Shop Chesapeake Bay boat models and miniatures

Every model is handcrafted, fully assembled and ready to display. To order, email Bruce at [email protected] or call or text (215) 290-3722. We accept PayPal, credit card, check and cash.

Boat models

Static display workboats, skiffs with vintage outboards, a ready-to-run RC deadrise, a skipjack in its case and wall-mount half hulls.

Open Cockpit Workboat, Ver. 2 by Blackway Boat Models

Open Cockpit Workboat, Ver. 2

This fantastic Chesapeake Bay deadrise workboat model belongs on your mantel!

$495 See details
Crab Scrape Workboat by Blackway Boat Models

Crab Scrape Workboat

The Smith Island Crab Scrape is a distinctly Chesapeake workboat, powered by a small inboard engine, ideally suited for…

$325 See details
Draketail Workboat by Blackway Boat Models

Draketail Workboat

Draketail workboats have a distinctive rounded stern with a "reverse rake" transom.

$495 See details
Soft Top, Round Stern Workboat by Blackway Boat Models

Soft Top, Round Stern Workboat

Early working vessels on the Chesapeake Bay had elliptical sterns that evolved into round sterns, as shown on our Soft…

$495 See details
Skiff with Green Johnson by Blackway Boat Models

Skiff with Green Johnson

Possibly the most popular boat ever used on the Chesapeake Bay, our wooden skiff, with cross-planked bottom and open…

$195 See details
Skiff with Red Johnson by Blackway Boat Models

Skiff with Red Johnson

Possibly the most popular boat ever used on the Chesapeake Bay, our wooden skiff, with cross-planked bottom and open…

$195 See details
Skiff with Blue Evinrude by Blackway Boat Models

Skiff with Blue Evinrude

Possibly the most popular boat ever used on the Chesapeake Bay, our wooden skiff, with cross-planked bottom and open…

$195 See details
Skiff with Paddle by Blackway Boat Models

Skiff with Paddle

Skiffs have been very popular for decades throughout the Chesapeake Bay.

$140 See details
Chesapeake Deadrise RC (Radio-Controlled) Workboat Model, 37" Long by Blackway Boat Models

Chesapeake Deadrise RC (Radio-Controlled) Workboat Model, 37" Long

Our RC (Radio-Controlled) Chesapeake Bay Workboat is a sophisticated working model, designed around an actual workboat…

$1,595 See details
Chesapeake Deadrise Workboat Model, 39" Long, Fiberglass by Blackway Boat Models

Chesapeake Deadrise Workboat Model, 39" Long, Fiberglass

Chesapeake Bay Workboat model is designed around an actual workboat used to harvest crabs, oysters and fish.

$450 See details
Skipjack, Sails Down, with Display Case by Blackway Boat Models

Skipjack, Sails Down, with Display Case

At one point, as many as 2,000 oyster dredging Skipjacks existed on the Bay.

$795 See details
Half Hull, Skipjack, 10 Inches Long by Blackway Boat Models

Half Hull, Skipjack, 10 Inches Long

Skipjacks first appeared on the Chesapeake Bay in the late 1800’s.

$25 See details
Half Hull, Skipjack, 5 Inches Long by Blackway Boat Models

Half Hull, Skipjack, 5 Inches Long

Skipjack sailboats first appeared on the Chesapeake in the late 1800’s.

$10 See details
Half Hull, Buy Boat Workboat, 10 Inches Long by Blackway Boat Models

Half Hull, Buy Boat Workboat, 10 Inches Long

Buy Boats were “go between” motorized vessels on the Bay throughout the 1900’s, buying the harvest (oysters, crabs…

$25 See details
Half Hull, Buy Boat Workboat, 5 Inches Long by Blackway Boat Models

Half Hull, Buy Boat Workboat, 5 Inches Long

Buy Boats were “go between” motorized vessels on the Bay throughout the 1900’s, buying the harvest (oysters, crabs…

$10 See details
Half Hull, Draketail Workboat, 6.50 Inches Long by Blackway Boat Models

Half Hull, Draketail Workboat, 6.50 Inches Long

Draketails were the first workboats on the Bay to receive gasoline motors, allowing them to go faster and travel…

$20 See details
Half Hull, Draketail Workboat, 5 Inches Long by Blackway Boat Models

Half Hull, Draketail Workboat, 5 Inches Long

Draketails were the first workboats on the Bay to receive gasoline motors, allowing them to go faster and travel…

$10 See details

Miniatures & accessories

Miniature nautical accessories to dress up any of our workboat models. Most are about 1:12 scale and sold individually.

Miniature Crabbing Kit by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Crabbing Kit

Dream about your favorite activity – crabbing!

$40 See details
Miniature Waterman Kit by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Waterman Kit

Fantastic miniature Waterman Kit includes four unique items:

$40 See details
Miniature Oyster Tongs (Hand Tongs) by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Oyster Tongs (Hand Tongs)

Tonging has been done on the Chesapeake Bay since the early 1700s.

