Our Little Skiff

[Pack Mule]

We’re down to just this little skiff. Life is much simpler now. It’s 50 years old, plywood and mahogany. We’ve been getting her slicked up for the summer.

 

[Max1]

Looks pretty slick to me...

 

[Cigatoo]

Sporty!

 

[Dwk]

Reminds me of my childhood,sporty classic.

 

[BruceK]

Neat! Here we have similar timber boats from that era, usually with a single cylinder inboard, called a putt-putt, because of the engine sound.

 

[Pete Meisinger]

Probably a mid 60's model. I have a slightly older AlumaCraft which I power with a rebuilt 35 hp 1956 Evinrude. It is a little overpowered due to it's flat bottom, goes to fast and hits the tops of the waves hard. I will repower it with a 1956 Evinrude 18 hp, with electric start.

Those old boats look best with old motors on them.

pete

 

[Slowmo]

Looks nice. This style of skiff tend to be much lighter and have lower power needs than the heavy FG (whether inflatable or not) versions. We run a 12' plywood skiff my father built 25 years ago. Two people can easily lift it (without the engine of course) and 15hp will give us a solid 20kn. Ours uses West Epoxy impregnated plywood (rather than a FG skin). I strip and re-epoxy every 5 years or so.

 

[Pack Mule]

Thanks. This one has 25hp 2 stroke Mercury. I would rather have a 15. I would like to eventually trade to a traditional wood rowing skiff. We have some small park lakes close by that we could get more use out of one.

 

[O C Diver]

Looks good!

Maybe some day I'll get there. I need a 12 step program when it comes to boats under 16'. Had 6; got down to 3; back up to 4. My home insurance agent said, "how many?"

Ted