Marten, Howes & Baylis

HM Customs Cruiser Vigilant

Built for the Commissioners of customs by Cox and Company of Falmouth.

Launched 1902

Length 108ft

Beam 16ft

Draught 8ft

Scale 1/2"= 1ft

1:24

Length 54" (1372mm)

Beam 8" (203mm)

Draught 4" (102mm)

Weight of model without propulsion unit etc 12lbs (5.5kg)

Displacement of model 24lbs (11kg)

SUMMARY OF KIT CONTENTS

Glass reinforced plastic hull with a stainless steel stem and keel locked into the moulding. Stainless steel stern post and propeller guard, moulded rudder, bronze propeller with stainless steel shaft, running in brass stern tube with bronze bearings. Pre-cut plywood building stand, deck, deck beams and stringers, chart house frame and saloon roof. Strip spruce in various sizes. Lime strip for the laid deck. Sheets 0.8mm pear for the construction of the hatches, chart house, engine room hatch and skylight and the saloon. A tool is provided to produce the panel beading. Pear in various sizes and sections is also provided. The two ships boats have moulded hulls and are provided with all parts to finish them, including oars, cast brass rowlocks, boat hook ends, gudgeons and pintles, and cast gratings. Several sheets of acid etched brass for both construction and fine detail. Nearly 400 cast or machined brass fittings. Parts to build a full set of working copper navigation lights and an anchor light. Lengths of brass rod, tube, angle and 'T' section. Cordage for rigging etc. There are 6 x AO sheets of drawings including two sheets of full size general arrangement drawings. 8 x A3 and 4 x A4 sheets of colour illustrations and an instruction manual. The model displaces 24 lbs., (10.8 kilos). The completed model from the kit weighs 12 lbs., (5.4 kilos). There is therefore 12 lbs., (5.4 kilos), of displacement for the propulsion unit, batteries radio, etc. The model is suitable for either steam or electric power. We do not provide either of these.