Info and Model Long Tail Race Boat Plans are available from http://www.john-tom.com Long Tail boat races are held regularly in the Thai provinces, many owners and teams travel to compete in the competitions. The prize winnings are status and a trophy with prize money that just above covers the cost of the fuel and transport. Many of the competitors are owners/workers of the small engineering shops scattered around the provinces that maintain, fabricate and repair farming equipment. Success at the boat races brings more custom to the shop, after all if you can make a 150cc motorcycle engine hammer down a canal at 100mph then you have a reasonable measure of the shops ability with engines and fabrication. Usually the only parts purchased are the propeller and the engine - the rest is made in house or refurbished from old domestic long tail boats. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6kGJqEBPs8

1950's information film on the jet engin ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIti80LdLEc

Out trail running in Phang Nga in Thailand and came across working elephants clearing a section of jungle ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsm6YQ7F6xE

A build video of the first prototype for an M93 Cradle Mount Inert Replica. Plan sets are available at http://replicaplans.com/ The material used is Sintra Expanded PVC which is similar to wood in machinability and easy cutting. It is an ideal low-cost medium to prototype before committing to steel. Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4207-perspectives License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu87DZbaV_o