Model Merchant Fleet Vessels

This type of boat drops baited pots to the seabed, to catch lobster and crab. The pots are marked with buoys, often with long poles/flags on top to aid identification, which the crew return to periodically and haul up to check what they have caught. 18" long, 19" tall.... (More)

Mediterranean Fishing Boat With her two-masted lateen rig, long oars and seaworthy double-ended hull the Mediterranean Fishing Boat was a versatile craft typical of those used for fishing in the Mediterranean where conditions can change. In minutes, a f... (More)

Mercury Tribute Model HMS Mercury was a 110 foot long armed frigate built in 1779 in a Thames dockyard. Captain Stanhope sailed her until 1797 when Captain T. Rogers assumed command of her in Newfoundland. In 1799 she was sent back to Portsmouth for a re... (More)

Model Brixham Trawler The Brixham Trawler is a mid-nineteenth century fishing vessel from Devon, typically about 20 metres (65 feet) long, whose hull form is still copied today for its outstanding seaworthiness and handling characteristics. The Brixham Trawler is a gaff ketch rig with contrasting tan and cream sails. Wooden Display Boat Models Thes... (More)

Model Naval Whaler Boat The Naval Whaler Boat is a double-ended open sailing boat, which was fast and easy to manoeuvre, originally used for whaling and later adopted by the Navy for general-purpose use and training. Wooden Display Boat Models These Wooden Display Boat Models are excellent-value, hand-crafted wooden models with a very high standard... (More)

Passat Tribute Model Passat (meaning "Trade Wind") was built in 1911, in Hamburg. She is a four-masted steel barque, rigged with royal sails over double top and top gallant sails. Passat was one of three clippers (one being her sister ship, Peking; and t... (More)

Sailing Skiff - Small Lateen-rigged, single-sail, flat-bottomed fishing/general-purpose river craft, as used for centuries on great waterways such as the Nile and Amazon. SMALL SAILING SKIFF - length 8"... (More)

Two-man Skiff Claimed by some to be a two-woman skiff, because two-oared working avoids bruising the breasts! Clinker plank-on-frame skiff with elegantly-curved sheer to a sturdy stem, and two rowing stations. Equipment on board includes four removable o... (More)

Double-ended open sailing boat, fast and easy to manouevre, originally used for whaling and later adopted by the Navy for general-purpose use and training. Overall length 32", height 31.5", beam 9".... (More)