February 2003 Meeting Photos:
Phil, David, Frank, Ken, Ray, & Chris attended. Several last minute cancellations due to illnesses. Weather was not as bad as predicted. It would have been a good day to meet at a lake. Ray is getting the details down on the drive train, electronics and smoke system for his Hellen. Frank brought his fireboat for me to build a plexiglass stand. He also gave us a tour of his Fairwind. Chris didn't bring the Lady Washington because the rigging is going up. David brought his just-completed mahogany runabout seen below. Ken, the new guy, brought this large, detailed tug that should see some water in the next meeting. I got to show off my in-progress Midwest Fantail Launch, my first humble endeavor into wood-boat construction. I demonstrated the Midwest Model VI steam engine and it actually ran well. The drive system of the variable-speed reversible transmission is complete and works! Final installation and test run should follow in March.
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| David's "Wet 'N Wild" runabout is finished. | Nice urethane automotive enamel. | Good interior detail. It just needs an itty bitty driver. |
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| Ken's (New member) "John Morgan" tug. | I think he said it was the largest ocean-going tug in the world. | Ray was teasing Ken about the noisy Robbie gear drive. (Don't sweat it Ken, Ray's tug uses the same drive.) |
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| This is me mixing epoxy with a filler material. | Ken got to tour several "tall ships" in Europe recently. These are a couple of his photos. | Chris plans to trim out the interior of his Lady Washington like this. |
