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1,141 blogs · Page 35 of 48Julieth 4 French fishing boat
by canabus
Hi All As the owner of two Hellen fishing boats, I was looking for something with better access, but, about the same size. I found the Fr…
Friday's Child Fairy Huntsman 31
by steve-d
This is a refurb. I built her from MM plan 1061 many years ago and recently found her in the loft so she has likely been up there for 19 …
J class Enterprise
by bellman1942
I`m thinking of building an America`s cup J class boat but I want to fit a Genoa sail to be a bit different has anyone a control method P…
1-35 Scale Schenllboot By TeeJay
by teejay
Hi all for the second blog report on the schnellboot I am going to go over the rudder a propeller shaft assembly in more detail. The firs…
Anteno 2 tug
by Dick
Decided not to double plank as per kit instructions but skin the first planking with thin cloth 0.60 oz. Lot of rubbing down,now awaiting…
Emma C. Berry Sailboat
by carpemoment
I took my Emma out for a second "real" water voyage, tethered of course. Overall I am pleased with my progress. I need a more powerful se…
aeronaut classic
by sandgrounder
i have bought a aeronaut classic kit to build over the winter , i have had to suspend other models (tugs) due to fumes and winter ventila…
Building my Carina sailboat from scratch
by Hellmut1956
I have started the building from a plan I did purchase. So building from scratch is probably the right term. I am 61 years old and I have…
Maree III sharpie 10 Rater
by steve-d
Maree III is a 10 Rater Sharpie design by A Wilcock dating back to 1958. MM plan MM/504. I first built her in 1996 but as with all these …
Proboat Sonicwake
by boaty
Three weeks ago I got a Proboat Sonicwake deep V fast electric. This appears to be a replacement for their previous model Vorocity. Very …
coastguard
by Northumbrian
I bought the hull from a member on here i stripped the insides and redone it to take the rudder servo i then made the motor mounts from p…
Vintage style yacht designed by "Vic Smeed"
by lhpen
Any one interested in buying my Yacht ? ''Starlet'' Vintage style yacht designed by "Vic Smeed" all plywood construction, 11" beam x34" l…
1-35 scale S100 schennllboot
by teejay
Hi all for the second blog report on the schenllboot I am going to go over the rudder an propeller shaft assembly in more detail. The fir…
Aerokits/Jotika Sea Queen
by Ianh
I made this from a 54" long piece of Melamine shelving. shallow cut a centre ine down the middle 1/16" wide. The board was then marked in…
Tug "Joanna E"
by Ballast
Partial rebuild project. It is a 1/24 scale Thames Tug which has a superstructure that is wrong and out of scale. I intend to rebuild the…
Range Safety Launch?
by NPJ
The ‘Range Safety Launch’…………. Intro. I am now the owner of this boat. Wooden, good hull lines and hull paint work but needing to be fini…
1/12th scale Cygnus GM32 Fishing Boat "EXUBERENT DH142"
by Ballast
But not without incident ! On getting her out of car I snagged the aerial 'Y' on top of 'A' Frame and that said goodbye to that and my dr…
Restore An American Nirvana Yacht
by CB90
Ok start by removing all I can from the hull, rudder, mast, stickers, stays. etc a) Sand down the hull and wash with white spirit. b) Fil…
Revell 1/72 Flower Class Corvett
by Mikep
Revell model at stern you see a small servo with micro switch for the Ram whooper sound module. Pic with upper deck on side shows speaker…
Cygnus GM32
by Bucaneer16
My latest project, Cygnus GM32. Going to be a fwd wheelhouse, other detail not decided yet! Any one have any build detail of running gear…
Deans Robert E. Perry Libertyship
by Mikep
Added 5 lbs of shot to the hull and installed sub floor.
Totnes Castle 1894
by hammer
I have posted this on another site, but will continue here if there is interest. I have a plan taken from a book some time ago. Drawn my …
Clyde Puffer
by lesliebreame
Members might be interested in the preliminary construction details of our Puffer . Shown is the steel laser cut keel with frames slotted…
Scimitar-class patrol vessel
by CB90
Two vessel in it class (1) HMS Scimitar (2) HMS Sabre Launched: December 1992 Displacement: 24,000 kg Builder: Portsmouth Armament: 2 × G…