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I have been steaming and filming a bit this week.

First up is a video of an eBay purchase: the Miss Liberty Speed Boat.

Manufactured by Kuramochi and Co. aka “CK”.  The Company was in existence from 1844 until late 1941 or early 1942.

CK was one of the largest pre-WWII manufacturers of tin plate toys in the world. The company exported to the USA, UK and India.

The Miss Liberty Speed Boat was produced for the US Market in the late 1930s.

The box is in excellent condition. The only work I had to do was to the safety valve and to reattach the stand which was damaged in shipping.

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Thanks Nick. The DJI Osmo Pocket doesn’t have a wide enough aspect lens and it doesn’t zoom. I will try my big camera next time.

Great summer acquisition Charlie.  Runs faster than my Bowman Peggy.

She is a good looking boat, Charlie. I was unaware these were CK- thanks for that info. It runs well, and seems to navigate Lake Labman's boundaries with ease. I'm always surprised by the relative size of these boats.
Thanks for the video!

My thoughts exactly Daniel 

Great addition Charlie, thanks for sharing !

Thanks Jan and Daniel!

BTW: has anyone heard from Lenn?

Quote from: Hero on May 29, 2020, 07:25:58 am

Nice little boat. Like your little lake, too.

Thanks Bob. 

The pool was built for my Labs, but they occasionally allow me to steam one of my boats.

You're lucky. It's getting harder to find a place to run boats because of the concern about pollution from the exhaust, even if you've made a pot to trap steam oil emissions. The nearest local club near here is "electric only".

Quote from: Hero on May 29, 2020, 07:25:58 am

Nice little boat. Like your little lake, too.

Thanks Bob. 

The pool was built for my Labs, but they occasionally allow me to steam one of my boats.

Spoiled dogs, my wife would approve