Great thanks Nerys
Rick

Sorry Rick, I rarely watch films, but if I get a chance to see that one, I'll try to make an exception and just watch the end.

Nerys

Hi Nerys will look at that as a way of doing the boat.
Nerys on a boat subject not sure if you have watched Lord of the Rings Return of the King.
The last scenes show Froto Baggins getting on a boat and sailing away. Wondered if the boat were real and what it was built for if real.
Rick

If you want to build something like the Dumas Victory, how about building a fishing vessel with a good flaring head, then putting a traditional tug like superstructure on her.

Nerys

how about a grand banks trawler which I have the plans for

Wonderful thank-you John Will look him up.
Rick

Jay Benford designed tugs like this. Although his plans would be 100 times the cost of a kit, you could find enough information on the Internet to design your own. Do a search for Jay Benford designs or Benford Design Group. It sure looks like one of his. Just a thought

Here's a pic of one. There were many.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/American-Tug-Yacht-38-Designed-By-Jay-R-Benford-Cape-Bay-Shipbuilders-/203199995207