A 13ft 6in by 5ft 8in skiff
re-drawn for modern plywood and epoxy resin construction using
Hulls and TurboCAD software.
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Craig O'Donnell sent me a collection of jpegs of an old skiff
design drawn by Edwin Schock some time ago, which made me think
that I should draw up a ply-and-epoxy version of the plans and
make them freely available via my Web pages. Here they are - many
of the key dimensions have been included in the files, but any
others can easily be obtained using a free and easily obtainable
CAD package - check my software pages for details of how to obtain
these.
If you wish to build this simple and rather traditional flattie,
I think it is essential to make a model before you start; both the
model and the boat will be straighter and truer if they are built
using a strongback, as shown in the drawings.
Unless you are absolutely confident you know how to proceed, I
would also strongly suggest that you buy a basic text on
boatbuilding. There are many around, but one that seems
particularly suited to the task of building this boat would be
Reuel Parker's 'The Sharpie Book'. This gives good advice on
materials and techniques, and comes from someone who really knows
his subject.
Scantling-wise, I think that 3/8in waterproof ply sides and a
half inch waterproof ply bottom will serve well. However the
nesting is done, there should be plenty of half-inch material left
over for making seats etc.
This is what the hull looks like:
