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This hand-crafted Clyde Puffer was the first model crafted by Gary Roberts and although all the others live in the shed, the ‘Vincent Dee’ takes pride of place inside Gary’s home in Glen Orchy, Tasmania.

Apparently there are only a few operational Clyde Puffers in existence, but these little Scottish-built cargo vessels once provided a vital supply link around the west coast and Hebrides of Scotland.

In Tasmania – a world away from the Scottish Forth and Clyde canals, Gary’s scale model VINCENT DEE is a fine tribute to his late father Vincent. D. Roberts.

For many years Gary and Pauline Roberts, have displayed Gary’s model boats at the biennial Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasmania, where Vincent Dee is always best in show!

Source: Clyde Puffer WikipediaThe coal-fired cargo vessels known as Clyde Puffers once provided a vital supply link around the West Coast and Hebrides of Scotland.