The US VMYG does not endorse any transaction made as a result of posting here, and we will not accept responsibility. Buyer beware! Seller beware! Know who you’re dealing with. These are amateur listings. Confirm the buyer or seller’s name, street address, and telephone number.

With that said, our job is to help you prepare your information for the website as best as we can, and here’s what we need from you to post something. To post, please supply as much of the following information as possible:

1. What is it that you want to sell and its condition (class and numbers if applicable).
2. A list of optional equipment that will be included, rigs, electronics, stands, etc.
3. The price.
4. Its location and transportation options or “for local pick up only”.
5. A high-resolution electronic photograph of the main object (more than one is better).
6. Your contact info, email, phone number.

Once you have everything together, email it to Cliff Martin. Let us know when the boat has sold so we can remove the listing.

SALE COMMISSION: The USVMYG is requesting that members who post and sell a boat on the Boat Yard consider a contribution of 5% of the sale price be paid to the USVMYG. Non-members are asked to send a commission check (when sold) for 5% of the sale price to the USVMYG.

Chuck Lage, US Vintage Model Yacht Group
403 Buttonwood Road
Landenberg, PA 19350

Since we added the Boat Yard in 2018, 49 of the 92 listed items have been sold!


For Sale: Vintage 50/800

This old girl has been away for a while, but has found her way back into the light of day. The hull design is unknown, but the sliding mast and quadrant steering mechanism indicate it was intended to be free-sailed; possibly even skiff-sailed due to the deeper keel. As additional plus, the rig, quadrant steering ... More

For Sale: Traditional Style Marblehead

This is a beautiful, traditional style 50/800 Marblehead that was made by a professional woodworker. The boat is set up for free-sailing with a tiller controlling the rudder instead of a Braine Gear. It comes with sails and a custom-built stand that has an identification plaque. The boat is in Mooresville, NC, and is ... More

Model Yachting Books from Graham Reeves’s Collection

Graham Reeves, a British model yachting friend, is selling these books out of his collection. They are all books, magazines, and other items printed in Australia, England, and the United States. The copyright dates give you an indication of how old they are. Prices are in UK Sterling and do not include shipping and ... More

For Sale: English Gaff Rigged Pond Yacht (Victorian Style)

Steve Grove is offering his free-sailing sloop, with cloth-rigged sails, hollow hull, working rudder, and gooseneck. The boat length is 36 in overall (30 in over the deck); the hull width is 6.75 in; the mast height is 30 in; with stand; disassembled for shipping. Asking price: $400.00 Shipping: $100.00 in the US ... More

For Sale: M Class Hull (boat to remain in the family)

Libby Parker is selling this 1940s Marblehead. The boat does not have a rig. It needs work but is certainly restorable and could even be rigged for remote control. A fun project. According to Libby (re: 1940s), “This would have been the time my dad and his uncle would have been "playing" with it outside of Chicago on ... More

For Sale: Little Sailer E3 Model Kit

For Sale: Little Sailer E3 Model Kit The US VMYG is selling a Cavacraft (Philadelphia) Little Sailer Kit E-3. LOL 8” / Beam 3”. The kit is complete with the exception of the ballast. The US VMYG is asking $25.00 plus S & H. Contact:  Jim Linville at linvillejim@gmail.com or (781) 534-0203   More

For Sale: Bermuda Yawl Model Kit

The US VMYG is selling a Bermuda Yawl (plastic model). 8” LOA / Beam 2” Looks like all of the parts are here. The manufacturer is unknown. The US VMYG is asking $20.00 plus S & H. Contact:  Jim Linville at linvillejim@gmail.com or (781) 534-0203   More

For Sale: Model Yachting Books

Graham Reeves, a British model yachting friend, is selling these books out of his collection. They are all books, magazines, and other items printed here in the United States. The copyright dates give you an indication of how old they are. Prices are in UK Sterling and do not include shipping and taxes.   Airp... More

For Sale: 24″ Jacrim ‘Hollow-Boat” Sailing Sloop

Fred Lobeck is selling a Vintage 1920-30's Jacrim Hollow-Boat in good condition. The boat is 24 inches long, weighted keel, steerable rudder, adjustable sails (sails are old with tears). The boat will be disassembled for shipping. He is asking $150.00 plus shipping. The boat is located in Michigan. Contact: Fred ... More

For Sale: Skiff Sailed Model Yacht

Bill Sash is selling an early (circa 1920’s) large model yacht. This boat is a skiff sailed boat and was probably sailed in one of the northeastern harbors, i.e., New York, Boston, Marblehead or Cape Porpoise, ME. A skiff sailed boat was sailed in open water and chased by a skipper in a single-handed rowboat. The boat ... More