My mate has just  produced this hull from a plug and mould he made over the last couple of weeks.....it's fully plated and measures approx 35" by 8" beam, and is meant for a drifter/trawler that he is making from scratch.
Howaever I like the looks of it as a paddler and was just wondering what sort of paddler it might make, as I like the looks of the hull, it's size.

what scale could be used and does anyone have pics of a boat that would fit the sizes above at say 1:24, 1:32 or even 1:48 scale.

cheers for any help.
neil.

What about the paddle tug Alarm? Built 1859 at  North Shields.  L83.3'. B18'. D9.5'. 81grt.

Regards
Eddy

that looks rather nice, Eddy....where would I go to find plans for such a boat as these............I'm ok searching lifeboats but this is alien to me.
neil.

Try the following Neil....

Tyne & Wear Archives
Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE1 4JA

Email: archives@twmuseums.org.uk
Tel: (0191) 277 2248

Regards
Eddy

thanks eddy.
cheers.
neil.

my first thought was you could make something like 'chieftain' (superstructure, sponsons, fittings etc) but I don't think the hull would be exactly the same size and shape so you'd have to take a few liberties  to put the two together if you used the chieftain plans

cheers, I'll have a look at that one too.....it's not a project I'll be starting right away, but one for the pipe line so have time to decide.
cheers, neil.

Perhaps: Michael Porter, Marine Design - Steam Yacht


www.mp-marine.com

thanks Mark.......that looks rather nice...........and completely different to what I had envisaged.cheers, neil.

There's a pretty good plan of a paddle tug called Strongbow here;

http://www.freeshipplans.com/free_model_tugboat_plans.html

With a little tweaking I think it would suit that hull.