Staten Island Ferry Model

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The Staten Island Ferry model boat is hand made not made from a kit. This Model Ship is Painted and Highly Detailed. This ship model Measures 24" (long) x 6" (wide) x 10.5" (high)Here is a rare hand built wooden model boat. This model ship is made of all natural wood and it is painted. The detail is amazing! This wooden model boat comes to you new in the original box straight from the builder. All fittings are metal or wood and they are of the finest quality. The deck and hull are painted like the real boat.
 
Construction: Months of research goes into the planning of these model boats.

Original plans and pictures are used for their design and realism.
 
The finest natural woods are used:Rosewood, Ebony, English Sycamore, Blackwood, Cherry wood
 

Tiny Metal details include chrome plate, brass plate and gold plate
 

They take hundreds of hours by skilled craftsman to build.

Historic Past:

The Staten Island Ferry provides 20 million people a year (60,000 passengers a day not including weekend days) with ferry service between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan.
 
The ferry is the only non-vehicular mode of transportation between Staten Island and Manhattan. NYC DOT operates and maintains the nine vessel fleet as well as the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island, Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan, the City Island and Hart Island Facilities, The Battery Maritime Building and all floating dock building equipment.
 
The Staten Island Ferry is run by the City of New York for one pragmatic reason: To transport Staten Islanders to and from Manhattan. Yet, the 5 mile, 25 minute ride also provides a majestic view of New York Harbor and a no-hassle, even romantic, boat ride, for free! One guide book calls it "One of the world's greatest (and shortest) water voyages."
 
From the deck of the ferry you will have a perfect view of The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. You'll see the skyscrapers and bridges of Lower Manhattan receding as you pull away and coming into focus again as you return.
 
A typical weekday schedule involves the use of five boats to transport approximately 60,000 passengers daily (109 daily trips). During the day, between rush hours, boats are regularly fueled and maintenance work is performed. Terminals are cleaned around the clock and routine terminal maintenance is performed on the day shift. On weekends, three boats are used (75 trips each Saturday and 68 trips each Sunday).
Over 35,000 trips are made annually..