The Strathclyde University sponsored a modellers competition to encourage school pupils to design an R/C model yacht. When Graham Bantock the noted designer - visited the event to give prizes, he decided to design a boat of his own and WEE NIP, this boat was born.

Made as a joke out of a pair of clogs. But it does meets the Footy class rules.

Designed by Vic Smeed in 1966 for the Magazine, Model Maker. Plan No. MM1048. Bought plans from Member and decided to build it as an upgrade to Wee Nip I.e. one sail to two sails. Sailed well. in strong wind had problems with mainsail so fitted a kicking strap which really made a difference.

Scale 3/4" to the foot. Acquired the fibre glass hull and the original plans from Alan Hill . Designed by Alan Hill in 1974 to be made in Ferrocement based on traditional Bawley hull design and sail plan. Seven boats were built by Ferro Marine Services Burnham-on-Crouch.

Designed by Vic Smeed in 1964 for the Magazine, Model Maker. Plan No. MM812. Found plans for free on internet and decided to build it as I did not have a vintage motor boat in my collection. Did not like the cabin so redesigned it. Powered by a Johnson 600 motor,2 * 7.2v 3300 mAh battery, 20 amp Mtroniks Viper Marine Controller and a 45mm dia course 2 bladed propeller. Goes really well.
Fitted trim tabs which finished the boats performance. Tested in rough weather and got 20 mins running on a fully charged battery.

Model Scale 3/8"to the foot - Fell in love with hull design and just had to build it. Plans were from the book Sailing Trawlers by Edgar J. March Lent to me by Becky, Master of the Thames Barge Cabby.

Plans were a Xmas present from daughter Wendy to get me off building Dolls houses. Lots of research ending with meeting the1964 owner Jocelyn Lukins and the boats draughtsman Anthony Smith

Scale 1" to the foot. Cutter scratch built from plans by Designer Allan Hill in 1974 for client John Lamb and only one built Eleanor Mary.

this is my latest project just got running gear in boat is fully wired main deck sealedworking trawl winch made wheelhouse and hatch just sitting in position bulwark frames allin and trimmed one photo shows finished boat ahc waterson b444 skiboo this boat is all scratch built going to be finished rigged as a trawler scalloper on a fibre glass hull by bill wood
Robert waterson angus

First trip out 100Mtrs coupling broke, calmest day for weeks took an hour to get back!! Built from plans supplied by Colin Smith. 38/32 brushless motor, 125A ESC, 4 cell lipo. When it went it went! Motor, ESC and motor mount water cooled. I will get a new coupling and try to get a video of this hope we have some more calm days.

Hello, I found this old kit and I'm building, they were so many years that I did not do modeling and I'm just having fun with this nice little boat.
My kit is marked "Vladika Model", but is also produced by Aeronaut, having no patterns or instructions I have relied on the aeronaut, found (in German sob...) on the internet, and looking the photo on the box.
On the box it says it works with a Speed400 reduced 3: 1 with a (bad) 3 propeller blades 40mm, but I put a simple speed 600 20T with a 4-bladed propeller brass 45mm bought on ebay in singapore

Hull hollowed out and some bits from a static display model, based on several photo's of Greek fishing boats, Fish boxes from Coffee shop stirrers, Fish from long grain rice, Crew from Pound shop (Soldiers chopped & reshaped. ) She sails fairly well on first trial at Weymouth & Portland MBC, Miles Cross Farm lake .

Spec: M'tronics Vision 400 brushed motor, M'tronics 15a ESC, 12v SLA battery, 3 blade 30mm Prop. with Led Navigation and deck lights.

Chris