BY HERB BOONE

HELLO, I AM HERB BOONE OF CENTREVILLE, MARYLAND. FOR OVER 50 YEARS I HAVE BEEN BUILDING MODELS OF THE OLD SHIPS OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AREA, THIS INCLUDES THE
SKIPJACK, BUGEYE, RAM SCHOONERS, TWO AND THREE MAST SCHOONER, BUYBOATS AND PUNGY.
MY MODELS HAVE SOLD ALL OVER THE WORLD, ONE WAS IN A MOVIE "ALONG CAME A SPIDER".
I HAVE RECIEVED MANY AWARDS AND LETTERS
OF APPREATION FROM THOSE WHO HAVE PURCHASED MY MODELS, MANY HAVE BEEN REPEAT BUYERS, NOW I WOULD LIKE TO BUILD ONE FOR YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT ME.

 

MODEL OF THE SKIPJACK " ANNIE W" BUILT IN 1906 AT DEEP CREEK, VA. MODEL IS 32" LONG
AND 30" HIGH.  SCALE IS 1/2" EQUILS 1 FOOT

CHESAPEAKE BAY SKIPJACK," EDDIE COLLIER" BUILT AT DEAL ISLAND, SHE
WAS 46 FEET LONG, 15 FEET WIDE

SKIPJACK 'GENEVE MAY', BUILT IN  1908 AT
WENONA, MD. 49 FEET LONG AND 16 WIDE

SKIPJACK 'SEAGULL', BUILT IN 1924 AT CHRISFIELD, 46 FEET LONG, 15 FEET WIDE

DECK VIEW OF A MODEL SKIPJACK

SKIPJACK MODEL ARE BUILT ON 3/8" OR 1/2"
              SCALE

MODEL SHIPS OF THE CHESAPEAKE

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