The wait for a Puddlejumper would probably not be as long as Russ says. Most everyone I know who has ordered one has gotten it sooner than told. Dona On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 08:44 AM, AConnors wrote: > Hi Jay, I am late getting your message as 'puter was sick and at the > hospital.. > Thank you for explaining the welds to me. I thought they looked > "rough" and > especially on the unpainted aluminum, not too pretty. Someone sent a > picture > of their painted PJ and it's very nice. How do the paint jobs hold up? > I do > alot of driving in the woods and on dirt roads. > And, I wish the wait weren't so loooong! > Anne in CT > > >> Hi Anne >> >> There are pictures on the web site at http://www.hardwickhideout.com/ >> The > double >> seat model is what I am using right now, but I drove the single seat >> model > at >> Georgia. Both are superb handling vehicles. >> >> As to the welds, you are looking at heliarc welded joints of VERY high > quality. >> Aluminum does not melt and flow like steel, so the welds look a little > different. >> I have a good friend who recently retired from the aero-space industry > (yes, a >> rocket scientist <VBG>) and he agrees with me about the quality of > construction. >> >> I believe the waiting list right now is running about 12 months. It >> was > about 18 >> months when we ordered the PJ I am using. Well worth the wait! >> >> FWIW >> >> Jay E. Hubert >> Coffing Oaks Welsh Ponies >> Galt, CA >> >> Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, >> because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. >> And I STILL drive too fast to worry about cholesterol! >> >> _________________________________________________________ >> To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: >> http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html >> ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` >> > > > _________________________________________________________ > To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: > http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html > ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` > _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````