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📝 Night Lights...
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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2 years ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman (
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Brightwork,
You inspired me to do something to display some of my boats. It's just a start, but I cleared off some less interesting stuff from a couple of bookshelves and went to my shed and literally "dusted off" some of my Harbor. Certainly not as beautiful as yours, but now I at least have a few of my boats to look at over the winter Dry Dock season. Thanks for the inspiration! Dave B PS Please ignore the mess around the bookshelves, it was a quick and dirty project, LOL 
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2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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DW Brinkman. IKEA shelves with led tape lighting. Thank you for your kind words. These shelves are in the bedroom. I just can’t seem to get shelf space in the living room lol. Some are in my man cave as well. Cheers.
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💬 Re: Night Lights...
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 MikeD (
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Awesome collection, what is the maker of the cruiser in the center of your collection with the French flag, and black hull?
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2 years ago by 🇺🇸 DWBrinkman (
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What a beautiful collection of boats.
Someday, I hope to move my Harbor (or at least some of it) from my shed to a nice display like yours. Someday .... I seem to say that word a lot, sigh Dave B ▲
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2 years ago by 🇺🇸 Commodore-H (
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Wow! Beautiful!
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2 years ago by 🇬🇧 RogerA1 (
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That’s a great collection of boats beautifully displayed. Merry Christmas
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2 years ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Now that’s what I call a Florilla! 😉
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2 years ago by 🇧🇪 hermank (
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What à piece of beauty you got there. Very nice Harbour. In the cause of the years i have given away and Sold a number of my harbour. Congratulations well made ▲
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2 years ago by 🇬🇧 Rogal118 (
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Very nice and neat. Great collection
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📝 Help identify her please
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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💬 Re: Help identify her please
2 years ago by 🇩🇪 RNinMunich (
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I reckon you're right Roy👍 but with some 'modellers license'.
Especially at the stern - seems to be intended for only one shaft whereas the original had two. Stabilisers were also fitted to the hull. The embryonic superstructure looks about right though. Deans still do a kit, but it ain't cheap🤑🤑 Cheers, Doug😎 ▲
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2 years ago by 🇬🇧 roycv (
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Hi are there several decks and a funnel? Might be the Royal Yacht Britannia. Deans did a kit some years ago.
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💬 Re: Help identify her please
2 years ago by 🇧🇪 hermank (
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Coule it be thé hull of an old er steamtowboat? ▲
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📝 Lake Union Dreamboat
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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💬 Re: Lake Union Dreamboat
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Thank you for sharing yours and the boat’s provenance Brightwork! Such wonderful memories.
One of life’s great pleasures in my book is taking something old and returning it to its former glory. Cheers! And keep those pix coming!!! ▲
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💬 Re: Lake Union Dreamboat
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 Isaac (
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restoring and repairing models are a great challenge that is also full of fun and in-depth knowledge of the subject.
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📝 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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Flaxybuck,
Yes..especially as one comment put it...they did not have the tools etc to make jewelry and all the fine work that it needs as they have now. ▲
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2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR (
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Thanks Jumpugly.
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Yes sir, the wood railings screamed custom ordered to me too. Custom or not they sure are beautiful!
There’s just something about the big Connie’s and commanders… to see One in the water nowadays is a real treat. Anything over 40 feet with a lot of wood will grab anyone’s attention!😀 ▲
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork (
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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The book is called: "CHRIS CRAFT The Essential Guide" by Jerry Conrad, Copyright 2002 by The Mariners' Museum. It's over 700 pages long and lists everything they built at the Main Division from 1922 to 1977 including their kit boats and sailboats. And they then devote an additional 275 pages to all of Chris Craft's subdivisions including the steel Roamer Hulls. Great Book.
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 Len1 (
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absolutely stunning. The workmanship is above and beyond. Just to think that the hull was carved is truly amazing .All this done before and without CNC, 3'D printing, CAD, etc.
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR (
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Thanks Jumpugly, there's no rush.
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Alessandro, when I get home I will send along the info on the book. It’s quite a tome. 😆
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR (
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Hi Jumpugly, I admire and envy your encyclopedia.
Is it specific to boats? What is it called (title, author and publisher)? Sorry for the many questions but I'm a bit obsessed with books. ▲
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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Brightwork, Found it! Here ya' go...from my copy of the CC Encyclopedia. 😉
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2 years ago by 🇬🇧 flaxbybuck (
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When I see workmanship like this I feel like packing up shop and going home. Such wonderful detail, and beautifully done. Fantastic ! 😉
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇮🇹 AlessandroSPQR (
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Brightwork you made an excellent purchase.
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇺🇸 jumpugly (
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An absolutely astounding commission piece BW! I will check my CC reference books for more specs if you like. 😊
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💬 Re: 1958/9 50/55' Chris Craft Constellation
2 years ago by 🇨🇦 Ronald (
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WOW someone gave you a beautiful piece of work.
