[Leica] BOATING PAD - COMET

[philipprice80 at yahoo.com (Philip Price)]

Ric / Jim, I work in the aluminium industry, and?for many years I worked for 
Alcan, which is how I got to spend three years in Riverside CA., and where 
our daughter was born, she kept her US passport ! What I thought you may 
find of interest is that the aluminium alloy used in hulls is an aluminium 4 
/ 5 % Magnesium alloy in rolled form its extremely ductile, it work hardens 
from forming, and was first invented in the early 1920 `s and used on 
lifeboats for the ocean going liners of the day. Another interesting story 
about these alloys is that they were used to fabricate the body panels on 
Land Rovers, this was due to steel being rationed in Britain after the end 
of the Second World War, for some reason aluminium was not.

I know this story as I started my career in the 1960 `s at the mill 
supplying Rover, and there were still people there from the immediate post 
war years who were involved in the development phase. Sorry, this is not 
photography but these exchanges lead off into all sorts of different 
directions, which makes being a LUGer so interesting !!! Kind regards Phil.



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From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:51:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] BOATING PAD - COMET

Now that is CLASS!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Taylor" <r.s.taylor at 
comcast.net>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:41 PM
Subject: [Leica] BOATING PAD - COMET


> Comet is a traditional 42-foot powerboat designed in the style of a 1920's 
> commuter yacht.? Her aluminum hull is driven by a pair of 370? HP diesels 
> to a maximum speed of 30 knots and typically cruises in the? 20's. I've 
> only seen her at top speed once and, of course, I didn't? have my camera 
> with me that day.? Lyman Morse built her in 2002.? She's beautiful.
> 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/2009_boating_pad/300_4995.jpg.html
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/oonl34
> 
> You can learn more about her here:
> 
> http://www.lymanmorse.com/boatDetails.php?boatID=26#2
> 
> D300, etc. except ISO 1600 this time (by accident) but to few bad? effects 
> except a bit more contrast than usual.? I almost always shoot? at ISO 400 
> on the water.
> 
> C&C enthusiastically received.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dick
> 
> 
> 
> 
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