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Bob mitchell's Blog – May 2010 Archive (1)

COMPRESSION TESTING A FORD OSCO 192 DIESEL, OR HOW THE GOOD OLD BOYS ARE LOOKING AFTER ME

Just a simple compression test - that's all - before you take the cylinder head off - standard stuff.

But there is such a story here - at least for me, who at 60 is really struggling to find any sign that what I expected reality to be like when I finally grew up still exists. The story is not unlike the iconnozation (and deservedly so) that the magazine Wooden Boat gives the old time boat builders. However, the subject of these men in Alabama just happens to be tractors, which means…

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THE ROSTER

Muf, our Keeper of the Roster, has updated it.  But he still needs information on boats out there that he doesn't have, like new owners, old owners, where any of the boats are.  We don't post the roster on the web site, it is only sent to owners.  Please send him anything you might have, or call him at:      

gmuf48@aol.com   

909 561 4245

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Captain Clyde's Newporter  sites:

newporters.blogspot.com

and  

newporter.ning.com

The Ning site has been given a reprieve.   I have  transferred my Ning site to the blogspot site and will leave it there. I am keeping my Ning site open as a home for my photos and drawings.

Many of my photos there do not relate to Newporters, but a search through my collection may prove useful for your studies.

My drawings are not accurate in many respects as a result of the PAINT program used to draw them, There is no accurate scale and at best they are only useful to indicate some specific detail.  Some are inaccurate because of my poor memory.  Use them to help you think, not as a detailed presentation of the subject matter.

If any of you want to start a web site I suggest you remember what has happened to both my Ning site and this site (which is a Ning site) and remember that my Blogspot site is free and Blogspot's owner (Google) has promised to keep it that way.

 

Clyde's email:

camgphil@msn.com 

Put 'Newporter' on Subject Line.  Email is the best way to contact me.  I do not regularly look at this site or its messaging system.  Email will get to me post-haste. 

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