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📝 Chris Craft 63' Connie
4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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💬 Re: Chris Craft 63' Connie
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 DuncanP (
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📝 Southport Pat QOD
4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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📝 History of boating
4 months ago by 🇨🇦 Brightwork ( Commodore)
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If Professor Pat can do it...so can I...lol.. The history of boating spans millennia, evolving from dugout canoes and rafts in prehistory to sophisticated vessels powered by steam and advanced engines. Early boats, appearing around 10,000 years ago, were used for fishing and coastal travel, with Egyptians developing reed and wooden boats for transport and trade by 4000 BCE. Over centuries, innovations like the Viking longboat, the Chinese junk with its rudder, and the Dutch yacht transformed seafaring, eventually leading to the Age of Exploration and the flourishing of yachting as a recreational pursuit in the 17th century. Modern boating integrates electronic systems, computer-aided design, and emerging eco-friendly propulsion, reflecting its continuous adaptation.
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4 months ago by 🇬🇧 GaryLC (
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check your private messages, who knows you could get lucky?
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📝 Direct links for Buxton Model Boat Club information.
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 philcaretaker ( Commodore)
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Hope this helps for better access from the :- Boats Clubs & Lakes .
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📝 General View Boats on The Pond Video Open Day and Bring & Buy @ SMBC 24 August 2025 - Part 3
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 SouthportPat ( Commodore)
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General View Boats on The Pond Video Open Day and Bring & Buy @ SMBC 24 August 2025 - Part 3
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Hi Alexandre
The open day pictured was at the Southport club’s lake just off of Rotton Row in Southport, Lancashire, UK. Bob ▲
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4 months ago by 🇫🇷 alexandre (
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💬 Re: General View Boats on The Pond Video Open Day and Bring & Buy @ SMBC 24 August 2025 - Part 3
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 Hhager2 (
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My son is in Edinburgh today. Too bad it wasn’t when he was in the area for the event. He and my other son band will be back in UK early next year. I’m trying to get the hobby shops n events for areas they will be in. I’m still amazed at the Leeds hobby shops n events inventory. Nice job on this model. I’ll be looking for kits like that if they exist.
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📝 General View Boats on The Pond Video Open Day and Bring & Buy @ SMBC 24 August 2025 - Part 2
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 SouthportPat ( Commodore)
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Despite arriving late (as always) it was nice to bump into so many old friends that had come to visit the Southport club’s “bring and buy” event yesterday.
I hope you all got home safely and it was really nice to chat with you all. Bob. ▲
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📝 Buxton Model Boat Club
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 philcaretaker ( Commodore)
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📝 SSMBC update: Dock upgraded
4 months ago by 🇺🇸 LewZ ( Vice Admiral)
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For over 60 years the "model boat" pond at Lake Seminole Park (Seminole, Florida) has been a popular place for R/C model boats. I know that is only a short time compared to our Euro friends, but keep in mind that Florida was not a well populated state 150 years ago.
Today, I was at our meet (not many ther, too hot) and I found Pinellas County Parks had moved the dock about 3 feet further away from the shore. They also added two safety rails on the corners of the floating dock (about 8' X 35') at my request. I must say they have been very responsive to my requests.
From my view I feel that this is one of the best natural facilities in the state, perhaps in the US for model boating.
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Today, I was at our meet (not many ther, too hot) and I found Pinellas County Parks had moved the dock about 3 feet further away from the shore. They also added two safety rails on the corners of the floating dock (about 8' X 35') at my request. I must say they have been very responsive to my requests.
From my view I feel that this is one of the best natural facilities in the state, perhaps in the US for model boating.
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4 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (
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Your very lucky because up here in Hamilton Ontario Canada we have lots of city parks that have ponds for run off water but the city blocks them off post signs not for public use and warn about ticks in area becuse the weeds arn't cut down and there's no way to launch a model boat . So happy sailing P/S I never learned to spell properly sorry.
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4 months ago by 🇺🇸 LewZ (
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Thanks Philuk. Me getting back to model boating is gwtting closer. I promised myself no model rc boats and rc tanks until my home is restored. Each day I get things done is a step closer to being active. This has taken a toll on us and is taking longer than anticipated. But, as we approach the end of this terribly hot summer that might be the turning point.
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4 months ago by 🇬🇧 PhilH (
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Hi lewz I do like your lake it looks great hope you doing well,are things getting back to normal now good luck mate.
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📝 Southampton Pilot Boat by Robbob.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 robbob ( Fleet Admiral)
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Here's a short video to show the working features of the Pilot Boat.
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Martin555 (
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Absolutely fantastic Rob,
Like the other members i too can't wait to see her on the water. All i have to do now it to catch up on your blog. Martin555. ▲
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5 years ago by 🇪🇸 Julio (
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Hi Robbob:
I really want to see this boat sail as soon as possible !!😍😍 ▲
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 BOATSHED (
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I like all your working items on that.
Great looking boat.👍👍 ▲
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5 years ago by 🇬🇧 robbob (
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Hi JB.
That would be a great thing to do 👍👍. Ordinarily we would have club boating sessions on a Sunday morning and as soon as the situation allows we can get back to doing that and I can get another member to drive the boat while I do some filming, however a dusk session would be much more difficult to organise. I may have to be content with getting daylight shots for now. Rob. ▲
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5 years ago by 🇳🇿 jbkiwi (
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Hi Rob, I'll be waiting for some nice evening shots at the lake to show off the lights😁 should look good.👍
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💬 Re: Southampton Pilot Boat by Robbob.
5 years ago by 🇬🇧 Fred (
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📝 Buxton Model Boat Club
4 months ago by 🇬🇧 philcaretaker ( Commodore)
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Direct links for info:- ( see Grahams new fireboat !!! )
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