Allen Fannin first broached the subject since he owned a mold of an authenic Adirondack guide boat. He had purchased the mold but had not been able to refurbish it.
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The mold had sat outside, unprotected for years and it had deteroriated and needed repairs to make it suitable to use. This is what it looked like after years of being left outside. |
| The critical aspect of the mold was the surface on the inside. There were a number of pits in the gel coat which needed to be filled and sanded. In addition the cradle that the mold rested on needed to be replaced. George Kiskiel, one of the owners of Race Ready Chassis of Rome New York was responsible for building the cradle. George had done a lot of work previously for the club. Thanks again George for the good work. |  |
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The club had to decide where the repairs were to be done and how to pay for them. Then too there was a logistic problem of how to transport the mold and cradle to the various vendors. Eventually all of the work to repair the mold and builda new cradle was done and paid for. |
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Thanks to the efforts of Mike Winkleman, of Central New York Fiberglass the restoration of the mold was completed and the results speak for themselves. Thanks Mike. |
| The shop at Central New York Fiberglass, where the work on the mold was done. |  |
| The mold and the cradle was placed on trailer, wrapped with a tarp and secured. Dick supplied the trailer. |  |
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The cradle was lifted into place. The mold was placed on the bucket of the loader, secured and raised. John climbed the loader to remove the strap and help slide it into position. Also shown are Allen, Paul, Jim and Dick. |