Thank you all for allowing me to join this group. I've recently taken up model boat building following retirement and thoroughly enjoying the hobby. My starter kit was the Mantua Mincio and have now just finished the Amati Fifie which was a great build and I'm very happy with the results. The one thing I've discovered is, however, I'm no sewer when it comes to sailmaking and my rigging skills are pretty woeful. With this in mind I feel my next project should be a ship of the non sail variety. I love the plank on frame design and don't want to go down the plastic hull route. My top three choices are currently the Occre Ulysses tug, Billings Nordkap or Smit Rotterdam. As a newbie I like clear instructions like Amati provided. Am I being too adventurous with my choices? I'd love to hear from you. Eric.
