Dixie II American Challenger Speed Boat 36" Built Wood Model Ship AssembledThe "Dixie II" is the fastest motorboat in the world. Captain Pearce piloted "Dixie II" in numerous other races in eastern waters and at Hempstead Harbor made a world's record of 36.04 miles an hour. Designed by Clinton Crane, for sports racer, Edward Schroeder, and built by Henry Nevins of City Island, NY she was powered by a Crane Whitman 8 cylinder engine of 220 horsepower. Dixie II was one of the last displacement style unlimited racers to win the highly sought after Harmsworth Trophy by defeating two British and one American challenger.Dixie II defeated two British ships and an American challenger in the Harmsworth Trophy and is one of the last displacement style unlimited racer. Have it display beautifully as a FULLY ASSEMBLED MODEL.Master craftsmen handcraft these highly detailed wood models from scratch using historical photographs, drawings, and original plan. They are built to scale with high-grade wood They are 100% hand built individually using plank-on-frame construction method and are similar to the building of actual ships. Each model requires hundreds of hours to finish and must go through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop.The hull is fully made out of strips using a plank on frame construction method. It is then beautifully finished with multiple varnish layers to give it that glossy look. The red leather seats are hand stitched meticulously. The brass fittings really define the model with its exhaust tips, intake, steering wheel, rudder, and reinforcements. This model rests on a wooden base. It’ll make a perfect gift for home or office decorator, boat enthusiast, or passionate collector.ITEM INFORMATION DIMENSION approx.: 36" overall length x 7" height x 7" width Condition: New (fully assembled). Ready to display, not from any sort of kit. 100% hand built individually using plank-on-frame construction method and similar to the building of the actual ship. Made of finest exotic tropical wood. Hundreds of hours were required to finish this model sailboat by skillful craftsmen and artisans. DETAIL Individual wooden planks used in hull construction using “plank on bulkhead” method. Highly complex rigging with varied thread gauge, hundreds of blocks and deadeyes Figurehead, cannons, anchors, bell, propeller and other fitting made from metal and/or brass. Hand-painted to match the actual tall ship. Solid wood base and brass nameplate included. SHIPPING Item will be shipped within 1-2 business days after payment is cleared. Tracking number will be provided. We cannot ship to PO Boxes/APO's. We cannot combine shipping. No Local Pickups "Free shipping" item only applied within the continental 48 U.S. States. Please contact us for shipping rate if you want to ship to Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii or other countries. We use ground service of FedEx and USPS. Normally it takes 3-6 business days to arrive. However, please allow more time for International Shipments to arrive. Please contact us if you need express shipping service. International customers: Customer will be responsible for any taxes/duties at your country. Please contact your customs for import regulation. Guaranteed to arrive safely. All shipments are FULLY INSURED with professional 100% secure packing. TERMS OF SALES We offer 100% money-back guarantee if you are not satisfied. · If for any reason you are unhappy with your item, just return it within 14 days for a full refund, minus original shipping cost. Please contact us prior to initiating a return so that we can issue you a Return Authorization. In some cases, restocking fees may apply.In the Unlikely event if the item may arrive at your home or office damaged during shipping: - Please Contact us immediately within 72 hours of receiving your Order - Email us pictures of the damaged Item. There is no exception to this policy as required by shipping carriers. - The item will be replaced at no cost or a full refund will be issued when replacement is unavailable.Missing and loose parts are not considered damaged or defected. We will send you extra parts with instruction. For other reasons, please contact us to get a Return Authorization. DISCLAIMERS The actual items colors may vary from colors shown on your monitor. If you have a question about a product not otherwise answered in the item description, please contact us via Messages System first and allow us the opportunity to help you and be sure we have what you are looking for.Listing pictures were taken from prototypes. Item(s) in stock might slightly different from the listing pictures. There are no two models looks identical. Froo www.froo.com | Froo Cross Sell, Free Cross Sell, Cross promote, eCRATER Marketing, eCRATER listing Apps, eCRATER Apps, eCRATER Application On May-24-18 at 16:29:05 PDT, seller added the following information:
