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Gascoigne United Kingdom Basic

Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class  · 311 pts Norwich, United Kingdom Member since Jan 2018 Last online 5 years ago
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Gascoigne

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12 boats

(Hover Craft) SRN 4

Scratch built 2nd hover scale. Lite ply and 1mm ply skin. Ball raced marine motor tube essential for max ef…

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(Tug Boat) Hector Read

Scratch-built scale of the 1960 Hull built Hector Read, A Gt.Yarmouth harbour diesel powered tug. Drawings …

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(Working Vessel) Kiwi

This New Zealand Trading Scow was an unfinished project given to me by a fellow club member to complete. Un…

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(Working Vessel) 527

Model of typical trading junk in S.China 40 years ago,now no more alas. Scratch-built after much research. …

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(Yacht) Moonlight

This is a pond yacht which I inherited 70 odd years ago. The hull must be over100. A treasured model restor…

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(Working Vessel) Excelsior

Scratch built model of the last surviving Lowestoft sailing trawler which is managed by a sailing trust. An…

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(Hover craft) SRN3

Scratch built hovercraft model of the SRN 3 used by USA in Vietnam. Model made with liteply structure and 1…

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(Tug Boat) HERO

Scratch built scale from original recovery/tug. Used by a Norfolk broads boat hire firm. This was originall…

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Last posted 8 years ago
Gallery reply Excelsior Hi Joe, In answer to your queries, Hull was built in the bread and butter system using deal sealed inside and out with coats of yacht varnish and painted using… 2 1,049 Gallery reply Billings Samson The hull looks in good shape from the photo. Have fun with the restoration though. Plenty of scope...Could be steam powered? All the best. Brian 1 1,005 Forum reply Help Needed new Builder Billings St Canute .In this case, I do believe you are meant to complete the hullconstruction first then drill out the holes for the rudder stock and the propellor shaft. Alterna… 987 Event reply Thames Barge & Norfolk Wherry Open Regatta. Hope your Dad can bring his wherry along for the event. We had a good chat together at the broads museum. Will be very interested to see him at the event with … 1,051 Event 6 May 2018 Steam,Tug & Hovercraft Day Club open event. 10am - 4pm Join us with your model. Parking alongside lake. Club facilities. Disabled access. 1 1,597 Event 28 Apr 2018 Thames Barge & Norfolk Wherry Open Regatta. From 9am - 4pm. Free parking alongside the boating pond. Access through manned gate. Join us with your barge or wherry. 4 1,571 Media Agenora A scratch built model of a working wherry the skipper/owner was the great grandfather of a near neighbour. Used to work the rivers Wensum and Yare here in Norf… 12 601 Gallery reply Hector Read Thanks Dave, Hector Read model powered by a speed 600 brushed electric motor with an electric speed controller. This gives plenty of oomph when it comes to res… 4 1,085 Gallery reply Hector Read Thanks for that Marky. Good to think she is still afloat. An engineer who once worked aboard related a hair raising experience he had years ago involving resta… 2 1,085 Forum reply New build A working board 24” x 16” in 1” medium density fibre would be about right for you Billings static model of a Thames barge, although a large tray would help in … 1,025

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