A 1920s customs and excise launch.

This was built on a Kingston Mouldings "Sun XXI tug" hull. It took about 4 months to build. It has a 545 motor, direct drive to a three bladed 45mm brass prop. powered by a 6v 4amp lead acid battery. Totally scratch built but following pictures of a kit called "Searcher" in the April-May edition of Model Boat Magazine 1999.

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