Midwest Products Co Maine Lobster Boat #991 New Old Stock

  

Midwest Products Co Maine Lobster Boat #991 New Old Stock. All bags are FACTORY sealed, never opened.

SPECIFICATIONS : Length: 21 7/8" (55 cm) Beam: 7 5/8" (20 cm) Height: 14 5/8" (37 cm) Scale 3/4" = 1' This kit contains all of the fiittings, hardware and wood to build the model shown in the photos, and includes: Full-size rolled plan, Fully illustrated Sucess Series Construction Manual, Midwest Micro-Cut Quality Basswood, Balsa and Micro-Lite Plywood Parts, Complete Fittings Set - High Quality cast metal fittings, Lobster Traps - Kit includes wood to build two lobster traps, Buoys - Materials and pre-shaped parts to build three buoys, Lobsters - Two cast metal lobsters, Display Stand - Kit includes wood to build a display stand. History of the Lobsterboat: This model is based upon a boat built in the Boothbay Harbor region of Maine, and is typical of Lobsterboats in use today.

These boats were developed after World War I, when inexpensive and reliable gasoline engines became available for use in powered launches. With their speed, capacity and stability in rough seas, the Main Lobsterboat soon replaced the Freindship Sloop and powered Dory as the primary work boat of the Main Lobstermen.