[simpits-tech] Change of Plans: Pix

Steve Wilson simpits-tech@simpits.org
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:49:02 -0400


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<div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2>Oars.&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp;=
 ;-)</FONT><br></div>
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<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2></FONT><div><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
 SIZE=3D2>Steve</FONT>
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<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D2>--
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 Steve Wilson, mafsix@attbi.com on 10/09/2002
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On Wed, 09 Oct 2002 21:21:11 -0400, Marv De Beque wrote:<br>
::::<br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; I liked the first picture.=
 &nbsp;However, do you still have the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; ores that go with</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; it? &nbsp;;-)</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; --</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">::::</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">::::</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;From: Steve Wilson=
 &lt;mafsix@attbi.com&gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Reply-To:=
 simpits-tech@simpits.org</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002=
 21:11:00 -0400</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;To:=
 &lt;simpits-tech@simpits.org&gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Subject:=
 [simpits-tech] Change of Plans: &nbsp;Pix</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Here be the promised=
 pix...</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/hull.JPG">http://mafsix.fre=
ewebspace.com/hull.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/seat.JPG">http://mafsix.fre=
ewebspace.com/seat.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;- There is a=
 rectangular cutout in the lower front of the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; seat base that</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;cannot be seen.=
 &nbsp;Part of a plan</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;to temporarily use=
 the seat for a testbed cockpit.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/panel.JPG">http://mafsix.fr=
eewebspace.com/panel.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/bottom.JPG">http://mafsix.f=
reewebspace.com/bottom.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;-Holes have been cut=
 into the bottom to permit access to the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; wingnuts and</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;bolts that hold the=
 keel together.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;This was part of a=
 plan that would have had the deck and</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; consoles epoxied=
 into</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;place=
 permanently,</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;preventing access to=
 these attach points.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Bolts together okay.=
 &nbsp;Adequately sturdy. &nbsp;Thick fiberglass</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; in most locations.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;There are a number of=
 the usual scratches and marring that</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; go along with being</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;moved around from=
 storage location to storage location over</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; the course of the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;past 1=
 1/2</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;years. &nbsp;I always=
 intended to paint it, so never worried</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; about that.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;I still have the=
 hacked up side consoles and bottom deck,</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; which in the right</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;hands may still be=
 useful.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;At $300, I am cutting=
 my losses - even if only partially. &nbsp;I</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; want a more open</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;cockpit like Todd=
 Ferrante's at this point - still very</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; Viper, but more</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;accessible and, after=
 7</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;years working on one=
 pit or another, a more short term</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; solution to my=
 simming</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;needs.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;All sales final, cash=
 only on pickup, Paypal for delivery</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; within 50 miles.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Costs over 50 miles=
 negotiable up to a maximum of 100 miles.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &nbsp; NO SHIPPING</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;OPTION.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;As Mike W. said, I=
 have more gears that an 18 wheeler, and</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; shift 'em about as</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;often. &nbsp;This=
 offer may be withdrawn at any time, and I get</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; wicked creative on</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;weekends - part of=
 brain fatigue after a long week</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; programming.=
 &nbsp;Fair</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;warning!!=
 &nbsp;;-)</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Steve</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;--</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Here be the promised=
 pix...</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/hull.JPG">http://mafsix.fre=
ewebspace.com/hull.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/seat.JPG">http://mafsix.fre=
ewebspace.com/seat.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;- There is a=
 rectangular cutout in the lower front of the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; seat base that</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;cannot be seen.=
 &nbsp;Part of a plan</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;to temporarily use=
 the seat for a testbed cockpit.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/panel.JPG">http://mafsix.fr=
eewebspace.com/panel.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;<a=
 href=3D"http://mafsix.freewebspace.com/bottom.JPG">http://mafsix.f=
reewebspace.com/bottom.JPG</a></FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;-Holes have been cut=
 into the bottom to permit access to the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; wingnuts and</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;bolts that hold the=
 keel together.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;This was part of a=
 plan that would have had the deck and</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; consoles epoxied=
 into</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;place=
 permanently,</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;preventing access to=
 these attach points.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Bolts together okay.=
 &nbsp;Adequately sturdy. &nbsp;Thick fiberglass</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; in most locations.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;There are a number of=
 the usual scratches and marring that</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; go along with being</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;moved around from=
 storage location to storage location over</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; the course of the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;past 1=
 1/2</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;years. &nbsp;I always=
 intended to paint it, so never worried</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; about that.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;I still have the=
 hacked up side consoles and bottom deck,</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; which in the right</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;hands may still be=
 useful.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;At $300, I am cutting=
 my losses - even if only partially. &nbsp;I</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; want a more open</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;cockpit like Todd=
 Ferrante's at this point - still very</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; Viper, but more</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;accessible and, after=
 7</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;years working on one=
 pit or another, a more short term</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; solution to my=
 simming</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;needs.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;All sales final, cash=
 only on pickup, Paypal for delivery</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; within 50 miles.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Costs over 50 miles=
 negotiable up to a maximum of 100 miles.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &nbsp; NO SHIPPING</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;OPTION.</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;As Mike W. said, I=
 have more gears that an 18 wheeler, and</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; shift 'em about as</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;often. &nbsp;This=
 offer may be withdrawn at any time, and I get</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; wicked creative on</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;the</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;weekends - part of=
 brain fatigue after a long week</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; programming.=
 &nbsp;Fair</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;warning!!=
 &nbsp;;-)</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;Steve</FONT><br>
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000080">:::: &nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;--</FONT><br>
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