Hampton It Floats 12" American Floating Sailboat Hampton Model Ship, Fully Assembled (Not a Kit)

The first one I ordered looked like it had been used, the sails were stained. Then I forgot to send it back. Fortunately it's expensive and the second one I ordered was new and looks nice.

Like some reviewers mention on Hampton Nautical model It Floats, it did arrive broken, with the steerimg oar/rudder loose and needing to be reglued. However, she ship body was solid, and the rigging not as difficult to assemble from the picture (for me) as some found it to be. Yes, the mast is loose, but the rigging holds it in place when tightened with the cute little whatever the boat term for those things on the strings is. It floated in bathtub depth, and I didn't find it to be easily capsized by moderate bathtub splashing, though I'm sure when in with a child it will be constantly underwater, but that's expected. It did list easily with a small amount of water, or when the mast is not quite straight, but it did not just sink when jostled. I don't know that the rigging will surive the water damage it's likely to take when used by a five year old for forever, but I would call it worth the 14 dollars I spent, and am over all pleased with the cute little boat in the bathtub.

The boat arrived today….when we took it out of the box, we knew something was dreadfully wrong. The sails were twisted together. The rigging were alltangled up and knotted. The mast was broken. The only thing that resembled the photo was the paint job….big whoop. Obviously someone had this beforeand sent it back. Also, what part of the boat is 12 inches? I thought about sending it back, but instead, it went right into the garbage can. Why? I didn’t want someone else to get this and also get disappointed.

Overall it is a cute piece, unfortunately the quality not the best. The stand that came with it so you can display it on a table or shelf arrived broken and there are details that are not properly painted or sanded.I did not return it because for what I wanted it, it did the trick (to put it on a summer wreath) but if you are looking for one to add to a collection, for the price is not bad but you might have to do some touch up yourself.

nice childs gift