I am looking for someone to help me design my boat please

[Allen thomas]

Can anyone help to design Mersey ferry

 

[TANSL]

Welcome to the forum.
Any more details about your project?. Thank you, that will undoubtedly help to get the help you demand.

 

[Allen thomas]

Welcome to the forum.
Any more details about your project?. Thank you, that will undoubtedly help to get the help you demand.

I can show more pictures and more details of the boat

 

[TANSL]

So, you want someone to make the drawings for you to build a scale model of the ship. Am I wrong?

 

[Allen thomas]

Yes that’s right so they can do the drawings for me so I then can take it to get the wood cut to size for me so I can build it myself

 

[TANSL]

It's clear. And, what information do you have to be able to make those drawings?

 

[Allen thomas]

I have only got photos of the boat but I know what size I want it if that helps

 

[bajansailor]

but I know what size I want it

It sounds like you want to build a model of the ferry that goes across the River Mersey in Liverpool - how big / what size do you want your model to be?

 

[rwatson]

Have you got a good photo of the entire side of the boat ?
Can you say how long you want the model to end up ?
Its pretty easy to do if you can provide decent photos

 

[bajansailor]

There is some info about the ferry Leasowe (as shown in Allen's photos) here - you just have to scroll down a bit.

Mersey Ferry - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mersey_Ferry

And here is a photo of Leasowe on Flickr -
New Type Ferry Boat ("Leasowe"), River Mersey, Liverpool, UK. https://www.flickr.com/photos/44435674@N00/32739303966

 

[TANSL]

I suppose that the part of the hull that goes under the water must also be included in the model. Any photo of it?

 

[Rumars]

From her sistership info page: "Records for this vessel are held by the Egremont Trust and Dartmouth Museum. These include a photographic archive and original build plans"
Egremont | National Historic Ships https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/1926/egremont

You contact the nice folks from Visit & Explore Dartmouth's Small but Fascinating Museum - Dartmouth Museum https://www.dartmouthmuseum.org/ and get a copy of the original plans.

 

[bajansailor]

I think that Rumars has nailed it there for you Allen - if you can get a copy of the original plans then you can build your model to whatever scale you choose.
You will probably have to pay a modest fee to the museum for the photocopies.

 

[rwatson]

Just for fun, it would seem that 100 to 1 scale would be convenient

 

[Allen thomas]

I have only got photos of the boat but I know what size I want it if that helps

It’s about 46 inches long and 10 inches wide I have only got some pictures to work off