly see the sail rudder is hard to port
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                  • greenman407
                    Admiral
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 7530

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                    • greenman407
                      Admiral
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 7530

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                      • greenman407
                        Admiral
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 7530

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                        • He Who Shall Not Be Named
                          Moderator
                          • Aug 2008
                          • 12318

                          Oh ... Man! You've outdone yourself, Mark. These are beautiful!

                          David
                          Who is John Galt?

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                          • greenman407
                            Admiral
                            • Feb 2009
                            • 7530

                            Thanks Dave! More to come today with a few of them specific to the masts.
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                            • greenman407
                              Admiral
                              • Feb 2009
                              • 7530

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                              • greenman407
                                Admiral
                                • Feb 2009
                                • 7530

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