GIANT MAINE LOBSTER BOAT SHIP MODEL NEW LAUNCH! Start Price USD 258.95 Current Price USD 258.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 18, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 18, 2008 Location Florida See more about 'GIANT MAINE LOBSTER BOAT SHIP MODEL NEW LAUNCH!' Description TRADITIONAL NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER BOAT MODEL Presented is a classic style Maine lobster boat as can be seen running g helter and skelter over the waters of New England laying and hauling lobster pots. These rugged boat are designed to brave the harsh conditions that may be encountered. They have a fully flared bow to punch into head seas, rounded bilges for load carrying ability, and a graceful shearline that adds to their stability. Lower, in the aft section, it allows for the hauling and setting of the lobster pots which are marked with a float that has a design identifying the boat from which it came.   Our lobster boat is built like all our models with painstaking care, one plank at a time. The model is hand made in wood from the original builder's plans using the much desired plank on bulkhead method, and then finished in the traditional flat white paint over her hull and light tan over her deck with dark red  bottom paint, just like the original. The boat is extensively detailed with the following features:   2 wooden lobster traps 1 mechanical hoist and reel Charlie Nobel Teak cockpit deck 2 wood barrels Samson post forward and aft Sundry lines brass propeller Steering wheel and compass DIMENSIONS: 28" L x 8 1/2" W x 13 3/4" H                     WEIGHT: 6 1/2 Lbs                   Enclosed steering station             Davit, hoist and detailed lobster pot   In addition to the Maine Lobster boat in motor vessels, we offer a Chris Craft Barrel Back and Utility, the Garwood Speedster, a classic 1920 motor yacht, a 1926 raised deck cabin cruiser, the Dreamboat, and a NEW New England Lobster Boat. In sailboats we have the Crosby cat, the Marshall 18, and Beetle cats, two different sizes of the Schooner Bluenose, the NEW Gertrude L. Thebaud, a Friendship sloop, Schooners Adventuress, America, Amistad in two sizes, the much admired Herreshoff's 12.5  "S" boats, and New York 30, the Schooner Adventuress, J Class Rainbow, Endeavour, Enterprise, Shamrock, each as full models or half hulls, and  also the three masted lumber Schooner WAWONA and Sparkman & Stephen's ocean racer Dorade, yawl Odyssey, and Concordia yawl.  Please tell us what other boats you'd like to see at auction.   BRIEF HISTORY: The advent of the gasoline engine served as the springboard for the development of the modern lobster boat, according to lobstering historian Richard Lunt. By the early 1900s, gas-powered lobster boats gradually replaced many of the sailboats and rowboats. Boats powered by engine extended the fishing range and season of their owners since they were not at the mercy of the winds or rough weather. They allowed the lobsterman to venture farther from shore year-round. Not only did the addition of the engine improve travel, its power could be diverted to the pot hauler to haul up lobster traps. The first vessels to adopt engines were the Hampton boats and the Reach boats. Dories, peapods, and Friendship sloops were not as easily converted. After World War I, cheap gasoline engines gradually replaced sail power.  OUR UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE: If not completely satisfied with your purchase it may be returned, if without damage, within three days of receipt in its original condition and packaging. Returns must be insured for their full value. All that is required is a prior email authorization by us for the return. Unfortunately, no refund can be made for the cost of shipping, packaging and handling. International buyers welcome, but inquire first.  We have satisfied customers in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Chile, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Nova Scotia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, USVI and the Eastern Caribbean. Make your bid for this very special New England work boat model Now!   What a great find for that special collection that includes only the finest and most noteworthy. THE FINE PRINT: We take extra special care in shipping by FedEx Ground and require the item be insured for your protection and ours.  Payment should be made within 7 days of auction end. The preferred method is by PayPal. However, we take VISA, MASTERCARD, Money Orders, and Personal Checks. If you pay by a personal check, expect a week delay for the item to clear before we ship. We ship worldwide, but request that international customers contact us before bidding.  Copyright 2008 by Land And Sea Collection, All Rights Reserved  Place a Bid!