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Graupner Optimist sail boat

Model sat in basement for about 25 years unfinished I built the keel at work from a piece of scrap steel installed keel & went on with other projects finally in early 2025 decided to finish The Sail boat Optimist only to find that there was no parts as Graupner stop selling parts . I have only built one other sail boat the Soling 1 Meter so #2 sailboat was a series endever. And it sailed just great first time.

GARTH

3 months ago

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Vosper

My nephews had this Toys R Us speedboat that was destroyed, so I figured I could convert it and upgrade it. Look into one at our model store in Dundas, and figured it was a little too pricey. I haven't even run it yet, so it's so dusty. I only added it because I saw another member had built one that is way better than mine

GARTH

5 months ago

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Swift Virginia Pilot Boat / 1805

The Swift is 50 centimeter's in length Sails may be added later not to keen on that right now Swift stuck in a snowbank

GARTH

8 months ago

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1 Meter Soling

I forgot about my 1 meter soling haven't sail her for a while & the same with the Mini Soling . Our club did have mini sail boat racing but it got to completive for me .This soling is registered with the Canadian model sail boat association & my Number was #8 or behind the 8 ball .

GARTH

8 months ago

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Mini Soling Sail Boat

No name mini soling sail boat she's 70 mm in length & 120mm from mast to keel.

GARTH

8 months ago

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Static Sail Boat

Built in 2018 was a kit I have forgotten make but it's just hanging about on a shelve now.

GARTH

8 months ago

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Clyde Puffer

I had a major water leak that was either the Rudder shaft below water line or the prop shaft was also below water line both of these have been redesigned & No more leaks

GARTH

1 year ago

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Bounty

This was a Billings kit of the Wasa that I started years ago .I could not finish it as the Wasa as the accessory kit was not available so after another long time I converted it to the Bouny.

GARTH

1 year ago

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Zwarte Zee

Pick it up a few years ago & didn't do a build log or maybe I did But I just remembered to add the model to my Harbor collection Can't put run time or speed on attributes not determined yet P/S I did do a build log on this one & I found some rivets I had from work . I had to put name tags on the guys coveralls at work & I guess when I retired they ended up coming home with me.

GARTH

1 year ago

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Betty Bopp

Was going to be a Balloon Duster but It became another Tug Boat

GARTH

1 year ago

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Kit was called Duna

I have just found out that the really tugs name was Frederic Mistral. Still runs after 100 years. The crew had Chickens in the cage at the bow & sometimes carried pigs in the pen at the stern end was used to make a little extra cash at the ports they went to. This model was a static had to do a lot of modification to interior to make the tug a R/C runner.

GARTH

2 years ago

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Billings model Cutty Sark static

Built 1977 spent 20 years in Brace bridge Ontario 20 years in Town of Amherstburg Ontario & was returned to me in 2017 & how knows where it will end up ?

GARTH

2 years ago

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Andrea Gail

Another project Andrea Gail build I did a blog on it a while back & finally got a chance to run it on open water this week 2023-04-11 .

GARTH

2 years ago

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Pilot 40 project

2021 Covid Project

GARTH

4 years ago

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U.S.S. Melvin

Plastic Revel model that was made into a R/C model and again I haven't run her in a while .USS Melvin was also known as the Blue Devil I think . Original kit had a system to run in circles & figure Eights so a rudder & speed control was needed

GARTH

5 years ago

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Statenjacht

This is a Billing kit that I built a long time ago it was a R/C model at one time but I haven't run her in years from what I have read it was the beginnings of yachts . I also didn't get the accessory kit & just carved all the fancy ornaments.

