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    John: I really like how you captured the lip on the bow where the hull meets the deck. . A very distinctive characteristic of the Klondike.. Nice job!!! Keep the pics coming. Mike Draper
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    Chuck: I can confirm for you that they are very big hills not mountains but I imagine you are enjoying fall colours right now... While up here in the Yukon with our 10.000ft mountains we are under a foot of snow.. enjoy that amazing view of your hills.. 🙂 MIKE
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    Dusan: Thanks for providing a response.. I will have to reconsider the minwax product. It provides a amazing finish! Thanks again Mike Draper
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    Dusan: Just out of curiousity, what was the finish you used on the hull and deck? I like the finish! Mike Draper
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    Everyone: Here is the model of the paddlewheeler that can be found at the Sternwheeler hotel in Whitehorse. I suspect its 1/4 scale as there was no display label. I apologize for the reflection in the pics. I was using my cell phone to get a few quick pics. Enjoy Mike Draper
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    Everyone: Glad I was able to help out getting the plans from Parks Canada. And the offer is open for any detail pics as the boat is just a 10 minute walk from my office. Keep the pics coming!~ It will great to see the progress on your scratch built! And I dont know if you know this but the SS Klondike that is down the street is the second version of her. The first one got stuck on a permanently stuck sand bar during her years of operation so instead of trying to save her there removed her engines and hardware and built a new SS Klondike that is now sitting in Whitehorse. As well, we had 3 paddlewheelers sitting in town for the longest time. the SS Kaska and SS Whitehorse but they were lost in the 1970s due to fire. Damn shame as they were beautiful paddlewheelers. Mike Draper
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    Im pretty sure its still there. Now that I know someone wants pics I will check and if its there I will get a few pics for you. Either than overall shots do you have any detail pics you would like? I can also go down and get pics of the 1:1 model that is 3 blocks from my office 🙂 Mike Draper
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    Chuck: Sign me up! I would buy some door handles for my Winny.. All it took is one look at your pics. Mike Draper
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    John: Good.. I hadnt seen them hard copied so its nice to see the level of detail is there when they get printed.. It will be great to see your progress shots once you get under way. Mike Draper
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    are those the plans that i got from Parks Canada for you or did you get them separately? they look great hardcopied! Mike Draper
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    we will definitely have to connect. I will let you know what my schedule is once I bought my plane ticket and got plans figured out.. this is seriously cool MIKE
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    Ian: My sister and I have a cottage at one of the two bays at the Perth end of the lake.. my mom and dad bought it in the late 1960s and have it ever since. While I havent bought my plane ticket I will probably be in Ottawa from July 4th to around the 19th..the first week I will be at the bluesfest but after that I will probably up at the cottage.. I will let you kids know when I have my dates.... i think that would be a blast! MIKE
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    Malcolm: I will definitely will take you up on your offer. I plan to be down there in July so can connect then. Thanks for the pic. The view brings back great memories of the Ottawa valley Mike Draper
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    Malcolm: I am originally from Ottawa and still have a family cottage at Pike Lake... just near Stanleyville.. miss that country alot. Enjoy the view out your window for me and welcome to MSW! Mike Draper
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    Ian: Dont get me started on windshields.. I have a 2017 Jeep wrangler and Im on my 4th windshield. The one I have on my jeep has one big crack along the lower edge and 6 star chips and its only 7 months old... 😰 MIKE
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    if you want to have a tip in driving the dempster. they use shale as the aggregate on the lower end and if you keep your speed under 80km/hr it will help not getting a flat... I have done the dempster more times than I care to remember and taking your time is the ticket for no flats Mike
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    Ian: No problem in getting the pics. I guess Parks office was closed for XMAS but once they were open it was easy peasy.. they also indicated they will be doing renos on the upper deck and will be willing to take pics of any section of the ship. and we have warmed up here.. today it was a balmy -25c. Mike
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    Everyone: just in case you missed it I have downloaded some PDF's of the SS Klondike last night... it gives more detail to the ship decks and stern. Hope that helps Mike Draper Whitehorse, Yukon (-38c)
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    some more pictures SS KLONDIKE MODEL DWG sht 7.PDF SS KLONDIKE MODEL DWG sht 8.PDF SS KLONDIKE MODEL DWG sht 9.PDF SUN DECK & SKYLIGHT DECK .pdf
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    here are a few more PDF files to enjoy SS KLONDIKE MODEL DWG sht 6.PDF
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    Here are more pics for your review. Open the PDF files into a separate window RESTORATION dwg 111.pdf SS KLONDIKE MODEL DWG sht 1.pdf SS KLONDIKE MODEL DWG sht 2.pdf SS KLONDIKE MODEL DWG sht 5.pdf
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    Met up with Richard Zaiden of Parks Canada today and was able to get some diagrams of the SS Klondike on a thumb drive. I will post those pics below. His phone number is 867-334-6837 (email Richard Zaidan richard.zaidan@pc.gc.ca). He made sure to mention that if anyone needs more detailed pics or diagrams of a certain section of the Klondike that email him and he will see what he can find on file. Apparently they have quite a few pictures and diagrams on file of all parts of the Klondike. Here are the pics he passed along to me. Open these files in a new window A-0A-01.TIF MAIN or CARGO DECK .pdf Paddlewheel assembly.pdf Dwg Proposed Steamer for WPYR.pdfDwg Proposed Steamer for WPYR.pdf
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    i will post whatever I get from RIchard on this thread. Glad to hear the communication link is starting to happen Mike Draper
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    Ian: Just got Richards Zaiden's email and he is at richard.zaidan@pc.gc.ca Hope that helps! Mike Draper Whitehorse, Yukon Canada
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    Ian: Just got off the phone with Richard Zaidan from Parks Canada (867) 334-6837. He is going to send me some pics and drawings of the Klondike's stern and bow as well as any deck drawings they have. I can forward them to anyone who is interested. If you have any specific questions he said feel free phone him. I will have his email address once he sends me the pics/drawing that he promised (in the next day or 2) . He also mentioned that they are doing a total restoration this summer on the Klondike so if anyone has any specific questions regarding any details of the ship, they could get some pictures your way (im going to see if I can get onboard as a volunteer to help! 🙂 ) So.. this is a good start to 2024! Mike Draper Whitehorse, Yukon

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