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Re: 1953 firefloat

FF93/94 WERE SOLD FOR A PITTANCE AFTER A VERY SHORT SERVICE LIFE. REFERENCE THE DECK PLANKING, YOU SAY YOU ARE WORKING TO VOSPER DRAWINGS, IF SO ARE THEY THE 'PROPOSALS' OR 'AS FITTED'. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH OF THE A.P. YOU HAVE BUT I HOLD THE COMPLETE SET.
I ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS PICS OF THESE TWO BOATS ALONG WITH LOTS OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS ETC.SO IF YOU CONTACT ME DIRECT I WILL SEE WHAT I CAN DO TO HELP. FOR YOUR INFO, I AM A PROFESSIONAL MODELMAKER SO I DO KNOW WHAT YOU REQUIRE.

REGARDS
DONALD SMITH
RAF MARINE CRAFT HISTORIAN

Re: 1953 firefloat

I have checked the specs, and the F/F decks were diagonal sub deck with fore and aft laid decks. Hull was double diagonal with the transom innner diagonal skin and horizontal outer skin.