Toy boats

[Vid]

Anyone know a maker of toy boats suitable for young children (4 yrs) - I thought the Playmobil had some good ones but they seem to have discontinued the range. Searching on Hamley's website drew a blank.

Any ideas please (Xmas present planning for god sons)

Thanks

David

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[tugboat]

www.nauticalia.com have a wind up submarine for bathtime plus stuff for other age groups.

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[Colin_S]

Not too sure what you are looking for exactly but Maplin Electronics do some radio control boats, etc <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.maplin.co.uk/>http://www.maplin.co.uk/</A>

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[BrendanS]

What exactly are you looking for, and what price range? Have several sites that might be of interest, like Tridias

<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tridias.co.uk/search-results.html?searchvalue=boat&criteria-1=1&criteria-2=1&criteria-3=1>http://www.tridias.co.uk/search-results.html?searchvalue=boat&criteria-1=1&criteria-2=1&criteria-3=1</A>


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[LittleShip]

I thought that all boats were toys????????????????

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I wish I'd been born rich instead of good looking ?

 

[jimi]

have a look here I got one for fathers day a couple of years ago!

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[tworeefs]

I've just checked what my eldest's son's toy yacht was and it's a Skipper as suggested by Jimi. It's now some 12 years old (and the standing rigging needs repairing!), but I would recommend them as well, although they might be slightly old for a 4-year old.

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[Cornishman]

You sure we haven't sold it to Canada?

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[misterg]

Playmobil "pirate ship" is pretty good, (but doesn't go to windward very well, and is prone to taking on water through the gun-ports in any sort of chop). HOWEVER "assembly is required" - something akin to welding together and fitting out your own 30' steel sloop. Ask anyone who has had "the experience". You have been warned.

Their "Noah's ark" is much more primitive (sic).

Andy

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[pvb]

Looked on eBay??

There's loads of radio-controlled boats on <A target="_blank" HREF=http://search.ebay.co.uk/r-c-boat_Toys-Games_W0QQcatrefZC12QQfromZR40QQsacategoryZ220QQsatitleZrQ2fcQ20boatQQsojsZ1>eBay</A>, which would maybe be OK for 4 year olds (they can program VCRs at that age!). I bought a R/C Jet Ski on eBay, to use in the pool - for about 15 quid it was great fun until it got seriously swamped, now awaiting a bit of internal resoldering.

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