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Post by Tarpon65 on Jun 10, 2024 17:40:07 GMT -5
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Post by cadman on Jun 10, 2024 17:55:48 GMT -5
That's here in Gainesville
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 10, 2024 18:13:52 GMT -5
Vacuum joint, delivered there for years. Good guys.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 10, 2024 19:13:14 GMT -5
Nice Cadillac
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Post by tonyroma on Jun 10, 2024 19:29:50 GMT -5
Theres a matching blue one right next to it.
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Post by cadman on Jun 11, 2024 7:13:08 GMT -5
Not really, it looks good from a distance, but the body and frame has rusted to pieces from sitting there for 40 odd years. 50s Cadillacs had rust problems if they were taken care of. Those two have been sitting there on blocks since the late 70s early 80s. I have seen them up close, would have been beautiful cars at one point. I think they are both 59s.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 11, 2024 7:53:57 GMT -5
Not really, it looks good from a distance, but the body and frame has rusted to pieces from sitting there for 40 odd years. 50s Cadillacs had rust problems if they were taken care of. Those two have been sitting there on blocks since the late 70s early 80s. I have seen them up close, would have been beautiful cars at one point. I think they are both 59s. Look like '59 Coupe de Villes.
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Post by cadman on Jun 11, 2024 8:02:05 GMT -5
Not really, it looks good from a distance, but the body and frame has rusted to pieces from sitting there for 40 odd years. 50s Cadillacs had rust problems if they were taken care of. Those two have been sitting there on blocks since the late 70s early 80s. I have seen them up close, would have been beautiful cars at one point. I think they are both 59s. Look like '59 Coupe de Villes. Yes, they are both Coupe De Villes. 1959 is what I remember. i know several people tried to buy them over the years, but he would never sell.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 11, 2024 9:32:33 GMT -5
Texas A & M is in the house this morning. Sorry about the side angle. I don't care enough to try fixing it. Look closely upper deck, starboard rail, top pic... "Student Driver" sign. A & M training ship.
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Post by slough on Jun 11, 2024 10:12:52 GMT -5
They go right side up on computer when you click on them.
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Post by ferris1248 on Jun 11, 2024 10:39:32 GMT -5
Texas A & M is in the house this morning. Sorry about the side angle. I don't care enough to try fixing it. View AttachmentView AttachmentLook closely upper deck, starboard rail, top pic... "Student Driver" sign. A & M training ship. Roughly, what's the length and beam? Research vessel or just maritime training?
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Post by cracker4112 on Jun 11, 2024 11:26:42 GMT -5
I believe aTm has one of the 6 maritime academies. My son may be interested in one. He’s 17 and trying to figure shit out.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 11, 2024 12:07:43 GMT -5
Texas A & M is in the house this morning. Sorry about the side angle. I don't care enough to try fixing it. View AttachmentView AttachmentLook closely upper deck, starboard rail, top pic... "Student Driver" sign. A & M training ship. Roughly, what's the length and beam? Research vessel or just maritime training? She is 540' long, 76' wide, 26' draft. Training ship for cadets at A & M. The pilot who brought her in this morning is a alumni. He is a maritime lawyer by degree, but makes WAY more money as a pilot and only works a few days a month.
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Post by One Man Gang on Jun 11, 2024 12:18:12 GMT -5
I believe aTm has one of the 6 maritime academies. My son may be interested in one. He’s 17 and trying to figure shit out. A maritime academy is not a bad way to go. Guaranteed work with great pay once you're finished and decide to sail. The other degrees and disciplines may/may not pay so good right out the gate, but they can give a cadet a solid back up plan or career path on shore if they don't want to sail. I wish to hell I went that route instead of UF, but I never found what interested me until I went fishing. BTW, FYI, aTm has a serious shipboard fire fighting school that will make you think you're involved with the real deal. Their fire school is no joke. It isn't for the faint hearted. Look into Maine, Mass, SUNY, Texas AM, and Kings Point. They are "affordable". Kings Point is free, but you need a recommendation letter from someone important to get in there, on top of a good GPA. Maine produces some very good engineers if your son is thinking about going down the ladder to work on machinery. KP is the cream of the crop for deck officers. It's also the hardest to get into. All of them would be a good choice for a college. Kinda like a trade school with a fat degree on the side for good measure.
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Post by conchydong on Jun 13, 2024 16:09:30 GMT -5
I believe aTm has one of the 6 maritime academies. My son may be interested in one. He’s 17 and trying to figure shit out. A maritime academy is not a bad way to go. Guaranteed work with great pay once you're finished and decide to sail. The other degrees and disciplines may/may not pay so good right out the gate, but they can give a cadet a solid back up plan or career path on shore if they don't want to sail. I wish to hell I went that route instead of UF, but I never found what interested me until I went fishing. BTW, FYI, aTm has a serious shipboard fire fighting school that will make you think you're involved with the real deal. Their fire school is no joke. It isn't for the faint hearted. Look into Maine, Mass, SUNY, Texas AM, and Kings Point. They are "affordable". Kings Point is free, but you need a recommendation letter from someone important to get in there, on top of a good GPA. Maine produces some very good engineers if your son is thinking about going down the ladder to work on machinery. KP is the cream of the crop for deck officers. It's also the hardest to get into. All of them would be a good choice for a college. Kinda like a trade school with a fat degree on the side for good measure. Back in the day there was a merchant marine school in California that focused on the Tuna/Albacre purse sein fishery. My dad wanted to send me there but by the time I graduated from high school my parents had financial difficulties so I had to work at our funeral home. I had a fairly successful life but it sure would have been different if I went that route.
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