MODEL BUILDER: R. H. EDDY & ASSOCIATES
Robert Eddy & Paul Tibbetts
MODEL SCALE: 7/16"=1'-0"
CAMDEN, MAINE 1993-1996

The yacht PELAGIAL is a completely custom-designed-and-built Hinckley 56-foot ketch. Launched in 1982, she was used extensively by her owners from Vermont. The captain for many years was the late Vail Marvin. We were asked to build a model because the owners were giving her up and had fond memories from their days at sea. What a great way to preserve those memories in a 3-dimensional scale model!

We have approximately 2,000 man-hours in the construction of this model over a three-year period. The hardware is all custom built from sterling silver and is rhodium plated to prevent the tarnishing of the metal over the years. The hull is constructed from basswood, and the deckhouse constructed from acrylic. The spars are basswood, and the case was built by William Evans, from Waldoboro, Maine. He used a curly maple veneer for the base, and the model is enclosed in anti-reflective glass.