GARTH

5 years ago

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Corona Extra

Just had to do some think since March 2020 so started a scratch built Chris Craft Constellation . Plans came from vintage model plans . I replace motor as on it's first run motor over heated so put a 500 series motor in & I've had 2 runs with new motor & O/K touch wood

GARTH

5 years ago

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Lethal threat two

Original lunch box was a failure so rebuilt the cabin & add extra room for speed control & receiver

GARTH

6 years ago

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Lethal Threat

The model boat club I'm in ( Confederation Marine Modelers ) wanted to have some R/C boats the kids could use at some of our shows & this weekend we do a show at the Hamilton Steam museum called boats in the park . It's basically built around a pool floating noodle & were calling them Bumper Boats

GARTH

6 years ago

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(Other) Baltik

Not sure how long ago model was built . Take it to wood shows in Hamilton area . Just a static model not sure Manufacturer of model . Probably have print somewhere (5/10)

GARTH

7 years ago

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USS Melvin

This is a repair for the model Melvin. A while back, I put a little story about this particular model that was always sinking when I ran at our club's favourite water hole. So, I cut the hull at the waterline and added about a half-inch. I can tell you now that the bathtub had a real workout to get the model stable & balanced. Painted hull, but it wasn't a very good paint job; but that will not be seen in the water, I hope. I took the last photo off the internet, and you can see that the deck isn't very tight to the hull & I would be a little worried about a leak there.

GARTH

1 month ago

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Graupner Optimist

Haven't put anything on the build blog because I was stumped on the Stay's & Shroud's Kit called for Diamond steel Litz wire steel tinned, what the heck is that? Just used Nylon yarn & bowsie to remove the Mast quickly from the hull for transporting. Hope that works, so tonight I started on the Stanchion's. Soldered up the forward Stanchion done Then Power went off Couldn't see much in the dark.

GARTH

3 months ago

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Graupner Optimist

Had the Graupner Optimist in my basement for about 25 years some one gave the unfinished kit to me at A show club was doing at Canal Days in Port Colborne Ontario . No keel so I made one from a piece of scrap plate at work on afternoon shift took a few weeks at lunch time had to learn how to use a cutting torch & industrial grinder to shape the keel like the plans. Then for some unknown reason I put it in the basement & kind of forgot about it after I finished installing keel & all the framing I think I couldn't find a sail servo back then so I stopped the build. I found all the manuals & sails stashed away in a drawer & the sails have creases in them that may not go flat.

GARTH

5 months ago

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SWIFT 1805

This model was part of the yard sale find .There was a lot of parts missing but kit box had diagrams & missing parts still had cut out's so I could trace & cut parts needed.

GARTH

8 months ago

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Yard Sale Find

I have built to many tug boats & we have a member in our club that has a Clyde Puffer and he hardly ever runs it so I've decided to build one .The bottom isn't flat but no one will know that except me & anyone that reads this. I have a lot of finishing up on the model but that's always the fun part adding doors windows more planking etc. etc.

GARTH

1 year ago

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Yard Sale Find

Because I can't figure out how to download a video on this web site I just pause the video & photographed the image of my Yard Sale Find It was such a lovely Canada Day morning went to the pool & ran the model checked for leaks, balanced model with a little lead test O/K I did have a tiny leak which I think will be fixed up with a little hull paint.

GARTH

1 year ago

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Yard Sale Find

It was a great day to sit out side & do a little cutting & gluing So I decided that my Galion will need a rounded stern if it's going to be a tug boat .Because Ernest Shackleton ship the Quest was found by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the wreck was 1,280 feet below the surface of the northwest Atlantic Ocean roughly 15 nautical miles off the coast of Labrador. It’s sitting on its keel, with its broken mast lying on the seafloor nearby. I thought that that could also be made into a R/C ship .Can't make up my mind .

