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Devon, United Kingdom
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8 boats(Working Vessel) Flying Foam
Scratch built from own plans, Another boat which dosn't fit your drop down answers. Now sold, displayed in …
(Working Vessel) IRENE
Irene is still in existence, now Irene of Bridgwater. I have shown her as in 1930's. Built from my own plan…
(Other) HILDA
3/4"=1' a big model, very good sailor with internal ballast only. Another rescued fiberglass hull. Every th…
(Working Vessel) Crowpill
Built from photos & Lloyd's measurements. Foam hull covered with metal plates. Made as a prototype for a 50…
(Working Vessel) spray
Bristol channel pilot cutter. Chris Brown hull ( Cariad) very good sailor. four servos, 1 for rudder, 1 for…
(Pleasure Craft) Glen Usk
Scratch built own plans (Motor: chedder) (8/10)
(Working Vessel) albatross
scratch built own plans, most question above are Irrelevant for a sailing boat (Motor: none) (9/10)
(Pleasure Craft) Duke of Devonshire
Scratch built from own plans. Engine & boiler designed & built by self. See the build blog on ( PADDLEDUCKS…
hammer’s build blogs
9 blogsI have posted this on another site, but will continue here if there is interest. I have a plan taken from a book some time ago. Drawn my …
Irene still sailing but very much altered, as she burnt down to the water line. My model will be as in 1930s. Built 1909 in Bridgwater, m…
Just making another clinker boat, a commission. This is the method I have devised to space the planks. Wrap a strip of paper around the f…
Managed to find a photo of the hinges at the construction time of the Duke.
As this is a static model I wanted to curve the sails, as though the wind was blowing. First stage soak cord in white glue over night. Pi…
Pic 1 my riveting tool. Just a block of wood with a row of panel pins. They must be the self punching type. pointed head not flat. The cl…