Tow tank model

tow tank model

Tow tank model made by Frederick K. Lord (1878-1968); power boat, yacht, transom stern, round bottom, skeg and keel, 2 screw eyes inside forward, 1 screw eye inside aft; wood, painted, green bottom, white topsides, unpainted inside; handwritten in pencil inside "8949" and construction and testing notes, waterline depths marked on starboard bow, paper label found loose inside identifies this model as KIP model/'Charlotta' II'; "7" handwritten on paper label stuck to starboard bow; similar to 87.34.3, 5, 9. CHARLOTTA II: wood, keel, raised deck, twin screw, LOA 48, LWL 47, beam 11'7", des. F.K. Lord, bt. Ruddock Boat & Yacht Works, 1927, Greenwich, CT, owner: Frederic E. Kip.