Product Description
This handcrafted, expert level, highly detailed, US Coast Guard Point Class Cutter Model is brand new, fully assembled and ready for display (not a kit).
Details on this Point Class Cutter 82 model include an inflatable tender, 81mm mortar with platform, machine guns on tripod, boat davit, suction hose, drums, fire hose, windshield wipers, engine hatches and many more...
This US Coast Guard Point Class Cutter 82 model was specially designed & built by the plank on bulkhead method (joining multiple small pieces of wood like western red cedar, rosewood and mahogany wood together on the hull). The model rests on a solid wood base with a metal nameplate.
The ship model is built exactly to scale as an original 1960 US Coast Guard Point Class Cutter 82 was with many details. The task required skillful craftsmen hundreds of hours to accomplish. Many months were spent studying plans and pictures to make the first prototype. The first production was supervised by an actual US Coast Guard veteran.
The United States Coast Guard Point Class Cutters were a class of 82 foot patrol vessels designed to replace the aging 83 foot wooden hull patrol boat being used at the time. The design utilized a mild steel hull and an aluminum superstructure. The Coast Guard Yard discontinued the building of the 95 foot Cape class patrol boat in order to have the capacity to produce the 82 foot Point class patrol boat in 1960.They served as patrol vessels used in law enforcement and search and rescue along the coasts of the United States and the Caribbean. A total of 79 Point-class cutters were used for law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boats beginning in 1960. At the request of the U.S Navy, 26 of the Point class cutters were transported to Vietnam to serve with Coast Guard crews under U.S. Navy control during Operation Market Time.
The model measures 31" long overall from bow to stern. It's a historical & famous ship model that will be a conversation piece for any room or office.
Highlights about this Coast Guard Point Class Cutter Model:
- 100% hand built from scratch using “plank on bulkhead” construction method
- Included with this expert level ship model is a solid wood base with a brass name plate
- Size: Overall 31" length x 17" height x 7" width
- Condition: New (fully assembled)
- Hundreds of hours where required to finish this model boat
- Completed model contains thousands of details created by skillful master craftsmen.
- Made of finest wood like western red cedar, rosewood and mahogany.
- Extensive research through original plans and pictures make this model authentic
- This model went through a demanding quality control process before leaving the workshop
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