Skipjack – Seaworthy Small Ships

The skipjacks of the Chesapeake Bay comprise the last remaining fleet of working sailboats in North America. Used primarily for oyster dredging in winter months their powerful and efficient design has remained unchanged for over one hundred years!

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Loom-A-Line (AM7380)

Tie perfect knots and ensure equal tension on all your lines.Loom-A-Line is a handy rigging jig, made of unbreakable polystyrene. Thirty brass studs can be placed into any configuration you choose.

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HMS Victory Bow Section – Mantiua

Mantua Model welcomes you to a new dimension in modeling! Most of us concentrate on hull shape, rigging and the external details of the ship we’re modeling. Mantua’s kit invites us to travel back in time to observe life on the lower decks of the H.M.S. Victory

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Wasa – Mantua

The Wasa of 1638 was the most ornately decorated vessel of her time. Mantua’s kit also outshines all others in the quality and quantity of its ornamentation. Intricate bronze parts are cast one piece at a time in wax molds

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The Period Ship Handbook 3

This volume look at the making of ten model ship projects including the Bellona, Unicorn, Bounty, San Felipe, Pride of Baltimore, a cross section on the Victory and more. 192 pages 250 photos and drawings. Paperback. An excellent reference source.

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Armed Launch – Mantua

Historic Scale Model Boat Kit by Mantua / Panart Model Ship Kits
Length 24-1/2″ Height 18″ Scale 1:17
Intermediate Level
Plank on Frame Wood Construction

BRITISH ROYAL NAVY ARMED LAUNCH 1800

ARMED LAUNCH – Build a scale replica of an 1803 armed launch used by the British Navy to patrol coastal waters and raid larger ships. Kit by Panart employs traditional plank-on-frame construction with laser cut wooden parts. Armament consists of a 4″ brass cannon and two 2″ brass swivel guns. Numerous brass fittings include oar locks, rudder hinges, rings and eyes. Anchor, chain and other fittings are cast metal. Blocks and belaying pins are boxwood; gratings are walnut. Rigging line, rope, silk screened flag and canvas sail material complete the kit.

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