Kathleen

 

Margaret

Margaret was built in the 1970's and only required a bit of tidying up with new servos and radio fitted, still a fair bit of work to get her sailing again.

Margaret , 12 Metre yacht sailing on Swannie Pond Dundee.

Back in the day.

Flying Duck restored.

Flying around the pond!

The Duck history.

You can see a full history of the Flying Duck here: http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?ref=10481

Flying Ducks resting place in the River Shannon as the Shannon Estuary.

Flying Duck.

I bought Flying Drake from a member of the Dundee Model Boat club just a few weeks ago. Ian had bid  quite a bit for the tug in a club auction but soon realized it was far too F*****G heavy for him to handle and offered it for sale. I liked the look of the tug and the fact that it had belonged to an elderly member of the club that had recently died sparked My interest to restore it and show it off.
I was told the tug was part of the Clyde tug fleet built in the fifties with a spell of service in Dundee, the model had a spell of being both the Flying Duck and the Flying Drake and I decided it would be the Duck again.

Flying Drake.

The 1:35 scale model was in good running order and really only needed cosmetic attention.

Kathleen

Kathleen's restoration can be followed here. http://fishingluger.blogspot.co.uk/