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Up for sale/sale is a beautiful, highly collectible vintage wooden pond model racing yacht. This vintage sailboat features exceptional early-to-mid 20th-century craftsmanship and is an incredible find for maritime collectors or model yacht enthusiasts.
Key Features & Details:Braine Automatic
Steering System: Fitted with a classic brass Braine-style tiller steering arm mounted on the deck, a mechanism invented in the early 1900s to allow free-sailing pond models to maintain course with the wind.
Stamped Registration Number: The hull is cleanly stamped with the number "750" just below the deck line at the stern, indicating a historical club registration, class measurement, or builder's inventory number.
Heavy Stability Ballast: Equipped with a solid brass/bronze keel fin stamped "1 1/2" near the hull joint, completed by a heavy, streamline-shaped lead ballast bulb at the base to ensure optimal upright sailing stability.
Hull Construction: Hand-carved and beautifully varnished solid wood hull with a gorgeous natural grain patina and deep amber finish.
Condition Report:
This is an authentic vintage piece showing a wonderful, honest patina. The wood hull is structurally sound with light scuffs and minor age-related finish wear. The brass fin and lead ballast show light surface oxidation and faint scratches consistent with genuine pond usage.
Please Note: The boat is being sold as a hull project / display piece and does not include the rigging, lines, or cloth sails. Please review all close-up photographs carefully to assess the fine details and condition.
