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Offline 75starflight

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V-179 Rare Part located in California!
« on: May 15, 2017, 10:55:51 PM »
I friended a person named Lance McCarty on Facebook this last week. He inherited his family's V-179, and I have been giving him some information and help with it. Well he sent me a message today that his Grandfather brought him the worn out crumpled up Bimini top, side curtains and IMO the impossible to find rear Canvas section.

To make a long story short since I have been kind enough to help him and answer questions when he has asked, he is sending me the rear canvas and the side curtains for free! I tried to pay him something even freight but he refused. I was even honest and told him that I have only found one other rear canvas sine I started looking 6 years ago. And he still wouldn't take the money.

I told him about our forums and I hope he stops by on here sometime. And if he sees this I just want to say that I great appreciate you sending it to me in what ever condition it is in.

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Re: V-179 Rare Part located in California!
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2017, 09:58:00 AM »
Very Cool !
If it's in really bad shape, at least you have a pattern to go off of ...
Hope he becomes a member !

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Re: V-179 Rare Part located in California!
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2017, 06:23:29 PM »
I received the rear Canvas and another set of side windows today in the mail. Other than being really dirty and a couple of bad zippers everything is in really  great shape!

Doug, if I get these cleaned up and softened up, do you think you could find replacement zippers for them and install them if I send them to you?



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Re: V-179 Rare Part located in California!
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2017, 06:24:22 PM »
Forgot the picture

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Re: V-179 Rare Part located in California!
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2017, 06:36:16 PM »
Cool find, Brandon.
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