Beautiful!

Great to see your video of the Emma at sea.

I built my Emma C. Berry over 50 years ago. It was only in the water (pool in a mall) once, just after I finished building it. Yes, Roy, sides of the hull were planked with odd shaped 1/8 inch Balsa plate pieces rather than straight planking. I believe the bulkheads were also 1/8 Balsa as well. I fiberglassed my haul with anticipation of actually sailing it in the pond. The Berry is promently displayed in my game room, I just took the photo a few minutes ago.

A friend also sailed his Emma frequently at the same park we still use, but 50 years ago. I remember seeing the real Emma at Mystic Seaport about 70 years ago. That's why I bought the Sterling kit. I probably still have the plans.

Curious, do you have a weighted keel on the bottom?

I bought this model of the Emma C. Berry from the estate of a deceased member of our club (San Diego Argonauts, San Diego, California). It was built around 50 years ago, as I understand it. It needed a lot of work in order to prepare it for sailing in the club pond, including adding a false keel for balance.

The length of the hull is 32 inches O.A, with an additional 10.5 inch bowsprit. I can't find any kits for sale on the internet with those dimensions, so I don't know anything about how it was built.