Captian's gig - wood* and canvas 1/24 scale model F*S mid-century mounted on casters and weighs

mounted on casters and weighs approximately 350 pounds

Note that there is a small area on the handle where the plating has deteriorated

The biggest advantage the Sociliate has over the Rocket is the parallel motion carriage lift

While it looks small

Captian's gig - wood* and canvas 1/24 scale model F*S mid-century mounted on casters and weighsThis is a beautiful 1 24 scale replica of a 24' wood and canvas Gaff rigged Captian's gig. A gig is a boat used on naval ships as the captain's taxi. During the era of wooden ships, it was smal and light thus the canvas hull. It was usually crewed by 5 oarsmen and a coxswain. Generally, the oarsmen sat one to a seat, but each only rowed a single oar on alternating sides. I inherited this from my Uncle George and it predates me as I remember it in his