Saucy Jack - Well Smack 1:64 scale kit

Saucy Jack Well Smack - 1836 Well Smacks were fishing boats built with an integral circulating seawater tank. The tank could keep the fish alive for a few days. Around 1830, there were 30-40 fishing boats of this type of vessel in Barking, a suburb of London, which were also called "Fish Pools". Most of the Well Smacks were about 15-18 m long and had a crew of 7 or 8 fishermen.

The "Saucy Jack" was a typical example of this type of vessel. She was built in 1836 in the port town of Gravesend, was about 18 m long and weighed 51 tons. The Saucy Jack was in service for many years and was the last Well Smack to leave Barking in 1880 and was still in service in other ports. Some Well Smack vessels built later in the nineteenth century still fished around Faroe Islands until the 1950s.

Although keeping the catch in the seawater basin was a better method than salting and drying in the wind, there were some disadvantages. Vessels of this type were not very fast, as they had to carry several tons of seawater in the hull, and the additional materials required for the basin added significantly to construction costs.

This kit is state of the art and is suitable for both the beginner and the experienced modeler who wants to build something completely different and break new ground. Although this kit is primarily aimed at beginners, it is no less detailed in terms of scale. It is a fully featured model kit. The laser engraved deck is made of maple plywood. Walnut roundels are provided for the masts, etc.

The kit includes:

• Laser engraved and cut maple deck with replica wooden nails.
• A plate of photo-etched parts
• Detailed 3D printed parts
• Small cutter boat made of 3D printed and wooden parts
• Double planked hull made of basswood for the first planking and pearwood for the second planking
• Walnut logs for mast, gaff and boom
• Black and natural colored rigging twine in various lengths, as well as all necessary blocks and eyebolts
• Comprehensive, full-color building instructions (English) and 2 plan sheets with all mast and rigging drawings

Technical data Scale - 1:64 Length overall - 425 mm Height overall - 361 mm Width over all - 86 mm

Note: All pictures shown are from the prototype of the model. Crates and crew are sold separately. The pictures of the model show the model with the optional premium sail set.

Scope of delivery: 1 x kit Original English instructions

Warnhinweis!
ACHTUNG: Nicht für Kinder unter 14 Jahren geeignet. Benutzung unter unmittelbarer Aufsicht von Erwachsenen.