“Culé” or “barca d’água acima”

[Javier Baron]

The culé was a river boat that sailed from Rossio ao Sul do Tejo, in the middle course of the Portuguese Tagus, to the Lisbon estuary, transporting various cargoes and local and regional products. Its flat bottom, with “L” frames, stands out, with the reinforcement of a strip in the meeting between the bottom and the sides (which is why it was also known as "varino de pau de aresta") and its characteristic large rudder with transverse cane, which was handled with a tackle on each one of its sides (leme de xarolo), a mode of government similar to that ridden, among other vessels, by the muletas, the moliceiros, the mercanteles and the ilhavos.

 

[shota70]

very nice boat model

 

[Uwek]

WOW - what a beauty - looking like a race-boat
Beauty - your model and also this type of boat
Bravo my friend - this model is my new favourite in your collection
BTW: How many of these miniature models did you already built? Do you have an overview of your collection?

 

[Javier Baron]

Thank you very much for the comments.
Uwe, right now my collection reaches 93 models, and although I don't have a single joint photo of all of them, I put several in which all of them appear together.

 

[Frank48]

Thank you very much for the comments.
Uwe, right now my collection reaches 93 models, and although I don't have a single joint photo of all of them, I put several in which all of them appear together.

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Good afternoon. Congratulations

 

[Uwek]

Your collection is amazing and wonderful - Many Thanks for this view into your collection

 

[Mash]

Hallo Javier, admirable work, my respect. Especially the Finkenwerder fishing cutter, a part of my homeland

 

[Magic Mike]

Wow, what a collection! Very nice! I love your wall shelves also. I don't see any brackets to mount the shelves. What is the shelving material you used and how did you attach them to the wall? Thanks, Magic Mike

 

[Bryian]

Thats superb work.

 

[Javier Baron]

Thank you for your comment.
The shelves are bought at a DIY store and are made of laminated conglomerate, with fastening studs that are inserted into deep holes in the edge of the boards. I think that in the attached photos the system is perfectly understood.

 

[Llaut Mallorquin]

Hi Javier
What a wonderful collection, you can even set up a museum!!!
This latest model is gorgeous.
Greetings and congratulations

 

[Magic Mike]

Thanks Javier for the tip! I'll go and check them out! Magic Mike