Greek Fishing Boat Trehantiri with Cherry Display Case - Handcrafted Masterpiece - $3,750 - (Westlake, OH)

This huge 1/10 scale Trehantiri traditional Greek fishing boat model was scratch built by hand. Exquisite detail including masts, sails, rigging, block and tackle, barrels, chain, metals and many different types of wood show the craftsmanship in this painstakingly built model. Built by an extremely talented local craftsman for a collector, this one of a kind masterpiece is now for sale. Actual size of the model is 35" length overall, 12" beam and has 30.5" mast. At 1/10 scale this would represent a boat of 35' LOA, beam of 12' and 30.5' mast height! The case is handcrafted cherry and glass with fluted details and a door to access the model. The case is 41" wide, 35.5" tall and has a depth of 18.5". Sometimes described as a donkey of the sea, Trehantiris are slow but good in heavy weather. It is better to get where youre going rather than rush and not get there at all! Trehantiris are still used for fishing in the Aegean, and are renowned as being very good sea boats, capable of taking whatever Neptune has to throw at them.Many of these vessels have been used for island hopping around the country In the days of sail some were as much as 40 metres long and weighed up to 250 metric tonnes! They were used for carrying cargo around the countrys coasts and islands. Mostwere rigged with a lateen sail though into the 20th Century a number carried schooner or lugger rigs. These newer rigging systems allowed faster sailing at all points of sail, though the lateen is good in downwind sailing and on a reach. AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY - send us a message for pick up details.

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