Thurston TSC-1A Teal

Good afternoon,
Would you know where I can find parts for a Thurstan teal, S /N 2
I have a customer that I'm doing some work for and need to replace some parts for him due to corrosion.
Thank you

Tom

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No mention of the Lake series of amphibians, designed by Thurston and manufactured by Aerofab in Sanford, ME. No longer in production.
YEARS PRODUCED MODEL SEATS HORSEPOWER MAX CRUISE SPEED PAYLOAD WITH MAIN FULL FUEL
1948â€"1959 C1 and C2 2 150-180 90 mph 340 lb payload
1960â€"1969 Lake LA-4 4 180 110 mph 440 lb
1970â€"1982 Lake LA4-200 4 200 105 knots 500 lb
1982â€"1985 Lake LA4-200 EP 4 200 110 knots 550 lb
1984â€"1995 Lake Model 250 6 250 132 knots 800 lb
1987â€"2005 Lake Model 250 Turbocharged 6 270 155 knots 720 lb
2006 Seafury 250 & 270
wikipedian.net Lake Aircraft Lake Aircraft

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Designed by David Thurston and first flown in 1968, the TSC-1A Teal was the first product of the 1966 established Thurston Aircraft Corporation of Sandford Maine. Thurston joined Schweizer Aircraft Corporation in 1972 and they continued to market the aircraft as the TSC-1A2 Teal II until selling the rights to the Teal Aircraft Corporation of Markham Ontario in 1976. This company developed the the Teal TSC-1A3 Marlin but they went the way of so many others in 1979. A couple of outfits toyed with the plane in South Africa, but this came to nothing. Total production 38.
Spec. for TSC-1A2 Teal II
Power plant 1 x 150 h.p. Lycoming 0-320-A3B
Span 31'1" Length 23'7" Height 9'5" Loaded weight 2,200 lb
Cruising speed 115 mph

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