Thanks Dave, if I remove the MM and what looks like a carrier wave receiver from the boat, they will be preserved.

I think you should be easily able to copy one of your suggestions and make a small model that will pack into the car for the odd occasion when you might just come across a suitable pond!
Might Midgets were a very popular power source in the days when boating was developing. The small Victory industries Crash Tender used one with a rubber band drive to ite two props and used a small 4.5v alkaline battery.
We did not have the abundance of cheap foreign Imports available today and infact the alternatives were mainly 24 v ex MOD motors. Also NiCads and SLA's were not available and small wet lead acid motorbike batteries were often used.
Very useful in their day and still working today.

Thanks Dave, your a mind of information.
I can't see it on those sheets, didn't know there where so many old boats.
When this boat comes up on the project list 😀 and if I have not found the right boat, I could bring the rudder inboard and turn it into a Mermaid or Cresta 💭
Was the Mighty Midget just used for rudders?

Alan

HI Alan
Now that you have given measurements and a view of a Mighty Midget motor controlling the rudder the date is probably early 1960's.
Veron produced a range of models in this size which in the day were considered quite large.
Keil Kraft also did a range but seem somewhat smaller. There were many smaller companies also producing kits .
Some more pics for your perusal. if I come across anything relevant in my Clubs mags library I will post more details

Thanks Dave and Shaun, definitely a fireboat 😁 , then a sea nymph (first post, file 2) but it's the bottom one on file 2 that does not seem to match anything, it's 18" x 4 3/4" (very narrow) it has a sloping transom with a rudder mounted on the outside of it, the hull sides slope in a bit towards the deck at the stern, maybe one of those gentleman runabouts 💭

Having done a little more research the open cockpit boat could also be the Sea Breeze 24 inches in length 8 inches in beam the only real difference is the Sea Hornet had two open cockpits as opposed to a closed hatch on the Sea Breeze.

HI Alan
I partly agree with Shaun. Crash Tender & Sea Nymph. See attached ad from Set 1975 Model Boats. Not sure about the last but there are other ads which might help. Probably another of Les Rowells models, he was a prolific builder. 👍 Dave Wiggins did an article on a Sea Nymph restoration in Model Boats last year. 😀

It's not the new kitchen, its the cock ups in electrics, water and waste the fitters of the old kitchen made 😡

The bit I missed off the post:

www.vintagemodelboats.com

They specialise in recreating a few of the old aerokits range, I'm sure they do modern versions of most of the old kits.

Thanks for that Shaun, Ill measure them tomorrow.
Right, you have had your break, back to the kitchen 😁

HI Alan

Thank god for a break from kitchen fitting, it seemed like a good idea at the time 🔨

From the little I know and the construction details in the pictures I think someone used to be an Aerokits fan.

I think the speed boat open cockpit one is possibly the Sea Hornet which is 24 inches long with an 8 inch beam. The smaller could be either the Sea Nymph which is 18 1/4 inches long with a 6 1/4 inch beam or the Sea Urchin which is 16 inches long with a 6 inch beam, my preference is for the Sea Nymph 😄