mogogear
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New member helloHello all- I am a new member from the US. Fairly new to steam as of about 3-4 months ago... so I have a pretty steep learning curve. Not a lot in my bio that is relevant - have a stationary Jensen 25 - cast base and a fleet of boats.
A Bowman , a Modeen and some old vintage home-builts .. nothing fancy.
I look forward to interacting, learning and swapping stories here.
Cheers from Portland Oregon!!
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Nick
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Great to see you here! 
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mogogear
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And you---
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MFSteam
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HI Mo
Welcome
Glad to see you are getting your feet wet with the fleet over here 
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John Chapman
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Hi Mo welcome to the forum, nice to see you here.
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Spokesmann
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Welcome aboard!
Mike
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Mamod Collector
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Welcome aboard Mo
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newts
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Welcome Mo, can't wait to see the fleet
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avenger
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Hi and welcome !
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wilescoman
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Hello there ! and welcome!
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mogogear
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Thanks all--I have just finished my Snipe restoration...
And I have read the R/R?R thread...
So lets say when I share the shots of it that I chose to stabilize the chipping paint around the bottom edges of the gunwales with the best hand -color matched paint I could mix up, repair the holes in the bottom but still ran new stain;less steel screws to secure the boiler firebox...
So I chose not to "refinish" really, but did want to make the hull water tight and usable as I am a "steamer" not a "looker" and I wanted to be able to use the boat as it was intended, IN THE WATER!!  It will have a few scrapes and nicks that bely her age, present and accounted for!!
Others are in various states of finish - The Modeen launch will be next to clear dry dock.. She is a kit boat and I have taken a little license with its topside...All though a very simple boat it will have a single servo set up and some TUG boat touches like a pilot house that was never in the original plans as well a a fore mast and a front fender skirt. She was first reviewed in a model magazine about 1985 and it was shown then that a single servo for rudder could be added without changes to the hull- So that is where I am heading with her.
I also have an old Coast Guard cutter - that is getting a beating with my Dremel and now looking more classic launch style- just not as long and languid as the sweet English boats that I see so much of..She is equiped with a reversible twin and will sport 2 channel RC..
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Trojanhorse2
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Always room for one Mo' !
Sorry, sorry....
Great to see you here as well.
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