$26 See details
Miniature Fishing Kit by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Fishing Kit

There are thousands of avid fishermen out there and each deserves one of these innovative kits!

$35 See details
Miniature Bushel Basket, Wooden by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Bushel Basket, Wooden

Miniature bushel basket (crab basket) is wooden construction, with a loose lid!

$10 See details
Miniature Bushel Basket, Wooden, with Crabs by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Bushel Basket, Wooden, with Crabs

One of our most popular items, this miniature bushel basket (crab basket) is wooden construction, with a loose lid…

$16 See details
Miniature Bushel Basket, Resin by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Bushel Basket, Resin

Miniature bushel basket (crab basket) is resin construction (not wood) and hand painted!

$10 See details
Miniature Crab Trap by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Crab Trap

Miniature crab trap (crab pot) is metal wire construction, black, with two crab entrances, bait cage and float on short…

$18 See details
Miniature Crab Net (Fabric Mesh) by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Crab Net (Fabric Mesh)

Miniature crab net (fish net) includes fabric mesh net and wooden handle, stained and varnished!

$12 See details
Miniature Dip Net (Metal Mesh) by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Dip Net (Metal Mesh)

Miniature dip net (for crabs or fish) includes metal mesh net and wooden handle, stained and varnished!

$12 See details
Miniature Crabs (Set of 6) by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Crabs (Set of 6)

Miniature crab set consists of six (6) individual crabs, each hand painted (alloy construction)!

$8 See details
Miniature Oyster Tub, Wooden, with Oysters by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Oyster Tub, Wooden, with Oysters

Miniature wooden oyster tub represents the day's harvest of oysters and from a waterman's viewpoint, the more tubs, the…

$14 See details
Miniature Oyster Basket (Empty) by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Oyster Basket (Empty)

Harvested oysters nowadays are often collected in orange plastic industrial baskets with two white handles.

$10 See details
Miniature Oyster Basket, with Oysters by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Oyster Basket, with Oysters

The more of these baskets you see on a real workboat, the happier the waterman will be!

$14 See details
Miniature Fishing Rod by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Fishing Rod

Here’s an accessory that goes with all of our workboat models!

$10 See details
Miniature Fish Tub, with Fish by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Fish Tub, with Fish

Every fisherman’s dream is a tub of freshly caught fish!

$14 See details
Miniature Smith Island Cake by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Smith Island Cake

We believe we are the only company on planet earth selling a miniature version of a Smith Island Cake!

$10 See details
Miniature Outboard, Blue 1957 Evinrude 18 HP by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Outboard, Blue 1957 Evinrude 18 HP

Model is based on classic blue 1957 Evinrude 18 HP Fastwin outboard.

$65 See details
Miniature Outboard, Red 1957 Johnson 18 HP by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Outboard, Red 1957 Johnson 18 HP

Model is based on classic red 1957 Johnson 18 HP Sea Horse outboard!

$65 See details
Miniature Outboard, Green 1955 Johnson 10 HP by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Outboard, Green 1955 Johnson 10 HP

Model is based on classic green 1955 Johnson 10 HP Sea Horse outboard!

$65 See details
Outboard Stand, Acrylic by Blackway Boat Models

Outboard Stand, Acrylic

Miniature outboard motor display stand is clear Acrylic construction, engineered to support/display our miniature…

$40 See details
Outboard Stand, Metal by Blackway Boat Models

Outboard Stand, Metal

Miniature outboard motor display stand is metal (steel), designed to fit our three miniature outboard motors (may fit…

$40 See details
Miniature Johnson 6-Gal. Gas Tank by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Johnson 6-Gal. Gas Tank

Designed to complement our line of miniature outboards, this Johnson tank is also a great match with K&O scale…

$25 See details
Miniature Evinrude 6-Gal. Gas Tank by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Evinrude 6-Gal. Gas Tank

Designed to complement our line of miniature outboards, this Evinrude tank is also a great match with K&O scale…

$25 See details
Miniature Natty Boh, 4-Pack by Blackway Boat Models

Miniature Natty Boh, 4-Pack

Everyone knows crabs go better with Natty Boh beer so it stands to reason miniature crabs go better with miniature beer!

$12 See details

Personalization

Have your model lettered with a name on the bow and/or transom and a hailing port. Adds about two weeks to the lead time.

Personalization, Name on Bow by Blackway Boat Models

Personalization, Name on Bow

We have learned about 80% of our customers desire personalization!

$45 See details
Personalization, Name on Transom by Blackway Boat Models

Personalization, Name on Transom

Turn your model into a family heirloom by adding the name of your choice on the stern of the boat!

$45 See details
Personalization, Hailing Port by Blackway Boat Models

Personalization, Hailing Port

Further personalize your boat model with a Hailing Port (city, state) on the transom!

$35 See details

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