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956 blogs · Page 31 of 40Emma C Berry Schooner
by alan20
Scratch built from old kit plans but planked and fibreglassed rather than balsa sheeted as in the original. Modified to fit a removable k…
Aerokit Sea Scout 'Jessica' Renovation
by RNinMunich
BRONZE
Some of you may already know part of the story but, spurred on by Martin 'Westquay' and commanded by Admiral 'Dave' here goes Dad built h…
Emerald - "Round the Word" ocean racing yacht.
by East-RN
Purchased new in kit form, from Robbe. 1998. Specifications:- Overall length: 1380mm. Overall beam: 360 mm. Draught: 300 mm. Mast height:…
British Air Sea Rescue Launch
by CB90
This boat is really nice to drive it behaves perfectly and I am pleased with the craft
Rebuild Flower Class Corvette
by CB90
Realigned motor to shaft painted hull add waterline and ballast and K40 runs well on 7.2 to 12v A nice model to have a good size and attr…
Hellen Fishing Boat
by canabus
Hi All This year I bought an unstarted kit, but, sold it to a club member. A month later one of the club member wish to swap for a faster…
Gina 2 Billing Boats Fish Cutter - Restoration & Conversion
by RNinMunichBRONZE
As promised (or threatened?) stage two of the hull work and thoughts on motorisation. The hull was sprayed with two coats of grey primer/…
Vosper Rescue -target towing launch
by Lauriem
I'm starting to build a Veron kit of the Vosper Rescue-target towing launch, which I bought on Ebay. This boat seems quite rare - well to…
paddle tug Aid
by marky
The green looked too drab so changed to a nice blue only fiddely bits to do I hope . Cheers Marky
54 year old Crash Tender
by Westquay
I would like first to say that this is NOT a restoration. It has always been mine and followed me around all those years, been used exten…
Seaplane Tender 360
by Bryan-the-pirate
Having identified the boat the restoration starts... I was given the boat about 10 years ago but had done nothing with it. Finally I deci…
M.V. TEAKWOOD
by Rowen
Water trials have been delayed by trying to resolve the challenges with my HMS Brave Borderer project drivetrain. As those efforts have b…
Lady T
by AlanP
Dropping down aft from the boat deck are the tow hooks, why there are two hooks, I have no idea, but that's what is shown on the drawing.…
1920's Runabout
by Jim
Started building from a plan about a 2 months ago, i know its a bit late to start a blog but better late than never!
Sea Queen
by Northumbrian
just about finished only a few deck fittings to add i used a brushless 1700kv motor & 70amp esc it runs well on a 3 cell 5000 mah lipo th…
Vanity, Victorian Cutter
by Westquay
Hi all, a 1/16th scale model of the boat I used to live on at Burnham-on-Crouch. 1/8th" Cuban (yes really!) mahogany from 1920s chairs ma…
Billings Waveney Class LifeBoat
by NickG
Have managed to get some plasticard from a local model shop and have put a strengthening bar at the front of the hull where the floor was…
46" Precedent Huntsman
by Novagsi0
Last nights running on the anniversary of my Dads birthday, we started to boat together but it then sat on the shelf for over 30 years. N…
Floating Light house
by GARTH
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…
Afon Alaw
by dragon
The start of a new project The build will be of timber from templates. I will put photo's on site at intervals during the build. The tug …
Marie Jeanne (thonier)
by Cozwhy
Decided to age the boat a little. Want to honor the hardworking watermenjf
Scudder
by Grumpy1949
Vic Smeed plans of a rather ugly twin pontoon hydroplane air driven. Runs a 35 ic but will have a brushless 300w turning a 8x6 electric p…
Hacker
by BigAlio
Hi not so much a build blog more of an assembly blog. A Trinity Hacker 1/18 scale 700 mm long, did away with supplied speed 600 motor, fi…
Vivace Patrolboat
by Tica
Well not finished yet but ready for the first water test, first test in the bathtub is promising but the pool is closed due to some break…