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View all@zooma Have you ever checked out this site? Most probably you have, but I found it very interesting because you can actually follow the b…
Sea-Trials at Bury Lido today, and all went well, 10 mins tinkering with the ballast and she was good to go...
@AlessandroSPQR Hi Alessandro, Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad to hear that you agree with many of the points I made, and…
Sorry scratch that... All good, it's back. Probably needed to give the system time to recallibrate. So, thank you. Murray
An interesting side note. Following a recent enquiry to Edward Bourke, he included this small footnote; "by the way the designation RMS i…
Todays Sailings - I Nice Warm Autumn Sunday Morning - 11 October 2026 - Part3
Since the weather is going into fall mode I decided to pick up a project that I had laying around. It is a compact tugboat called een Ams…
I would use some O-ring material in a shallow trough. Cut to fit, and join the ends with a tiny drop of CA. I like the little rare earth …
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View allHi all, A new day, new information and... and new project. Planning to assemble a large scale wooden, or mixed media, replica of the RMS Tayluer which, on he…
Since the weather is going into fall mode I decided to pick up a project that I had laying around. It is a compact tugboat called een Amsterdammertje which w…
A fellow in the model boat club started this build but did not finish.I was given the model to finish up. She's a scratch-built 34-inch x 11-inch beam with a…
The recent (and on-going) interest in the LesRo Rapier has now reached a peak where more people would like to own one than there are available. Very few LesR…
Can you see me? This characterisation of myself in my workshop that chugalone100 has produced is worryingly accurate. It depicts my fondness of the LesRo Rap…
I’m in the middle of building a 1:48 Directors‑class paddle tug — Forceful. I’m using the fibreglass hull and working from plan No. 1292, plus the two Marine…
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View all boatsNor Star Wave Rider
I bought this Nor Star Wave Rider on a local auction site as I fancie…
HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC Conversion
An eBay bargain: a part-built kit that had been stripped and needed s…
My Workshop (shed).
My Workshop (shed). Can you see me? This characterisation of my…
Outboard Fisherman.
The first outboard motor powered r/c model boat that I have seen run …
My RTR/ARTR Plastic Power Boats
I bought the Club 500 first, ready assembled, off a fellow club membe…
Vector 80
I bought this boat from our local model shop Rossendale Models about …
Traxxas 3510 Nitro Vee
I just realized I've never posted my first-ever RC boat. My wife gav…
Robbe Skandia Sailboat
I cobbled this together from a very old Skandia kit. Had to purchase …
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