This is the new frame I have made to do 2 jobs. 1st job is to support the rear of the engine. Previously the 230v alternator body did this. The new 12v alternator isnt designed to do this
This doesnt look much but it took several hours of head scratching and trying different things. There was 2 main problems / considerations in the design. The 1st and most important was the maintain all the original parts so it could be put back to original. 2nd, I wanted it all to fit back in the original sound reducing box. The other minor problems were to ensure access and use all the original bolts and the exhaust pipe route got in the way. The final consideration was to ensure the new alternator could be fitted and removed as the pad mount lugs are wider than the diameter.
The pads of the alternator will sit flat on spacers on top of the flats of the bottom angle irons and bolted through
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This doesnt look much but it took several hours of head scratching and trying different things. There was 2 main problems / considerations in the design. The 1st and most important was the maintain all the original parts so it could be put back to original. 2nd, I wanted it all to fit back in the original sound reducing box. The other minor problems were to ensure access and use all the original bolts and the exhaust pipe route got in the way. The final consideration was to ensure the new alternator could be fitted and removed as the pad mount lugs are wider than the diameter.
The pads of the alternator will sit flat on spacers on top of the flats of the bottom angle irons and bolted through
Of course, a show schedule is never etched in stone; and its probable that someone will invite us to a show too good to pass up or someone will invite us to do a book signing. But its unlikely that well end up more than a few hundred miles from home this late in the year. Not that we dont love the atmosphere of shows and the many friends that we only see on the road, but weve spent quite a few hot days in our tent this year and our home is the Chesapeake Bay. Its a really beautiful place in the autumn. 
As much as I love to write, model making is the first order of business here. Weve got some great customers who have been very patient as we endeavor to make each of their boats into something worth the time that they have endured. Our current projects represent just about any kind of boat you can imagine. As we make each one we work to learn more so that we can make the next one better. Of the things that Ive learned over 50 years of model making, I think that this is one of the more important ones. 
On Saturday, October 6th we will be signing books and answering your questions about model making at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland during Patuxent River Appreciation Days. We will be there from 2-4 pm. Come get a personally signed copy of “Fundamentals of Model Boat Building” for yourself, or a loved one. When you get to the museum, find the Schiffer Publishing tent, where we will be among a lot of really great books. For more about the festival go to http://pradinc.org
We will be at “The Waterfowl Festival” in Easton, Maryland from Friday, November 9ththru Sunday November 11th at the Emporium, located at the Easton Middle School in Easton Maryland. If you dont know about “The Waterfowl Festival”, lets just say that not only does anybody who is anybody in the region that is in the waterfowl art business come to this show, but youll even find some who come from other continents to be in this show. We will have our full display, offering our models, demonstrating model making techniques and signing our book “Fundamentals of Model Boat Building” http://www.waterfowlfestival.org
On Black Friday, November 23rd(The day after Thanksgiving) and Saturday November 24th, we will be at one of our favorite shows, The Deborah Foundation Decoy and Art Festival in Chincoteague, Virginia. While not a huge show, the sixty, or so, Carvers, Artists, Photographers, Model makers and other artisans represent some of the most creative and talented people that I know. Chincoteague has long been recognized as a center for fine wildlife art and artisanry, especially when it comes to “bird carving”. We wont be the only Schiffer authors there; Bill Veasey, the famous waterfowl carver and teacher will be there. Others may come, as well. One of the great secrets, in this land of “Mistie of Chincoteague” is that during the show, the Assoteague Wildife Refuge opens seven miles of road that is closed to the public the rest of the year, where you will see things you didnt know existed. Find out more here: http://www.chincoteaguechamber.com