GARTH

1 year ago

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Another Tug

Hasn't taking me a lot of time to make up my mind with the yard sale stuff . I do not like building static classic sailing ships but they do have real nice hulls so out came the saw & tug boat hull created I found a tug on google images so I will use that as a template. P/S the sail boat hull is the Graupner Optimist That I need to finish some day maybe

GARTH

1 year ago

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Speed Boat

I haven't posted for a while so just a little update .My brother gave me a Toys Are Us r/c boat that his boys had I've had it hidden away for a long time his boys completely destroyed the boat .Rudder broken off Speed control melted Motor mounts smashed . Boys will be Boys I guess My fellow model boat club members will say I've gone to the dark side with a speed boat. Replace rudder, speed control, Transmitter , receiver , battery & motor mount , I also needed to get into the hull & find a away to keep it together & water resistant . I know The photo of King Charles isn't model boat related but Canada has changed portrait on our change got a quarter a few day's ago for 2024

GARTH

2 years ago

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HMS Victory

I thought I had done a good job with the Rigging & dead eyes on the Santa Maria that I would finish up the rigging & dead eyes on another orphan model .This time it's a cut away of the HMS Victory which has been awaiting my time for a while. I do have have a little room left for storage in the room my wife calls the BOAT ROOM.

GARTH

2 years ago

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Billings Santa Maria

I need to stop making model boats. this kit was given to me just at the beginning of the lock downs for the virus 2020 . He had the kit for about 20 years & I had it for another 4 years 'So the Billings Santa Maria must be 24 years old. It had paper sails & real small dead eyes I didn't want to do the rigging but it need completing so she's done.

GARTH

2 years ago

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Billings Santa Maria

I haven't been able to down load a video on my build log so here is a few photos of me doing the rat lines on the Santa Maria. My method isn't traditional but it service it's purpose. the glue is just Carpenter style white glue non toxic.

GARTH

2 years ago

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Billings Santa Maria

Yesterday started the Dead Eyes And rigging. It's a very time consuming chore. I wonder how models of yester years where made with out all the fancy super glues & carpenter glues that we have now. P/S I cheated And had to use piano wire to keep dead eyes in line . I tried to do that job the way the diagram said but I failed so I did it my way.

GARTH

2 years ago

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Billings Santa Maria

You all will probably think I'm crazy but I'm going to finish another orphan model that was given to me about 3 years ago just before lock downs due to pandemic. The model must be about 40 years old plus another 3 years. Here in Hamilton area we have had 1 snow fall that melted the next day because of rain. I've been working on the Billings Santa Maria off & on & gave up . Dead eyes & Lanyards are my nemesis. But I'm going to try. Found a write up in the Blue Nose instruction that may help me complete the model ship. Wish me luck & I may go blind .

GARTH

2 years ago

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Bluenose-4

In 2023, the winter solstice is happening on Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10:27 p.m. EST in the Northern Hemisphere. So we need to keep busy with another orphan model , My 4th Bluenose model boat. Here in Canada I would think that any model boat builder would have built at leased 1 Bluenose it's on all our dimes Plus hope we all have a Merry Christmas & get all the model boat supplies we need. I also would like to wish all model boaters a Happy New year with pleasant sailing. This kit has been collecting bust for about 4 years & needs a little TLC. and when the snow finally arrives here in southern Ontario I'll have something to do rather than snow shoveling.

GARTH

2 years ago

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Canceled fishing boat style

Built a small model that was static so I will copy that small one & make my balloon buster a copy of photo & R/C model it also .

GARTH

2 years ago

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Balloon Buster

Balloon Buster is no more will make a 21 inch fishing boat Ran model Thursday at Leander used clear Hockey tape to hold deck on it ran well but got a little water in hull .To make a fish trawler found a diagram of one .First thing need to make the hull sides taller to match diagram .

GARTH

2 years ago

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Balloon Buster

I call these orphans because the hull was started but not completed picked her up at the last club meeting in April . So we have decided that it can be converted into a club BALLOON BUSTER for the next show .Boats in the Park at the Woodward Ave. Steam Museum . I have until May 27th & 28th. Web Site Hamilton Museum of Science & Technology

GARTH

1 year ago

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Winter Project

Did a little video on stanchion's & had a lot of questions on them I get some model parts from ( Harbor Models www.harbormodels.com 507 E Ada Ave, Glendora, CA 91741 +1 626-963-4591) The shipping is a bit pricey but in Canada it's hard to find Hobby stores that have boat parts . the stanchions are 2 hole 35mm I had some .025 Music Wire that is .64mm for railings . I find that it's a bit tricky to figure out millimeter sizes Canada switch to metric but I was schooled in Imperial & can't easily switch I think it's a con as a liter of gas is $1.65 so a gallon is about $6.60 .

