Model No. 717: Biscayne Bay 14

Model by: NGH
Made when: November 1924 (ca.)
Estimated model scale: 1/12
Model length (ca.): 14.2" (36.1cm)
Implied vessel LOA at 1/12 (ca.): 14' 3" (4.3m)
Power/Sail: S
Vessel Type: Biscayne Bay 14 (Suicide Class) Prototype (1); Biscayne Bay 14 (Suicide Class) (14)
Hull Configuration: Keel (1); Centerboard (14)
Model location: H.M.M. Model Room North Wall Right

Vessels from this model:
15 built, modeled by NGH

Original text on model:
"14' skiff sample Fall 1924 keel (sheer raised 1" aft)
12 Biscayne BYC 1925 cb" (Source: Original handwritten annotation on model. Undated.)

Model description:
"14' lwl multi-chine, sloop-rigged decked sailing skiff of 1925 known as the Biscayne Bay 14-class. Fourteen were built." (Source: Bray, Maynard. 2004.)

Related model(s):
Model 0717 by NGH (1924?); sail, 15 built from
Model 1536 by NGH? (1923?); sail Model 1429 by NGH (1922?); sail, not built