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Wooden Ships For Static Display, page 2 

Billing Boats combine expert  Danish craftsmanship with detailed knowledge of the original vessels forming the basis for these kits. Kits complete with fittings, building instructions, full-sized drawings,  many have laser-cut parts.  Building levels as indicated below:
o = Beginner   + = Advanced Beginner    ++ = Experienced Builder   +++ = Expert


LaCurieuse. Used by French Captain Raumond Rallier DuBaty to discover the Kerfuelen Islands in the Antartic. Considered today to be unimportant rocks in the ocean. Only the French know they belong to them. Early 20th Century discovery. Vive La France!  Length is 27.6", Beam is 6.1", Height is 21.9".  Scale 1:40.  #802 ++ . . . $189.00

The "Yawl" . . . A typical Danish seiner, with gross tonnage of 63.43 tons. Built 1929-30 at the Nyborg Shipyard in Denmark. Sold to Faroe Islands in 1930, became the "Sjostjornan". TG 11. Sold to Iceland in 1950 now named "Arnanes". Length is 21.6", Beam is 4.7", Height is 22.4".   Scale 1:50.  #701 + . . . $101.00

The Sir Winston Churchill . . .   is an all wood replica of the original schooner built in 1965 by Richard Dunston LTD. Planked Hull and Deck. Height is 19.5", Length is 24",  Beam is 4.15", Scale: 1:75  #2706 O  . . . $249.99

The Esperance . . . Fishing vessel built in Honfleur,  Le Havre Bay. Surveyed in 1866. Typical of smaller boats in the area.  Very large sail area (47-2), with crew of 3.  Length is 17.7",  Beam is 4.1",  Height is 16.5". Laser cut wood. Scale is 1:30.  #908 . . . . $64.99


Boulogne Etaples . . . This original design can be seen in many ports along the French Channel. The boats are socalled stern trawlers, in which the net is pulled in using a tricing line in the rear of the boat. The hull is of steel; and the length is 11 m.  #534 . . . +  $187.60


Henriette Marie. A sturdy pilot boat from LeHavre, surveyed in 1886.  Extremely seaworthy with large sail area.  Laser cut wood. Length is 17.3", Beam is 3.7", Height is 16.5". Scale 1:50.  #904 O . . . $74.99

The Zeeschouw . . .  A Dutch yacht from 1914. These vessels were originally designed to meet the need for less expensive fishing boats. As the fishing industry met difficult times on the Zuider Zee, these ships were welcome. Laser cut wood. Length 19.9", Beam 7.1", Height 17.8", 1:22 Scale. #532. +  $129.00

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