
The 15" and 22.5" model boat kits have the same sail rig options as real boats. They are available in birch which can be finished to look like Okoume mahogany plywood. Assemble them with the
same stitch and glue methods as the full size Skerry.
Call Milton Thrasher to discuss the various options - 941 966-9179 or e-mail mthrasher@verizon.net. Go to www.clcboats.com for info on Chesapeake Light Craft's Skerry.
They can be painted or stained and finished like mahogany Okoume which is used by
Chesapeake Light Craft for making the full size Skerry parts.
They are in two sizes: 15" for 1/2" to 1' scale and 22.5" for 3/4" to 1' scale.
The kits include aluminum tubing masts and wooden dowels for booms and yards.
Half round rub rails are made from dowels planed down to make half rounds.
Prices are not yet established. Call now to discuss options and obtain early
pricing advantages.
941 966-9179 - Email mthrasher@verizon.net
Stuart Knockabout 28 half models made by plank-on-frame methods. One was for W. O. Bell of Winston-Salem, SC. He keeps his SK 28 at Prouts Neck, ME. The SK 28 is a Nathaniel Herreshoff classic centerboard day sailer
from 1932. Check out the videos at Edey and Duff's web site for more photos of the Stuart Knockabout 28 and other boats.
The lines drawing is from an ad by Harding Sails that made it possible to produce very accurate half models. Over 60 Stuart Knockabouts have been made in fiberglass by Edey and Duff. There are a number of them now for sale on-line.
The hull is sanded with a long board to faire all the curves. It is then filled with bondo glazing compound and many coats of primer to assure a very smooth finish.
Click for a beautiful tribute to the beauty of the Stuart Knockabout 28.
These models can have cockpit coamings for more realism.
The Daniels and Tucker classic 3rd Edition
from 1952 with a lot of information on yacht design has been the main attraction
to model makers worldwide. I have been getting about 1 order per month for the
CD-Rom with the two manuals.
See my other web site at www.angelfire.com/fl4/mft
See videos of my models on YouTube.
Milton Thrasher
I list my 64 models on-hand with prices and type of finish for each.
Ask for detailed photos of those models that you are interested in.
4 Ensign Class models as shown in the upper left are available as a group for $300.
I have Ensigns, Shields, Baltic 42, Beneteau 42 3/8" scale, C&C 38 Mk II, 3 Catalina 34, many Stars, several Etchells 22, several Solings,2 11 Metre, J 80s, Corel 45, Tripp 40, NY 36, Ranger J-Class in 13" and 24", 4 Santa Cruz 70s and 10 power boats. They are 1/2" to 1' scale in most cases.
Other photos are at www.angelfire.com/fl4/mft
It is painted all white with Krylon and mounted on a backboard.
Wooden machine carved hard wood half models are $350.
Finished models with sail mounted on a cherry veneer plaque are $550.
Larger 16.2" IOD models with cuddy cabins and cockpit cutouts are $150 each as-is or customized for $250. I mount them with sails for $450 each. Call for details.
Call
941 966-9179 or e-mail Milton Thrasher for quotes.
Check out my models shown by videos on YouTube.
Four Beneteau 42s for David Schwartz-Leeper
Of course, rudders were delivered with each of the models.
The four Beneteau 42s shown above were delivered to the American Yacht
Club in Rye, NY.
Counter reset 4-6-9
Updated 4-6-9
This assures that you
will have a similar experience as building the 15' Skerry.
Laser Cut Parts
The layout on the left shows the shapes of the laser cut parts made from birch plywood. Stuart Knockabout 28 Half Models
Beautiful Stuart Knockabout 28s make wonderful subjects for half modellers

Lines of the L. Francis Herreshoff 1932 design from an ad by Harding Sails, Inc.
The lines are used to create plank-on-frame models
Plank-on-frame made half model at .75" to 1' scale
I enlarge the lines drawing to .5" or .75" to 1' scale for cutting profile, deck and frames. I mount the frames on the profile and cover them with the deck plan.
This makes a very accurate frame structure which is planked with bass wood
strips to assure a very accurate hull shape.Other models that I offer
I sell IOD, Star and Etchels models and laser-cut and band sawn frames for many classes of boats.
My IOD and Vanja manuals are offerred along with a CD-rom that includes two excellent
model making books continues to be popular for $25 postpaid.
mthrasher@verizon.net
4258 Hearthstone Drive
Sarasota, FL 34238
941 966-9179
Two Recently Delivered Half Models

The
Wanderer 30 was customized in colors of the owners boat as a gift from Case Institute Class of 1982 to their professor.
The Baltic 38 DP was customized in colors of the owners boat as a surprise gift to a business colleague in the Netherlands.Other Models for Sale
Click for my 7-22-8 inventory of as-is half models:
INVENTORY.
This photo shows the quality of these polyurethane model boats.
Other model makers may buy the whole lot at a discount.
Beneteau 42 3/8" to 1' Scale Half Model for Sale As-Is - $150
This very accurately molded model of the Beneteau 42 is offered for sale as-is for $150.
Some are finished and mounted on back boards. Most are primed in white Awlgrip ready to mount. I provide high resolution photos of each one upon request.
The 8.25" half models of the famous International One-Design Class
are copies of the one shown on the lower right. It was bought
in Oslo, Norway, birth place of the IODs. I customize them for gifts and regatta prizes.
IOD models are $75 each as-is or customized for $175. Other Recent Half Model Deliveries

Tartan 10 for John Barker

Tartan 30 for John P. SchertzerModels On Hand

Pearson Ariel
Sonar

J 80

Tartan 10

Day Sailer

Soling

IOD
Hunter 25 from 1980
4258 Hearthstone Drive
Sarasota, FL 34238
941 966-9179