Model Shipways Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack 1:32 Scale True Plank-on-Frame Kit The Emma C. Berry was built in Noank, Connecticut in 1866. The ship contains a well, which is a watertight structure with numerous holes drilled in the bottom of the boat allowing fresh seawater to circulate through. This way, live fish and lobsters could be transported from the fishing grounds to market. In keeping with her original design, the Emma C. Berry kit is a true plank-on-frame model, using basswood for strips and beams. The keel and ribs have been laser-cut, making for easier construction. Deadeyes and blocks are 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 beige (standing & running) rigging line. Model Shipways' kit is based on drawings and documentation provided by the Henry B. DuPont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport. The kit offers true plank-on-frame construction with the same number of true-to scale frames as the original. Model Shipways kit contains laser cut wooden parts, basswood hull planking strips and wood stock for launching ways. A host of finely cast Britannia metal fittings and anchor shank. Brass is used for eyebolts, rings, chain and wire. Blocks and deadeyes come in five sizes, and 50 yards of black and gray line are provided for accurate rigging. Four sheets of plans and 40 page instruction manual by naval architect Ben Lankford record every detail of construction. Length 26-3/8" / Height 28-1/2" / Scale 3/8" = 1 ft (1:32) Difficulty Level: Entry to Intermediate Level