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 Author  Topic: Early Elco 80'--Which Boat to Build?
Frank Andruss

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OH LORD and then you have to go and post several photos of this horrible looking thing, Ted your trying to make me cry looking at that mess..........


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Drew Cook

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Those suckers DID look ugly in their black & white stripes.

They looked a lot better -- and more warlike -- when they overpainted the white stripes with green.


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Will Day

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Absolutely...


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Jeff D

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I don't remember if we ever answered the "was the deck striped" question well but there's some nice deck shots there.



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Will Day

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I wonder what shade of green was used for painting over the white stripes? heh heh

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Jeff D

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I have it on good authority that they used Ken's Formula 61.



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David Waples

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White stripes or green stripes....
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TED WALTHER

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Hey Dave;
That's the right color!!
Take care,
TED


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zeusbheld

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Hey Dave;
That's the right color!!




But do we have a formula for it?


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Jeff D

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Equal parts beer and split pea soup I'd say. Looks like a scene from "The Exorcist"...



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