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My Latest Project

by Ronald

I have been adding furled sails to my latest project, Corinna Mae. Patterned after the Selma’s furled sails. This model carries my daught…

0 updates 6 18 4 2 months ago

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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…

3 updates 5 29 3 11 months ago

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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.…

9 updates 34 90 14 12 months ago

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Emma Jr sailboat

by Ronald

This is a 26 1/2” version of the Gary Webb design from bearospaceindustry.com Gary’s Emma is a sprit rig double end sloop which has a wor…

5 updates 5 27 3 1 year ago

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It only took a smouldering cigarette …

by Ronald

While touring the Museum of the Gaspe, they told us a near disaster caused by a cigarette smouldering in the trash. The fishing vessel di…

0 updates 3 21 3 2 years ago

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Fix’r Upper

by Ronald

I found this fixer upper yesterday and took some photos. It’s building technique is interesting.

0 updates 13 13 9 2 years ago

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HMCS Sackville post-WWII Canadian Research Vessel

by Ronald

Yes, it is a Revell kit like so many others who have built a Corvette, but this one involves no armour. During my research I found a book…

2 updates 2 26 2 2 years ago

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Miss Jenna located in Mahone Bay, N.S

by Ronald

Mike Kelly owns the Miss Jenna, a Russel Brothers Ville Class tugboat built for use by the RCN for duty on the East and West coasts of Ca…

12 updates 49 90 6 2 years ago

Question

by Ronald

Is this Nozzle mounted to the rudder? It doesn’t look to be surrounding the prop as other nozzles do.

0 updates 5 3 2 2 years ago

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Billings - Dragen

by Ronald

This is an older Billings kit. Not a scratch build this time, rather nice after all other boats lately. I kept patterns of the parts.

15 updates 26 65 5 5 years ago

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Test Floats - Sea Trials

by Ronald

I took my three winter builds up the street to my neighbours pool. Tug Miss Katherine, Vosper, and Folk sailboat Ballast was good on all …

0 updates 3 6 1 6 years ago

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Italeri Vosper 72’6” MTB 77

by Ronald

Donnieboy gave me this kit several years ago to build with the grandsons. But, the boys are not able to come over to help grandpa. Plus, …

8 updates 21 36 2 6 years ago

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The Nordic Folkboat

by Ronald

Scratch build is well underway. It began with seeing one in a cradle on the shore of Lake Geneva. I wish now more photos would have been …

6 updates 17 36 3 6 years ago