Shipyard Baz
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Petty Officer 2nd Class · 179 pts
Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Member since May 2020
Last online 3 years ago
Shipyard Baz’s harbour
6 boatsCoal Barge the "Elizabeth"
Another scratch-built boat The Elizabeth, the barge scale is 1/16 = 52" x 6½" motor is a Decaperm 6v geared…
MTB
Scratch built from photographs. The forward gun traverses via a servo and the searchlights are bright LEDs …
Pride of Suffolk
A conversion deck from Ro-Ro to container.
MV Gladys B.
Scratch built from photographs, power is a Decaperm 6 volt.
USCG EAGLE
Another of my scratch-built ships (no plans) Runs on two-channel 6v
Pride of Suffolk
Scratch built using no plans
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Boat Build HelpSome photos here if they help.
♥ 3 likes543 viewsBoat Build HelpI only build from photographs, just three normally "bow, side & stern" providing I have the true L x B of the vessel. Just using a pencil/ruler I scale to what size I want, obviously, a computer and printer ar…♥ 3 likes531 viewsSlapton SandsIncidentally, if you have read Ken Smalls magnificent book then this book "The Magic Army" by Leslie Thomas is well worth a read. The Magic Army is vintage Leslie Thomas. Charming, funny and imbued with warmth…♥ 7 likes627 viewsRe: USCG EAGLESorry for the delay and yes the sails are furled. A better view is on these two pictures.
♥ 2 likes563 viewsRe: USCG EAGLEThe USCG Eagle was built as the German sail training ship Horst Wessel in 1936 and seized as war booty by the U.S.A.563 viewsCoal Barge the "Elizabeth"Another scratch-built boat The Elizabeth, the barge scale is 1/16 = 52" x 6½" motor is a Decaperm 6v geared. Built from photos and no plans, the barge has two interchangeable cargo holds. One is a typical tarp…
+2449 viewsRe: 'FAIRACRE' BROADS CRUISER (BATES LOOK ALIKE) RESTORATIONJust found the plan for the Fairacre ll. Thought it was five bob, but it was five & a tanner
♥ 3 likes1,476 viewsRe: 'FAIRACRE' BROADS CRUISER (BATES LOOK ALIKE) RESTORATIONNicely done, I made the Fairacre ll, around 1970, the only boat plan I ever purchased (5/-) five bob. Still have the plan, here's mine but with my centre cabin conversion, the photo is dated 1977c. The motor w…
♥ 2 likes1,474 viewsSlapton SandsI met Ken Small by his Sherman Memorial and after signing my book we had a good natter. I could tell instantly what a lovely natured man he was, and we talked for quite a while. It beggars belief the cock-ups …♥ 7 likes623 viewsRe: MV Gladys B.The vertical wood was only used in that way as I had used all my scrap wood and did not have enough to "bread and butter"/layer. The top /gunwale layer was normally a wider piece, incidentally, most of my boat…
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♥ 3 likes543 viewsBoat Build HelpI only build from photographs, just three normally "bow, side & stern" providing I have the true L x B of the vessel. Just using a pencil/ruler I scale to what size I want, obviously, a computer and printer ar…♥ 3 likes531 viewsSlapton SandsIncidentally, if you have read Ken Smalls magnificent book then this book "The Magic Army" by Leslie Thomas is well worth a read. The Magic Army is vintage Leslie Thomas. Charming, funny and imbued with warmth…♥ 7 likes627 viewsRe: USCG EAGLESorry for the delay and yes the sails are furled. A better view is on these two pictures.♥ 2 likes563 viewsRe: USCG EAGLEThe USCG Eagle was built as the German sail training ship Horst Wessel in 1936 and seized as war booty by the U.S.A.563 viewsCoal Barge the "Elizabeth"Another scratch-built boat The Elizabeth, the barge scale is 1/16 = 52" x 6½" motor is a Decaperm 6v geared. Built from photos and no plans, the barge has two interchangeable cargo holds. One is a typical tarp…+2449 viewsRe: 'FAIRACRE' BROADS CRUISER (BATES LOOK ALIKE) RESTORATIONJust found the plan for the Fairacre ll. Thought it was five bob, but it was five & a tanner♥ 3 likes1,476 viewsRe: 'FAIRACRE' BROADS CRUISER (BATES LOOK ALIKE) RESTORATIONNicely done, I made the Fairacre ll, around 1970, the only boat plan I ever purchased (5/-) five bob. Still have the plan, here's mine but with my centre cabin conversion, the photo is dated 1977c. The motor w…♥ 2 likes1,474 viewsSlapton SandsI met Ken Small by his Sherman Memorial and after signing my book we had a good natter. I could tell instantly what a lovely natured man he was, and we talked for quite a while. It beggars belief the cock-ups …♥ 7 likes623 viewsRe: MV Gladys B.The vertical wood was only used in that way as I had used all my scrap wood and did not have enough to "bread and butter"/layer. The top /gunwale layer was normally a wider piece, incidentally, most of my boat…♥ 5 likes575 views