Ray Hellicar’s Smit Rotterdam
When built in 1975, Smit Rotterdam was the largest and most powerful tugboat in the world.
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Allen Kaye’s Harbour Tug
Harbour Tug, registered Warnemunde
David Edward’s Salamis
Originally built as a Tea Clipper, Salamis served her time in the Australia wool trade
Cliff Newell’s Mascotte
The Bristol Pilot Cutter “Mascotte”; in action at Setley Pond
Alan Bond’s NQD Spurt
This is a conversion of an NQD ‘Spurt’ ready-to-run boat. The ‘toy’ 40Mhz radio gear has been replaced by ‘proper’ 27Mhz...
Autumn 2010
Featured Article: Gibralter Experience (Peter Briant) – Hints and Tips: Why isn’t my boat in the Calendar! (Peter Taylor) – Pictures...
Tony Crollie’s Maplin Speedboat
This boat represents a triumph of development over design – a Maplin toy R/C speedboat has been adapted to use a...
Tony Crollie’s HMS Judson
A turn of the century, colonial river gun-boat – for “showing the flag” to the natives and the control of smuggling...
Tony Crollie’s HMS Indescribable
Indescribable!
Tony Crollie’s Diving Platform
A modified Thunder Tiger fishing boat. The jib of the crane is made from a coat-hanger and its boiler is a...