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    World war II Weekend

    thanks, yeah she is in real good shape. The steering has a little play in it and a weld is broken on the tortion bar but other than that she is fine. Motor and hydrolics are in top condition. After i get it painted and stenciled i'll post some pics.
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    World war II Weekend

    i guess that would make it a bit easier for the civies
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    World war II Weekend

    we found a Hough I think its an H30 that we will put forks on for loading and unloading the truck then have the bucket on for the show. Shame of it is the guy we bought it from took some time and really had it painted up nice and bright construction yellow..... only so we can repaint it to a...
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    World war II Weekend

    don't forget to stop by and visit the SeaBees. We got a new toy for this year. :usa :drinkup
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    World war II Weekend

    no question! he is a great guy. down to earth and very friendly. But i still wouldn't say anything about his mother. We invited him down to our camp for a beer but he never made it.
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    World war II Weekend

    Hi Jeff, Yes SeaBee AKA CB AKA Construction Batallion. We are a division of the Navy although we worked more closely with the Marines. During WWII we would land with the Marines to help secure the pacific islands. As the resistance eased the marines would run security for us as we built the...
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    World war II Weekend

    i'm affraid I don't. There are still several in the air although I haven't seen one in years. I think the last one I saw live was in Key West about 10 years ago. That one was privately owned.
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    World war II Weekend

    Corsaire:
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    World war II Weekend

    and here are a few plane pics for you. A Lancaster Bomber under Old Glory:
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    Whoops

    this is from Townsends Inlet on the north end of Avalon NJ. They were placing rocks on a new jetty when (from the story I heard) the hoe slipped off the rock onto the sand. As the tide came in and swallowed her up. As of 3 weeks ago she was still there. I first found it back in March so...
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    WTB 1940's forklift or loader

    We are looking to add to our collection for our WWII SeaBees group. We need a loader for forklift to display at our re-enactments along with a great machine to help us load and unload our camp. If you have anything like this setting in your back yard collecting weeds and want to get rid of it...
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    World war II Weekend

    Hey Guys. Just to shed a little more light on these machines. The dozer is a 1942 D-2 cat that was restored about 5 years ago. When we found her the top cover was off of the clutch case and left open to the rain. After countless years of rain and freezing it cracked the case. We are lucky...
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