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Lenght: 82 cm
Boat history : Baby Bootlegger is perhaps the most beautiful wooden boat ever built. She was designed by George Crouch and built by the Henry B. Nevins yard in City Island, NY for Wall Street bachelor, Caleb Bragg.
Caleb Bragg was year ultimate sportsman, have the 70th licensed pile in America, He pioneered speed records in the air and one land before turning to the toilets. After coming in second place overall, Baby Bootlegger won the 1924 Gold Cup race one has technicality, however, took home all the wins At the 1925 races one Long Island. Her Hispano Suiza aircraft engine was state of the art. She is the epitome of all speedboats
Hull
Only the finest quality woods are used to make our models. Each species is carefully selected for its strength and durability.
Made of mahogany, fine wood and resin, our models are built planked on hull : each wooden slat is glued individually to produce an authentic hull and deck.
Sanding and varnishing
Next the model is sanded and varnished.
In order to obtain a perfectly smooth hull and deck, 10 layers of varnish are applied, intersected with increasingly fine stages of sanding. The final phase consists in applying several layers of gloss varnish to produce a " mirror effect " characteristic of these boats.
Deck parts and saddlery
Our jeweller uses detailed photographs to create specific deck part moulds, from which individual parts are crafted using brass and chrome brass.
All saddleries and elements of sails are assembled and sewed by hand.
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