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Since 1926, Ed Noble, a Gar Wood customer, had been
speeding on the St. Lawrence River in his famous 33'
Baby Gar, "SNAIL". He told Wood that he only wanted
a small, sporty racer that would be like a water
version of the popular European sports cars. Wood's
answer was high performance sixteen footer with 2
seats aft of the engine that he called the
"Speedster". Noble fell in love with the boat. His
speedster was named the "Miss Behave." Speedster
racing became a regular event on the St. Lawrence
River right to the start of World War II.
The 16 foot Gar Wood speedster is, pound for pound,
the most valuable classic production speed boat in
the world. Miss Behave is certainly the most well
known of the original five speedsters brought to the
St. Lawrence in 1935. Over the years, a number of
copies of the boat have been produced, both on the
St. Lawrence and abroad. Today the original "Miss
Behave" is in the Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum.
This
Miss Behave model features:
- Scratch-built.
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Plank-on-frame
construction.
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Heartwood Honduras Mahogany (best mahogany type.)
- 11 layers of paint and varnish. Each was left to
dry and micro sanded before apply another layer.
- Hundreds of tiny copper nails.
- Epoxy waterproof.
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Dimension:
24"L
x
8" W.
Regular model
$590 
Ready for RC
installation
(Working propeller and rudder; Openings shown in the last
picture)
$690 
(Shipping is $60 in
the US and $120 outside the US.)
Display case:
https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/accessory/displaycase.htm
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