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Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2011 2:40 pm
by Cees
Today I welded the strips on the bottom.

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Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:16 pm
by Cees
Painted the inside with 2 comp. primer

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Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:27 pm
by bobassel
Well Cees, you can see you're a "pensionado" rolley
If you go on like this, Amphib 2011 Switserland will be posible with your new GPA lol
Don't forget to install the "joint de goulash"
Bob

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:52 am
by Dominique Cordonnier
Congratulations on your fantatic work Cees sunny
Dont worry for Switzerland , I will always have a goulash joint readerly handy for you crazy
Dominique

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:10 am
by Cees
Dominique,
Thanks I knowe I can count on you
Cees

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2011 5:23 pm
by Donovan
Cees,

Great work. Keep going and you will soon be in the water!

Donovan.

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 3:04 pm
by Cees
update 7741 Lowered the frame in the tub.

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But forgot to mount the rear engine support. I had to lift the frame again to bolt it on. The light color ontop off the frame is dust.
Cees

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:48 pm
by bobassel
Hi Cees

Nice to see the work is going well !
I 'm supprised to see that an "pensionado" can find all the time to do all the work rolley
It is not a "pulp Fiction" restauration.
Keep on posting and let us participate in the wonderfull job.
Bob

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:00 pm
by Cees
Some small progress on GPA 7741

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Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:18 pm
by bobassel
Hi Cees
Nice to see that your GPA is getting in shape !
Seen all activity on the forums, I think you are the only one at the moment working on a GPA. rolley
You still have a year to finish her for the Corsica event in 2013 sunny

Bob

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:48 pm
by Cees
Yes Yes I am working on it. Next step is firing up the engine after that I will put the complete generator set with gearbox in the tub.
Cees

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:07 pm
by Dominique Cordonnier
Well Cees... sunny
7741 is comming up to be another beauty lol lol
Congratulations on your jolly good work !!
Dominique

Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:55 pm
by Cees
Today I placed the engine and gearbox in the hull.

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Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2013 2:33 pm
by Cees
Update on the GPA 7741

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Still looking for the shutoff valves

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Re: GPA 7741

Posted: Fri Oct 04, 2013 6:30 pm
by Cees
Latest progress on 7741

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Put on the frontdeck for checking out the fittings

Cees