World's only full-scale Jaws boat replica to open

World's only full-scale Jaws boat replica to open1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAngharad ThomasBBC WalesJon FieldhouseA replica of the Orca from Jaws, the Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic film A replica of the Orca, the iconic shark-hunting boat from Jaws, is opening in north Wales, with the boatmaker saying tourists could travel from as far afield as America and Japan.The vessel, which is the only full-scale replica in the world, took two years to build and will be filled with replica props from Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic film. Jon Fieldhouse, who built the boat, said Jaws enthusiasts from across the world are already expressing interest to come to Conwy to visit the attraction. The props maker said he hopes Orca II will help bring tourism to the area, and even a few Hollywood stars. Jon FieldhouseA replica of the 1960s cooker from the famous scene when Roy Scheider said 'you're gonna need a bigger boat'Jon, 59, said the 1975 hit film had a "big effect" on him when he watched it for the first time at the age of nine.He said he had always wanted to build a boat, and the 50th anniversary celebration of the film last year pushed him to finish his project. "I realised early on that she was going to be the only one in the world," he said."It's quite a rare sort of thing, so that inspired me as well.""It's taken a long time to source everything, but I've loved every minute of it," he added. Jon bought an old Grand Banks fishing boat in Brighton in 2024, bringing it to Conwy on the back of a truck. "I love the fact that's in Wales," he said, adding that he hoped it could "help put Conwy on the map".He added that thousands of people travel to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, where Jaws was mostly filmed, so believes fans "will come from all over the world" to fulfill a "lifelong ambition" to get on the boat. Jon Fieldhous...