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Chris Craft Constellation

by GARTHCA

I think my Chris Craft is becoming a piece of furniture as I like the stained wood look rather than painted .Remade rudder as it was to s…

Chris Craft Constellation

by GARTHCA

It's been raining since early this morning & hasn't stopped so decided to build a rudder & put rudder tube in the boat my next chore will…

Chris Craft Constellation

by GARTHCA

I kept looking at the plans & realized that the aft deck is higher than the fore deck so made a raised section & while I was finished wit…

Chris Craft Constellation

by GARTHCA

Been a while but have put 2 coats of finishing epoxy on hull & bathtub test went well I have been a little stumped on the cabin as plans …

Chris Craft Constellation

by GARTHCA

May last photo was of hull which I built from balsa wood scraps as I usually us bass wood for hulls then I happened to find some craft st…

Chris Craft Constellation

by GARTHCA

Due to the situation in Canada & the world to avoid contact with a potential virus started another Scratch build R/C model the Constellat…

Egret Cabin Cruiser

by GARTHCA

Well just can't help my self with the snow & cold weather need to start another scratch build boat . found the plans on the internet & li…

Midwest model kit Boothbay Lobster boat

by GARTHCA

Weather was great last Sunday so tested out Gumboot Cloggaroo at Spencer's boat Pond in Burlington Ontario

Billing Andrea Gail

by GARTHCA

I kind of got tired of my last bill blog the fishing boat . But my son got me a model of the Billings Andrea Gail for my 70th birthday so…

Palamo's Fishing boat

by GARTHCA

Well it's winter here in Hamilton Ontario & I decided to R/C a kit by Ocio Creativo 1/45 scale length 410 mm fishing boat .The model is a…

Floating Light house

by GARTHCA

Continued with floating light house & decided to just build a R/C model. So finished up the running gear added a couple of ladders & 10 p…

1:30 scale tug boat

by GARTHCA

Was at the wood show again today managed to finish hull . I answered a lot of question today so progress was slow .

Sea Commander Ocean yacht

by GARTHCA

Pond will be drained Monday Nov.13th So had to go Nov 9th to check balance & running speeds all O/K she ran real great . So added a littl…

H.M.S. Victory 1805

by GARTHCA

This is a kit by Corel of the H.M.S. Victory It had been started by a another person but It was a little hard to complete Even I'm findin…

Edward M.Cotter Fire-boat

by GARTHCA

Yesterday evening Model made It's first water tryouts and worked O/K & didn't sink That's all folks .

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