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969 blogs · Page 6 of 41Powered Hopper Barge
by SimpleSailor
BRONZE
Hi. After my exploits with the Hybrid Barge hull design I have now started work on a powered barge. This will be using a Kort nozzle. Pic…
Southport Lake
by zoomaBRONZE
This picture was taken by a friend on Sunday morning after everyone else had gone home to lunch - but it does show the club lake quite well.
USS Melvin
by GARTH
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 …
Test Sailing of RMAS Ixworth After A Long Refit 06 August 2025
by SouthportPat
Test Sailing of RMAS Ixworth After A Long Refit 06 August 2025
Revell 1/72 scale Flower Class Corvette
by Cashrc
GOLD
Hi y’all. I haven’t posted the video yet, but the Patriot ran well, stayed dry, and pumped a lot of water, luckily I got her maiden done …
Expert Advise Required - Swamp Boat Refit
by SouthportPat
Expert Advise Required - Swamp Boat Refit Good Morning Shipmates Took my newly aquired swamp boat (second user) for a test yesterday - un…
Mantua Bruma - with possible conversion to sail
by DuncanPBRONZE
After weeks of waiting for the kit to be delivered from Italy I re-ordered instead from Cornwall Model Boats and received it next day. Th…
Test Sailing of HMS Newcastle @ SMBC 300725 After A Major Refit
by SouthportPat
Test Sailing of HMS Newcastle ' SMBC 300725 After A Major Refit - might I add completed by a Colleague - with me assisting a very little bit
BLUENOSE
by RossM
Started 2020 with plans by P F Eisnor from Nova Scotia 34 pairs of ribs
Hopper Barge
by SimpleSailorBRONZE
A friend of mine has asked me to make him a Hopper type barge to tow behind his tug. He already has a scratch built shoe box, but it does…
New project; THUNDER an inland tug
by Chum444SILVER
Picked up a nicely laid up glass hull of the Smit NEDERLAND. Spoiler alert; it won’t be the NEDERLAND.
Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter
by Trident73
Last year I was given a well-worn but mostly intact Graupner Ton 12 Krabbekutter kit by a neighbour clearing out his parents old home. I …
New to me bulk carrier
by WestwindSILVER
Hello, I've been given this ship and would like to refit and refloat her. I don't have any info on the ship but I plan to out fit with ne…
Quick build report Menk excavator M154 LC
by Wolle
SILVER
Just wanted to show a series of pictures of the assembly of the Menk excavator M154 LC in scale 1 : 87 from Kibri. The excavator and the …
Refit Of The Loyal Class Fleet Tender Part 2
by SouthportPat
Hi Shippers Here we go this was quite difficult to do by myself holding the camera and operating the transmitter. Sorry but the are bits …
Making Miss Jenna wheelhouse
by Ronald
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…
Update on Hybrid Hull
by SimpleSailorBRONZE
I have decided to go with the Fig 1 Hull. This is a L58 x W15 x H12 cm section, four required. For anyone interested the cost per section…
Scratch built Hard Chine Yacht.
by Rockbag
I am aware that this site does not have a dedicated for sale section but I would like to offer my yacht to any interested member. It is 4…
Graupner Optimist
by GARTH
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…
Damen 804 Stan Launch
by Chum444SILVER
Here’s one I’ve messed around with off & on for awhile. Photo 1:The real launch. Photos 2 & 3:Starting the framework. Quite a story behin…
34" Vosper RAF Crash Rescue Tender - Aerokits model
by Back in the GrooveSILVER
It must have been in the early '70's when my father and brothers built this model. It had a car blower motor, a home made server to steer…
Unknown vessels
by peterd
Two years ago I was given what the owner thought was bin material. He is 86 and entering a nursing home. Being me I looked at them and id…
30” Skiff
by Ronald
Bought this almost complete scratch built sprit sailing skiff for 50$. The person made every part following the instructions from a book.…
Micro magic restoreration
by renew
Finished this beauty. In my harbor there are pictures of the build Al the purple parts is designed and printed my self