GARTH

3 years ago

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Winter Project

Sure don't feel like winter was 8c today so decided to put a little paint on the Andrea Gail . Paint helps to see all the flaws on the hull that need fixing I need some heavy duty sandpaper for that . P/S hope every one has a Happy New Year & lots of good weather for sailing .

GARTH

3 years ago

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I could not answer the question until today, as I was sailing my Jimwilder Tug in Spencer's pool last night and forgot about the question of the day that was yesterday

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I did not use AI today to answer the question. If I stop, I'll get a ship load of emails to tell me to answer, so I sometimes like to cheat. Plus AI teaches me things I never knew.AI gives an in-depth answer to the question, also. I suppose the moderator will have to demote me to 25%.now that I've confessed to my crime of cheating

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📝 Light up the Night on the September 25th 2025 including safety cautions

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Our club will be sailing at Spencer's in the evening with our model boats lit up. I have upgraded my Jimwilder Tug with an LED light from our Dollar Store ( $ 4.50 ) now. Did a few modifications to get it in the tug.Looks pretty good & should be visible.

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📝 Canadian Coast guard 44 Lifeboat

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I'm not sure if I posted a little run at Spencer's pool of my 44 lifeboat . Our lifeboats had to have a closed cabin, and therefore ours were not like the American open cockpit style due to our inclement weather or maybe we were smarter than the Americans and kept our crews warm year-round.😀

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On the weekend Confederation Marine Modellers held a warship regatta at the Burlington pool at Spencer's.I use my IPhone to video & it's a technique I can't seem to master.

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I'm a little late posting this photo but on Aug.21 the Confederation Marine Modelers had a event at 9AM at Spencer's pool for working boats so my Fireboat Edward M. Cotter had a sail for the first time in 2025 It's the red Fire boat. Just thought I'd add a real photo of the Buffalo N.Y. fireboat that visits Port Colborne, Ontario Every Aug. first weekend. There was more working boats but to take a photo with a I Phone 8 and sail a model is kind of difficult.

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So sorry I was late with the answer, I was watching SpaceX #10 launch that was scrubbed at 40 seconds. They may try to blow it up tomorrow.

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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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I'm about 50 minutes late answering the question of the day and I get an email telling me I need to answer the question.I don't want members reminding me about answering it. I like doing the question and getting points, but please stop telling me to answer it. Or I will have to go to my Profile page and fill in the box that stops emails. P.S. I enjoy most of the mail, but not the one that orders me to do the question. Thank you. Have a great evening, as you all know, Canadians need to do the question at 8 PM. I know that I now will be overwhelmed with them tomorrow .

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📝 USS Melvin

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We might as well get us's to it. With AI, when Terminator Skynet becomes self-aware and launches an attack on us.

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Why are some members always mentioning things about the question of the day, USE AI's Apple has one, Google has Gemini, Microsoft Edge, and Meta have one, if it's a hard question, use them. It may be cheating, but at least you may get the right answer

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📝 Boats in the park Hamilton steam museum

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Back in May, we put on a show at the Hamilton Steam Museum. I forgot that I had recorded the Balloon Buster, so here's that video. It sure was cold in May, and the Pool leaked like a sieve due to all the holes those boats put in the liner.

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📝 Graupner Optimist sail boat

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Today, Optimist saw real water. I had a mini-soling also, but another member had an 88 transmitted, & my mini-soling is also on 88, so it took me a while to get the courage to put the Optimist So today was for sail boats but you usually have a member that wants to test out his speed boat that's has a great paint job . He picked up a seagull feather that really slowed him down.

