Originally Posted by woodybob

Here’s a rare one…

ITO Battery Operated Wood Boat 48" Queen Cabin Cruiser, Only known Example

except fot this one, ITO QUEEN ~ new toy

Mark wants it back.

I am listing at a low starting bid with No Reserve.

$10K is low? Boy, is this guy delusional!

Hey what do you want, Its got free shipping in a waterheater box (LOTS OF PROTECTION)

Is it a gas or electric hotwater heater or maybe tankless,I guess we will never know

lol

A STERLING MODEL, OF A 1953,63 FOOT CHRIS CRAFT MOTOR YACHT

Ended:
Dec 02, 201217:00:49 PST
Winning bid:
US $405.00
[ 18 bids ]

Originally Posted by Kmot

Mark wants it back.

Prolly...

Another 63 footer, not quite as nice as the one before ...

"Up for auction is a vintage Sterling 63' Chris Craft Constellation receiver ready wooden cabin cruiser.

The boat is all there, floats and goes. Just add your receiver, 6 cell NiMh/NiCd, and ballast.

It had a LED lighting system installed (pictured) that will need to be re-hung from the ceiling of the main cabin.

The boat will run as is, but would not suffer from a restore or refresh.

Included is a bag of parts that have come off over the years."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sterling-63-.../160933739179?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mode...item2a26b67687
Local pickup

More and more of these Scouts are popping up now, kit and built ~

The case that Scout is in, is well worth the 300 starting bid.

WOW !

This is a rare one, hope some one here gets it and posts the build !!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sterling-Har.../251194457991?

"Sterling Harco 40 ' Deluxe Cabin Cruiser ,Vintage , in the box!"

"You are bidding on a very old ( I would guess from the late 40's or earliy 1950's boxed Sterling model boat kit . I can not say if all the parts are here but its wood so anything missing can be remade easily. I do see that all the lead hardware is not there , just has the box they came in and I do think you can find these on the internet."

I don't know about the "wow" Tim, it looks a little too careworn to me---.

Its a Wow for me !

I dont have your many years of seeing these things, so its Big Fun for an enthusiastic noob like me.

Originally Posted by Tim B.

Its a Wow for me !
I dont have your many years of seeing these things, so its Big Fun for an enthusiastic noob like me.

Okay, if that makes you happy.

We'll even yank the splinters from that dried-out wood out of your fingers for you afterward---.

REMEMBER WHEN--- Sterling Models was still in business and toward the end of their existents, everyone was bad mouthing the company about how lousy their kits were. They would remark that they would never buy another one?

Boy how times have changed, now anyone with a stash of kits is like having a IRA. Just as the classic boats of the golden age of boating are now sought after buy collectors and the focal point of numerous boat shows around the country, so are the model boat kits of the classics from the old manufacturers being searched out and copied.

Kind’ a makes my heart sing to see the rebirth of interest in the classics.