Old plans

[ion barnes]

Well I was minding my way and was drawn into a store I frequent several times a year, last time was christmas, but was in the area killing time, and wondered into the collectables section which is usually off limits to me as the stuff is too expensive, but this time there are about 50 copies of Popular Mechanics from 1946 thru 1965. Not a complete set mind you but just what a guy probably bought on occations.

I started to flip through them, forgot to pick up the wife (half hour late), and ended with three. One has the first part of a bulding of the schooner 'Corsair' by Chapelle, with offsets and basic plans (rreal blue prints), the second has the building of a 9' knockabout 'Skippy' by W F Crosby, plans included. The third has the plans for a teardrop camp trailer that I have coveted for a long time.

I wish I had more money to buy more. These are what we use to have laying around the house all the time and were something to loose myself in.

I enjoy the lame-brain adds and how the magazine depicts our society of the early fifties. August 47 - "Shoot like a G Man" by J Egar Hoover! or Foolproff Navigator - Decca Navigation system or Loran as we know it.

[dredbob]

Have you seen the plans available at these sites?

Polysail Old Boat Plans (http://members.aol.com/polysail/HTML/oldboats.htm)

Svenson's Plans from Science & Mechanics Magazines (http://www.svensons.com/boat/)

Bob

[Ken Hutchins]

It's interesting to see some of the 'new' ideas that are now commonplace items, such as an idea in the Sept '63 issue of MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED someone from Ohio wanted to see a warning beeper in cars to tell you the seat belt is not fastened.

[ion barnes]

Yes, Svenson has some good plans, and D N Goodchild has lots to offer too at a small price in most cases. Thank goodness for the internet because much of this would be lost except for those that collect old books. I have to get back there to look through the lot again, I am sure that I overlooked something.