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Model Shipways Lobster Smack Wood/Metal KitMade entirely in the USA by Model Shipways since 1976.Now On Sale save 44%. Regularly $169.99 .. Now pay only $94.99Free Shipping in the continental USA ... Only $19.99 worldwide. Canada pays $14.99Emma C. Berry, Lobster Smack by Model ShipwaysPlank-on-Bulkhead KitThe Emma C. Berry was built in Noank, Connecticut in 1866. This type of vessel was known as a "Noank Smack". Smacks like the Emma C. Berry contain a live well, which is a watertight structure built inside the vessel. Within the well, numerous holes drilled in the bottom of the boat allowed fresh (oxygenated) seawater to circulate through. This way, live fish and lobsters could be transported from the fishing grounds to market. The Emma C. Berry is the last existing representative of her type.Model Shipways is proud to present the Emma C. Berry 1:32 scale ship model kit. In keeping with her original design, the Emma C. Berry kit is a true plank-on-frame model, using beech and basswood for strips and beams. The keel and ribs are just some of the parts that have been laser-cut, making for easier construction. Deadeyes and blocks are made out of walnut. As a sloop rigged vessel with a large mainsail, two headsails and a gaff topsail, the Berry kit also contains over 50 yards of black and gray (standing & running) rigging line. This read more