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| Lathrop 40 HP c 1925 - auxiliary dire... |
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Randy Biddle
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 10:09 am: | 
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I have been commissioned to model the Canadian schooner yacht CHANCE, 1926 at 1:48 scale.
She had an auxiliary powerplant in the form of a 40 HP Lathrop of this vintage. Although I won't be showing the interior, her logbook indicates driving some kind of deck winch from the Lathrop (which was below decks of course -- driving a single screw/prop)
Does anyone know if the Lathrop had provisions for some kind of auxiliary direct drive to which say, a chain might have been attached, sent up through the deck and to the drive axle of such a winch?
Perhaps some old drawings of Lathrops of that period would show such a thing?
I also have to figure out what the winch looked like, but that is a whole 'nother discussion.
Thanks for whatever suggestions or help you might provide. Would expect to pay for copies of drawings or photos -- please send particulars first.
Kind regards,
Randy Biddle
Valencia, CA
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richarddurgee
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 11:06 pm: |
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1925 Lathrop catalog
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richarddurgee
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 - 11:28 pm: |
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1918 Hiscox "Gas-Gasoline and Oil Engines"
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Randy Biddle
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 08:12 pm: |
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THANK YOU TO RICHARD DURGEE FROM RANDY BIDDLE - Richard, I only just last evening saw your June 2003 post, kindly answering my questions about an auxiliary drive from a Lathrop. From that information I was able to conceptualize what the connection would have been from the deck winch to the Lathrop down below, correctly position the winch on the deck, and make an all-around plausible facsimile. I see that you are very generous with your knowledge on many topics, and I applaud you for that.
I would thank you directly by email, but don't have your address.
Thanks again for helping resolve a nettlesome problem in the construction of this scale model.
Kindest regards,
Randy Biddle |
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