Product Description
This expert level, high quality, Gretel II 1970 Half Hull America's Cup Yacht model is fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).
This Gretel II 1970 America's Cup half hull model was crafted in mahogany and tropical hard woods by the traditional plank on bulkhead method. After the bulkheads are laid and the hull lines trued, the hull is planked with individual wooden strips to form a smooth silhouette.
The Gretel II model is then sanded, hand painted with light blue topsides, dark blue cove stripe, white boot stripe and bright red bottom. The half hull is then mounted on a ready to hang wooden plaque, with an engraved brass nameplate.The half hull model is built exactly to scale as the original Gretel II was. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish.
The Art of making half hulls is as old as ship building itself! Half Hulls were crafted by ship builders to give three-dimensional shape to their hull designs.
The half hull model plaque measures 29.5"(75cm) x 7.8"(20cm) and the model measures 23.6"(60cm) long from bow to stern. It's a fabulous half hull model sailboat that will be a conversation piece for any room or office.
Highlights about this Gretel II 1970 America's Cup yacht half hull model:
- 100% hand crafted using “plank on bulkhead” construction method
- Hand sanded hulls are finished with marine varnishes and polyurethane paint
- Included with this expert level model boat is an engraved brass nameplate
- Size Plaque: 29.5" overall length x 7.8" height
- Size Model: 23.6" overall length
- Condition: New (fully assembled)
- Hundreds of hours where required to finish this half hull model sailboat
- Made of the finest mahogany and tropical hard wood
- Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this model authentic
- This model went through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop
