Ronald
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Fleet Admiral · 15,426 pts
Port Perry, Canada
Member since Nov 2016
Last online 3 hours ago
Age 76
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17 boatsGRACE
GRACE is one of my own imaginary vessels, a retired fishing vessel which is now owned by a Scottish mission…
Ville Class Tugboat
RusselBrothers built 38 Ville Class tugs for the Royal Canadian Navy during WWII many of these vessels serv…
Emma
Gary Webb designed though with a shorter version of the ballast fin and to counter that with a shorter mast…
(Working Vessel) Villa Class Tugboat
3/4”=1’ Began building September 2020 finished the Spring 2021 when ballast testing and weights were added.…
Corinna Mae
Another former fishing vessel now a private family’s home on the water. Several actual vessels were inspira…
Emily
The Emma design by Gary Webb, who gave permission to me for making a smaller version, named Emily.
Skiff
The skiff is a build from the book Model Boat Building -The Spritsail Skiff- by Steve Rogers and Patricia S…
St.Pierre Dory
Design is from The Dory Book, John Gardner’s fine collection of dory’s from over the centuries. The dory is…
Ronald’s build blogs
16 blogsI have been adding furled sails to my latest project, Corinna Mae. Patterned after the Selma’s furled sails. This model carries my daught…
After seeing the tugboat last month and taking a bunch of photos, I am now making a wheelhouse of Miss Jenna that will fit the Ville Clas…
Bought this almost complete scratch built sprit sailing skiff for 50$. The person made every part following the instructions from a book.…
I know some of you have played with these vessels and created 3-D printed versions but here is the manufacturer out in B.C., Canada https…
This is a 26 1/2” version of the Gary Webb design from bearospaceindustry.com Gary’s Emma is a sprit rig double end sloop which has a wor…
While touring the Museum of the Gaspe, they told us a near disaster caused by a cigarette smouldering in the trash. The fishing vessel di…
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+9♥ 6 likesRe: Help I.d. this boat/kit?!@jumpugly Hellen Kit note the double pointed hull note a rounded stern.♥ 6 likesRe: Help I.d. this boat/kit?!@jumpugly Yes it is the Hellen♥ 6 likesRe: build blogWhen doing my research of Norwegian work boats I came across this style of vessel too. The launch on the upper deck would make a nice feature on the Arthur model. Note the lack of railings by the small lifeboa…
+6♥ 2 likesRe: HMS Campanula - Revell 1/72 scale RC ConversionI’m looking forward to seeing your work on the water. I hope the ballast and scale knots represent the vessel well.♥ 2 likesRe: "The Cartoon Maker"@chugalone100 Cuban coffee is excellent! Thanks for sharing your story with us.♥ 5 likesRe: At times I feel like I'm like that hamster on its wheel.. Oh I can't get off.@ColRay Sweet Dreams 😴 I am dreaming of a new printer dancing through your brain throughout the night. Just like the engineer who pondered all night as to where the sun had gone and in the morning it dawned on…♥ 3 likesRe: build blog@AlessandroSPQR Are you looking to do a double ballast bulb?
♥ 2 likesRe: build blog@Chum444 Yes I knew it was a smaller vessel than what you are building. Still yours and this newer version of moving logs would make a nice pair out on the pond.♥ 1 like