My stepfather was in the coast guard back in the 60’s and was on a buoy tender the USCGC Magnolia WAGL-328 or “maggie mae”.
I started building a CG model of her a while back but never finished it. I need to go back and finish her sometime. Was great when I printed out the pics I had done of her so far and the excitement he had over them and the stories he told about serving on her.
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June 8th, 2012 at 6:16 AM
Hey Ron …. If your step-Dad is still with us let him know about the Coast Guard Channel Community. We have quite a few “Maggie” veterans at the Seagoing (WLB) Buoy Tender Veterans Group at the community. He may even have some shipmates he served with there. Would love to see you finish the model of the Maggie. A model of a 189′ tender is very rare. They were a converted U.S. Army WW2 mine planter. …….. Ron Wilkins, community admin.
http://www.community.coastguardchannel.com/
June 9th, 2012 at 12:21 AM
Hey thanks for the comments. He is still with us, but not a computer person. Hopefully I can get him on there though.
If there are any pictures of the maggie you have or her sister ship that you can get a hold of that would be great I only have a few I have found online. Would help me greatly in finishing the model.
Thank you.
August 1st, 2014 at 8:10 AM
I am a retired CG Captain and am writing a History of the CG in Moble, AL.
Have you finished the model yet? I am sure the CG folks in Mobile would like to have the model for display on board the Battleship AL or at the local CG Sector Office.
My e-mail is “georgekriet@gmail.com”
Lets talkCapt K
August 1st, 2014 at 11:13 AM
At this point I have not. I keep wanting to finish it. I just have had other projects and stuff. I really enjoyed making it. It was really fun building the ship my stepfather had served on and the stories he told about her when I showed him the pictures.
The model is a computer model made entirely in the computer using a program called LightWave 3d.
If I do finish it I would like to make a physical model from it now with the new 3D printer technology.
August 6th, 2014 at 11:13 AM
Hi! My father served as captain on the USCGS Planetree, a buoy tender cutter. I was wondering if you could send me the model of that wonderful cutter you have there, as I would like to 3D print it, as you mentioned, for my father.
Thank you!
August 16th, 2015 at 7:13 AM
I served aboard her starting 1-71. We had some great times aboard her. We set the LNBs at San Francisco and Blunts Reef. These bouys replaced the Lightships there. We serviced St George lighthouse and Farralon Islands off San Francisco. Love the model
August 18th, 2015 at 9:00 PM
Thank you very much.
I really would like to get back to the model and finish it.
My step father has great memories of his time aboard her too.
December 19th, 2015 at 9:07 AM
If your father in law help set LNBs at San Francisco and Blunts reef. I should know him. What was his rate? Was he a deck hand?