Wye River Models
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Wye River Models begon als een hobby voor één en is uitgegroeid tot een hobby voor iedereen. Wye River Models is gespecialiseerd in houten modelkits van boten afkomstig uit de Chesapeake Bay, in de hoop het erfgoed van werkboten te behouden. |
| Naam | Omschrijving | Afbeelding |
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| Box Stern | This type of boat is also known as a Deadrise. Its the most popular work boat on the Chesapeake Bay to this day. The Box Stern is used for oystering, crabbing and fishing, and plain old enjoying the Bay. Kit Contains: Wood base for finished model Full size blueprints Instruction Manual Selected precut parts Dimensions: 20 inches long 6" Wide 8"Tall |  |
| Hooper Island Draketail | The "Hooper's Island Draketail" was named after the small island located in the lower half of the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland's Eastern shore. In the early 1900's, when the internal combustion engine first appeared, watermen were trading the sailing rigs for the engines and the local boat builders were looking for new ways to build better and more efficient workboats. One such builder noticed the torpedo boat destroyers pass by his home, and he thought that the hull design would be good for a workboat. He copied the hull design and built a boat with a V-bottom. The boat was fast, good looking and because of the narrow beam and sleek lines, it was relatively inexpensive to build. The design caught on and the boats sprang up everywhere. The boat acquired the name "draketail" because the stern resembled the back of a duck's tail. A few years later, a new box stern type became popular, and the draketail became old fashioned. Eventually, the full name was shortened and now most people only know them by the name "ducktail". Today, not many of these beautiful boats exist. But through the passage of time, the boat has become a classic. Kit Contains: Basswood framing & sides Hardware & rigging supplies Pre-routed base Pre-cut keel & stern Cedar bottom planking Instructions & Blueprints Dimensions: 21in Long Model done in 1/2in scale |  |
| The "Pot Pie" Skiff | The "Pot Pie" Skiff was designed in an area of Talbot County, Maryland known as "Pot Pie". This area is between St. Michaels and Tilghman Island. The stern of this boat was probably derived from schooners whose decks extended aft past the waterline. In other parts of the Chesapeake Bay, this type of boat was known as a tuck stern. To learn more about these boats and others, please read one of author Larry Chownings' books. Kit Contains: Basswood framing & sides Hardware & rigging supplies Pre-routed base Pre-cut keel & stern Cedar bottom planking Instructions & Blueprints Dimensions: 20in Long 6in Wide Model done in 3/4in scale |  |
| Core Sound Sinknetter | The model in these instructions is a generic representation of a “sinknetter” from the 1930’s and 1940’s. This was a workboat in the Core Sound area of North Carolina. This particular type of work boat was primarily used for fishing. It’s unique style is typical of Marshallberg and Harkers Island. Kit Contains: All wood and hardware needed Display base Instruction manual w/ pictures Full size blueprints Dimensions: 24 inches long 6.5 inches wide 8 inches tall Skill level: intermediate Scale : ¾” equals 1 foot |  |
| Chesapeake Bay Bugeye | A Bugeye is a two masted sailing vessel used for dredging oysters. They descended from the Log Canoe in a time when the need was for a larger boat. The schooners of the day were too large and the canoe was too small. Methods of construction were adopted from both. Bugeyes came into being around 1875, maybe even a few years earlier. There are only a handful of these graceful boats left. Some are on display at various museums. Kit Contains: Basswood & Spruce Hardware & rigging supplies Pre-routed base Sail patterns & sail cloth Instructions & Blueprints Dimensions: 22in Long 19in Tall Model done in 1/4in scale |  |
| Smith Island Crabbing Boat | The Smith Island Crabbing Boat is actually known as a crab scraping boat. This boat usually about 30' in length is used to pull scrapes across the shallow rivers and harvest soft crabs or peelers. The shallow draft of this boat allows the waterman to work in water less than 2' deep. Kit Contains: Basswood & Spruce Pre-routed base Plank on frame construction Instructions & Blueprints Dimensions: 23.5in Long 8in Wide Model done in 3/4in scale |  |
| Kent Island Tuck Stern | The tuck stern workboat was believed to have originated in Shadyside MD. It was designed to move faster in the water using a smaller engine. The stern shape is close to that of a sail boat, which has less drag. This design caught on over here on the Eastern shores of the Chesapeake Bay, and the Kent Island version was popular in the 1960's. This model represents a boat built by the late Sonny Nash on Kent Island, MD. Kit Contains: Basswod & Cedar Hardware Mounting Base Plans & Instructions Dimensions: 24in Long 7in Wide Model done in 3/4in scale |  |
| Chesapeake Bay Buy Boat | A buy boat is a large vessel (usually 50' or more) that went up and down the Chesapeake Bay and bought the daily catch from the Skipjacks and other working boats. The buy boats would then take the catch to the market. You might say that these boats were considered the middle men of the water. This practice enabled the other working boats to stay out on the waters longer. These boats still work today, but they also carry seed oysters out and plant them for the state, and sometimes take classes or tour groups out for hire. Kit Contains: Basswood & Cedar Hardware & rigging supplies Pre-routed base Instructions & Blueprints Dimensions: 21.5in Long 15in Tall Model done in 3/8in scale |  |
| Skipjack | A wooden sailboat usually 40'-60' long built in the early 1900's that was used to dredge oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. A handful of these boats still exist and are still working the bay. Model is plank on frame. A coping saw or other saw is needed as there are no precut parts. Kit Contains: Wood Hardware Mounting Base Sail Cloth Blueprint Set 64 page full color instruction manual written by Steve and Patricia Rogers Dimensions: 34in Long 32in Tall 8in Wide Model done in 1/2in scale |  |
| "Virginia" Round Stern Workboat | The round-stern design was a popular choice for the Lower Bay waterman from the late 1940's to the early 1970's. The round-stern was able to take the rough water easier, which resulted in a more stable drift across the oyster beds. Kit Contains: Hardware Pre-routed base Template sheet Instructions & blueprints Dimensions: 21in Long 12in Tall 6in Wide Model done in 1/2in scale |  |
| Breezin Thru | The "Breezin Thru" is a charter-fishing boat that was built in Rock Hall, MD in 1949 by Andrew J. Stevens. It is 44'8'' long and 13'6'' wide. It has been in continuous service since it was built. The boat was originally owned and captained by Harry Carter, but is captained by its present owner Tilghman Hemsley. Tilghman is a renowned artist whose most notable work is the Maryland Waterman's Monument displayed at Kernt Narrows in Grasonville, MD. Dimensions: 23 inches Long 7 inches wide 9 inches tall Model done in 1/2in scale |  |