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CLASSIC WOODEN MOTOR BOATS

"You are moving at racing speed, parting the buttery sea as with a scalpel, and waters roar by, themselves exuberantly subdued by your powers."--WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY JR.
 

We at Model Ship Master build the world's finest wooden classic boat models. We have inventory of exotic and precious wood from Russian forests to Indonesian jungles and many of our artisans have over 30 years of micro woodworking experience. Unlike in large furniture, the wood in small model boats can look ugly and feel rough if the wood pores are not treated expertly. A model that has much wood surface also requires the cut that has good patterns/texture. Be sure to look for large photos to check the quality when you are choosing the best maker for your boat.

 
Hinckley Talaria 29R


 


In her sensuous lines and forms, the Hinckley Talaria 29R has hints of Riva and Gar Wood.  Her bottom is more Ray Hunt, that gives better performance at sea.  
 


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Hinckley Talaria 44


 


This model of the Hinckley Talaria 44  is 22" long. The world's very best is what you will see.


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Chris Craft Barrel Back

 


In the years just prior to World War II, Chris-Craft produced some of its most beautiful—and now most collectable boats in history, the barrel backs.

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Chris Craft
Triple
Cockpit


 


No other boat embraces the elegance of the mahogany runabouts like the Chris-Craft Triple Cockpit Barrel Back.  A gorgeous boat in every way, it's sleek styling and flowing lines are ever present in this 1930's beauty. Only 73 ever built by Chris Craft.
 

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Chris Craft Racing runabout


 


In 1948, Chris Craft introduced their 19-foot Racing Runabout. The boats were built sleek and had larger engines which produced a stunning speed up to 50 mph. The boat was a hit and Chris Craft made a total of 503 of them during the time from 1948 through to 1954.
 

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Chris Craft Cobra

 


The 21-foot Cobra would make 55 miles per hour.  Its dorsal fin styling takes a cue from the Ventnor introduced in 1948.  This one features 8-inch-wider beam and weights 570 pounds more than the 18-foot version. 
 
chris craft cobra model
 
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Teaser


 


The award-winning Teaser became famous by winning the celebrated time trial against the Twentieth Century Limited from New York City to Albany in 1925. She beat the record by more than an hour. The Twentieth Century Limited was the fastest train on the rails at that time.
 


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Baby Bootlegger


 


Baby Bootlegger is perhaps the most beautiful wooden boat ever built.  She won the 1924 and 1925 Gold Cup race.  Baby Bootlegger will do 70 mph flat-out.  In addition to being a stunningly beautiful boat, she is considered by many the best handling in any boat. 
 


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Miss Behave

 


 


The 16 foot Gar Wood speedster is, pound for pound, the most valuable classic 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.  Today the original "Miss Behave" is in the Thousand Islands Shipyard Museum.   
 

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Dixie II


 


The legendary Dixie II is the winner of more than 100 consecutive races, including two Gold Cups and two Harmsworth Trophies.  The fastest motorboat in the world, Dixie's average speed was 28 nautical miles per hour, equivalent to 32.15 statute miles. This is the fastest time ever made in a motorboat race in this country. 
 
 

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Typhoon


 


Typhoon measured 40' in length, with a 2000 cu. in. Wright Typhoon engine. Like a wild stallion, she was born to race. She had the seating capacity to seat up to eight adults, in three separate cockpits, but without the creature comforts and safety of any windshields.
 

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Elco

 


The Electric Launch Company, later renamed Elco Motor Yachts, began operations in 1893 and continued to 1949. It was resurrected in 1987 and continues today, producing hand crafted replicas of some of its classic launches.
 

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Panther

 

Build by naval architect William D. Jackson, this 15' boat could run faster than 75 mph and have only one point of contact with the water: its propeller. 

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Zipper

The Zipper was considered a fast hydroplane of category 225.  John Hacker designed this wonderful boat.  Zipper illustrates the sobriety and the elegance of the runabouts of the 20s & 30s. Her planing hull was made to increase speed and to increase stability in tight turn.
                      
 

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Century Sabre

 


The Quintessential early '60's styling of the Century Sabres was unique in the boats of that era.  With their removable t-tops, automotive style interiors and powerful V8 engines there was nothing else like them on the lakes.
 
 

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Century Coronado

 


This 1965 Century Coronado has been fully restored and won best in show at the Coeur d'Alene Wooden Boat show in 2006. In 2008,  it won the Sheriff's award.
 
 
century colorado model
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Thunderbird

Tahoe

     


Thunderbird is a 55-foot speedboat designed by John Hacker and built by Huckins in 1939.  Today Thunderbird is equipped with a twin 1000 hp Allison aircraft conversion engines, allowing a top speed of 70 mph! 

 

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Owens Flagship


 


This famous model was powered by a twin Hercules flathead 6 cylinder engines with a top speed of 20 knots and a cruising speed of 8 to 12 knots.
 Built in Baltimore, Maryland.
 



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Twelve of our massive classic boat models have been decorating several restaurants designed by Schussler Creative--the creator of the Rain Forest Cafe.  The second order came in 2014 when Mr. Schussler ordered four different boats for his BoatHouse restaurant in Orlando, FL.  

Model Ship Master has been chosen by the owner of a Century Coronado that has won best in show at the Coeur d'Alene Wooden Boat show and  the Sheriff's award  to build the model.

Praendex Pacific's president purchased in person (he wanted to view the quality in person) four museum-quality classic boat models from Model Ship Master in July, 2007.

Be beware of some very cheap boat models. They are not built from official plans and thus have  the hull shape very wrong. Some of the easy-to-spot errors are the oversized hull fins and the very wrong windshields. Their chrome-looking parts are actually plastic (see photos).  Their hulls are, surprisingly, plastic covered with wood color paint. These are more of children's toys, not suitable for beautiful homes or prestigious offices.  Click on this link for some analyses that we were paid to performed in the past.

 

Would you like to have a unique base such as the one below for your boat model?  Send us an email: services@modelshipmaster.com