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2 May 2023 at 10:37 #104750
James Hill 5
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Hi Ray,

It`s a dead cert the owner of the real boat will be very impressed with your model. Hope the weekend trip goes well.

Jim.
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2 May 2023 at 13:02 #104752
neil hp
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another beauty Ray. looks stunning………..enjoy the day out.
2 May 2023 at 14:05 #104753
Colin Bishop
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Those classic designs never age, do they? Lovely work Ray.

Colin
5 May 2023 at 20:42 #104772
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi All,

I had a terrific day aboard the fullsize White Marlin with Dave the owner, and met many other folk from the Dunkirk Little Ships Association with their boats all gathered to celebrate the Coronation. The ply carrying box worked well on the overground and underground railways from Maidstone to St Catherine's Dock adjacent to Tower Bridge. Everybody had a go at helming the model round the basin, a first boating session in London for me

Dave made me a good offer for the model, so she now has a new very happy owner

Regards Ray
5 May 2023 at 21:07 #104773
Colin Bishop
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@colinbishop34627
Sounds like you had a great day Ray. Congratulations all round. So nice to see the coming togther of full size and scale versions of the same boat.. Not something that happens very often and certainly worth a celebration.

Maybe a piece in the magazine if you have the photos?

Colin
6 May 2023 at 08:31 #104777
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi Colin,

Yes plenty of photo's taken, I will start typing this weekend as there's not much on the Telly

Regards Ray
6 May 2023 at 11:22 #104778
James Hill 5
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@jameshill5
A good day out all round Ray. That means you have a space that needs filling. Any thoughts?

Regards, Jim.
6 May 2023 at 12:52 #104779
Chris Fellows
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What a brilliant day Ray and you did well to get your model there unscathed!

You will have to build another one now!

Chris
6 May 2023 at 15:45 #104782
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hello Jim & Chris,

I have filled the space already with a Norfolk Wherry which came on the market ,GRP hull & deck but beautifully detailed and rigged , I will keep you posted just putting the new radio gear into it

I could easily spend the rest of my days building Dunkirk Little Ships such is the apparent demand once they saw White Marlin, but at the moment L'Orage is looking favourite as it was owned in the past by Raymond Baxter who started the Association, what a brilliant back story for a design & build ??

Regards Ray (raining again !!)

Edited By Ray Wood 2 on 06/05/2023 15:46:33
5 June 2023 at 21:09 #105102
Paul Ebdy 2
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@paulebdy2
Hey Ray,

I cannot wait to see the Wherry you have aquired. I have the lines plans etc for Albion, and need to get round to taking her on, in amongst the Broads cruiser, yachts and dinghies lining up.

Cheers

Paul
6 June 2023 at 09:06 #105107
Ray Wood 3
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@raywood3
Hi Paul,

There are photos on the Thames Barge Stuff thread or in my album "Ray's Boats"

She is a beauty at 1/24th scale 52" long and the hull based upon Gleaner and she is clinker built

Regards Ray
8 June 2023 at 07:21 #105118
Paul Ebdy 2
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Wow Ray, that is some first class model indeed. Where did you manage to obtain her from. Very nice. I hope to get around to dusting off Albions lines plans, but of course first Ring of Light for model boats mag, then I shall be building a classic Broads yacht, hoping for Model Boats mage too perhaps.

Best,

Paul
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