Model boat kit

New Bedford Whale Boat

Kit by Bluejacket

The New Bedford whaleboat was the light, double ended boat carried by American whaleships and rowed or sailed after whales, typically about 28 feet long. A crew of six manned her, five at the oars and an officer at the long steering oar, with the harpooner pulling the bow oar until the strike.

Bluejacket's kit (KLW122) is a plank on frame model at 1/3 inch to the foot, about 10 inches long, revised with many laser cut wood parts. Bluejacket rates it at its Captain level.

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