Model Shipways Kit 2033 New Bedford Classic 19th Century American Whale Boat

From 1720 to 1920 nearly 60,000 whaleboats were consumed by the American whaling industry. With a useful life of no more than three years, whaleboats were discarded on the spot throughout the coastal US and around the world. Remarkably, only a dozen or two have survived to become part of today's museum collections.

In 1916, the Dartmouth Historical Society commissioned the building of a half sized model of the bark LAGODA. Local whaleboat builder Joshua Delano was retained to build the seven half sized model whaleboats needed for the project. Delano built these models according to the design of the full sized boats he had built for the whaling industry for more than forty years.

Whaling historian Erik A. R. Ronnberg Jr made a thorough study of Delano's half sized boats in order to produce this kit of uniquely American working craft.

Kit Features:

Authentic plank on frame construction duplicated original construction techniques
Laser cut basswood components
Photo etched copper fittings include harpoon, lance and cutting spade heads, knife blades, oarlocks and mast hinge hardware
Cast Britannia compass bowl and bob lance gun
Sailcloth and three diameters rigging line
Six sheets of precise, highly detailed plans
150 page illustrated instruction book

Model Specifications:

Length 24"
Height 3" mast down, 24" mast raised
Beam 4 5/8"
Scale 3/4"=1' (1:16)

Kit contains everything you need to build a historically accurate replica! Kit contains laser cut basswood parts, photo-etched brass and copper fittings, sailcloth, three diameters rigging line and wooden display base. Six sheets of plans and a 150 page instruction book provide complete documentation.

$129.99