DIMENSIONS: LOA 36
1/2″ LOD 22″, LWL 23″ Beam 9 1/2″

Draft 3″, Overall height 34 1/2″    WEIGHT 13 pounds

Presented
is a model of an early Virginia pilot boat that was made by a master craftsman using composite
materials. It is in new condition. The vessel’s name is imprinted on its mainsail. It is accurate down
to the last detail. This two masted full rigged schooner has a black hull, wood
decks, deck houses, full running and standing rigging, and a copper sheathed bottom.

Accurately replicated are the gaff rigged main and foremast, with a single foresail,
mainsail, and a large fisherman staysail between the main and foremast. The running rigging, including lazy jacks, is
all properly placed and makes an incomparable model of the highest quality. The deck houses are painted white, and wood
decks and cap rail are varnished. There are all kinds of gear and fittings including a large fisherman type anchor, an
anchor windlass, two bilge pumps, and a proliferation of cleats, and other deck gear and fittings.

Port side looking aft. Note loose footed foresail HISTORY OF KATY: A researcher determined that the original plan for the armed Virginia pilot boat was based on a Dutch copy of a French drawing. The noted maritime historian and illustrator Howard Chapelle found this plan in a European archive. The plan and some notes were passed from Chapelle through a handful of authors ending up with Clayton A. Feldman, who developed a set of plans from which he developed a reconstruction. According to this researcher, a model company, in turn, developed a kit based on Feldman’s plans. The notes characterize this design as being a link between the Bermuda sloops of circa 1740 and the Virginia schooners of the early 1800s.”  Edited from Sail Classics Magazine 2006 article “What Ship Is That” by Jim Bloom. To bring this full circle the kit model which was introduced in the 1950’s was discontinued in the 1960’s and was reintroduced by them as a kit in 2007, and no longer produced. The model offered here is not a kit and was made by a master craftsman. It is 8 inches longer and 3 inches wider in size.            Deck and main boom detail                          Fore deck                         Starboard stern quarter looking forward            Upper rigging and details of masts x Shipping & Packaging The cost of shipping, packing, handling, and insurance to your destination, will be calculated point to point and is an additional charge. You may email us to get these costs. We price our shipping honestly, but we expect to be reimbursed for the nominal cost of packaging materials and handling. Our Unconditional 'No Nonsense' Guarantee If not completely satisfied with your purchase it may be returned, if without damage, within three days of receipt in its original packaging. Return items must be insured for their full value. Only a prior email authorization by us for the return is required. Shipping charges are refundable if due to our error within the continental United States. International buyers welcome, but inquire first. We have satisfied customers worldwide. Standard Forms of Payment Bank wire transfer, cashier’s check, money order, or personal check in which case the item will be held until cleared. Our prices are quoted net to us so that the use of credit cards or PayPal incur extra charges. Terms on overseas sales are different. Established in 2003 Celebrating 18 Years of Exellence in Nautical Antiques About Land and Sea Collection™ The Source for the Finest Nautical Antiques, Affordable Marine Art, Vintage Dive Helmets, New Sextants, Antique Sextants, and beautifully executed Antique & Vintage Boat, Ship and Aircraft Models. Contact Information By Appointment Only Palm City, FL 34990 USA +1-772-287-7022 8am-6pm EST Join Our Mailing List Name Email Send ©Copyright 2003-2022 by Land And Sea Collection™, All Rights Reserved. | Website by: Mary Lee Weir Join Our Mailing List Name Email Send