Nautical Bermuda Sloop Sailboat, Large

Nautical Bermuda Sloop Sailboat, Large
Bermuda Sloop Large Professional Pond Yacht for connoisseurs. Hardware galore, inlaid decks. Hulls made from plank on frame construction. The bottom of the keel was fitted with ballast. The mahogany deck is inlaid with strips of darker wood. The bowsprit runs through a brass tube, and the jib is attached to a brass traveler bar; an oval deck cut-out carries a mahogany cover. Quadrant steering gear, chain plates, mast, and round wood hardware. Even hand stitched sails. This reproduction is exact to the smallest details, and only needs some extra coatings of varnish and a light breeze to sail in the local pond. L. 60.63 in. x W. 8.07 in. x H. 57.87 in.
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