Many years ago I built the Pelikan kit of an early steamer the Bohemia  in a hurry for a paddler day at our club. For all the rush it turned out rather well. It changed hands three times in our club and I have lost track of it!!!. I would like to build another and make a better job of it. Does anyone know whether the kit is still available and are the Czech manufacturers are still in existence?.  Regards, Walter.

Morning Walter,

Your model of the Bohemia was always a favourite of mine, and I too would like to build one if it can be found somewhere? Please let me know if you locate one!

Regards
Eddy

Hi Eddy. Will do!  I think mark got mine and it changed hands twice after that- I dont know who has it now- but I think its still in the club but its closed down completely for the forseable future as is the park so we cant even go sailing!  I have a plan for making bohemia from a Czech magazine if all else fails. Regards, Walter.

I've had no luck tracing the kit for Bohemia Walter, but there are some plans for her....

Thanks for that Eddy- Ive saved it. I came across an interesting (early ) painting of her on a Czech postage stamp would you believe!. It has a suprising amount of detail in it! Regards, Walter.

Hi Walter,

I've just printed the plans off at a couple of different scales....

One would give a model 28" long, with a beam of 4" and over the sponsons 7"

The larger one would give a model 38" long with a beam of 5" and 9" over the sponsons...

I think the larger one would be better, and I should have enough materials here to build a hull (or two as I'd like one too), so if I knocked up a couple of hulls, and do the basic superstructure, would you be prepared to do the finishing and fitting out as a joint project?

Regards
Eddy

I stumbled across a Czech website with some photos of the Pelican kit.... May be of some use?

Regards
Eddy