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As promised, Name installed, not sure what WYC & CYC stand for & I was happy that the decals worked after being in a baggy for about 25 years. The rudder steering handle also fell apart & I also lost the screw to hold it on rudder post so made another one up. Our club guys will be sailing model sailboats at the Leander boat dock on Sunday. An Optimist may see some water, but I'll be bringing along my mini soling just for fun.

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Today it was paint the hull outside and then set up the sail & rigging . Not a lot of wind in the backyard. Iron out a few flaws with the handrail. Tomorrow it's time to put the name Optimist on the stern.

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📝 USS Melvin

3 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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My old Lindberg model of the USS Melvin DD 680 has sunk at least twice in the model boat pond at Spencers, so I've decided to add about 1/2 inch to the bottom of the hull. It's an experiment. I think if the hull is a little bigger, the wind won't tip it over. I also upgraded the motor & rudder servo. Hope my experiment works.P/S seemed to work in the tub. I need to get it working properly as CMM Modelers is having a Warship Regatta at Spencer's Sunday,Sept 14th at 9 AM till noon

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📝 Boats in the park Hamilton steam museum

4 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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Just a few shots of May 31, 2025, boats in the park today. It felt like January weather.I forgot to add the balloon buster Media File run the club did 4 balloon busting.

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📝 Question of the Day?

4 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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Please Stop sending me emails telling me to answer the question. I was 45 minutes late. I live in Canada, my time zone is different than most of you, so if I'm 45 minutes late, too bad I answer questions right, but don't seem to get more than 87%, I may have to leave the question of the day!! I was late today because our club has a show, Boats in the park & I needed to charge some batteries

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📝 Boat pond at Spencer's

4 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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In Ontario, Canada, we don't have a lot of spots to sail our models where there's water. They put up signs & now our favorite sailing area has a fountain & those dam geese have set up their home there also.

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📝 Question of the Day?

5 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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Sorry, my wife was on the P/C, so I was 45 minutes. before I could answer the question.

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📝 Question of the day.

5 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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One of our club members built two dories that sailed in Spencer's pool in Burlington. The oars operated to propel the dory. Alex the Dory man is no longer with us . He had a tiny bottle of Skreech in the bow that someone walked away with. The lyrics describe Codfish Dan harpooning Halley's Comet, using the Big Dipper as a pot, and cooking fish on the sun—all while sailing through the cosmos in his golden dory. It’s classic Stompin’ Tom: full of Canadian pride, storytelling, and a catchy rhythm. Today's Question was about Dories, so I remember Alec's & his dory with fondness. The Moon-Man Newfie Stompin' Tom Conners.

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📝 Sailing at the Leander Boat Club dock Hamilton bay

5 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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A few of the Confederation Modellers members went to the Leander boat dock on Saturday, May 10, 2025, for test runs since the weather was great for sailing, and there were no weeds or green algae.

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📝 Zwart Zee

5 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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The Confederation Model Boat Club has been setting up a pool for many years, and it will be the same size as in 2024. The club made the pool forms many years ago, and I sure hope the museum helps to buy a new plastic liner because the old one sure leaks a lot.

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📝 Zwart Zee

5 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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The club I'm in will be running CMM Boats in the Park on May 31 /June 1st, weather permitting, at the Steam Museum in Hamilton. I ran the Zwart Zee last year.

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📝 Graupner Optimist

5 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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Haven't been working on the Optimist for a while But a lot of thinking going on because my lovely wife was cleaning up my new area that I was band too and it's beyond me while cleaning my work area decide that some wood pieces need to go in the garbage so new ones needed to be made . Good thing there was a template print of the parts I need So to save some money I have made a attempt to make new ones from some scrap wood I had laying around. Just so every one Knows I changed my Photo the other one was out of focus.

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📝 Vosper

5 months ago by 🇨🇦 GARTH (

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