32nd Parallel Catalog Scan - Circa 1988

[RCSubGuy]

We were lucky enough to have had an original color copy of the 32nd Parallel Catalog from 1988 brought to SUBFEST this year. I took some photos and created a PDF document from them. It's fun to look back and see the excellent work that Simon and Sheila did back then.

Here is the link on my Google Drive.

[Alucard]

Thank you for doing this< took a quick look and seems interesting, I look forward to reading it and appreciate your effort in this.

[trout]

Wow, that brings back memories! I poured over their catalogs!

[SubSteve]

Wow, that brings back memories! I poured over their catalogs!

Oh, me too! I wore the printing off the cover IIRC. Wound up ordering the Type 23 but never finished it.

[trout]

I went to a hobby shop in SoCal and they convinced me to get the Darnell Type VII instead of the 32nd. I wish I never followed their advice. just to think this was 4 decades ago makes me feel VERY old.

[Das Boot]

First boat I ever built. The Type XXIII. Good build. Horrible leaking box.

[Das Boot]

Seems Simon and Sheila vanished from the face of the Earth.

[Das Boot]

Oh, me too! I wore the printing off the cover IIRC. Wound up ordering the Type 23 but never finished it.

You still have it?

[goshawk823]

I still have a hard copy somewhere in my files. Loved the cover with the Type VIIc underwater on the back.

[SubSteve]

You still have it?

No, sorry, I sold it some time ago. The new owner finished it so he had something "small" to run when he didn't want to haul out the 32 Parallel Fleet Boat.

[wlambing]

I seem to recall news of them both passing years ago. I could be wrong, but I think one of them had developed cancer. The news was put out in the SCR shortly after.

[redboat219]

Did the 32nd Parallel boat utilize a dry hull?

[Das Boot]

It had a container with a lid that housed the motor and electronics. The rest was wet.