A 15' skiff designed by Ross Lillistone of Bayside Wooden Boats. 1088 Meranti, Douglas fir and some yellow pine. Stainless hardware and bronze fasteners (very few) and bronze oar horns. White oak risers. The boat built easily and moves like a ghost over the water. I am using 8.5' oars and they make for very power strokes at a relaxed pace. I have had upwards of 600 pounds in her it the weight makes the boat handle and "ride" very nicely. While reaching it's limits, I don't feel that the boat was unduly burdened, and we had some good fishing that day.
Beautifully done... I like it..
ReplyDeleteFloorboards look good, be careful when wet "slippery"..
Which oar design you like best?
ReplyDeleteVery nice indeed. Classy.
ReplyDeleteI have since begun a new set of floorboards for the reason you cited and I don't like the big spaces between the boards, things like fishing tackle tend to end up being inaccessable when dropped. They aren't as slippery as they may appear, I coated them with a pine tar, turps, varnish soup. with a good boat shoe they do OK.
ReplyDeleteI really don't have a preference for any particular oar design. This was my first boat build and also my first rowing experience. I ordered oars from VanFancyOars.com. They are pretty nice. I ordered a set of spoons and a set of straight blades. The spoons are pretty nice but the flat blade oars are quite unwieldy and do not balance very well. They should be in a little better shape come springtime if you get my drift. Finish and all is good except that the handles are all varnished though I suppose the production process necessitates this.
Thanks kruez17.
ReplyDeleteThe care and craftsmanship shows. Nice job!
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You did a great job on the boat! Thanks for posting the pictures.
ReplyDeleteThanks Will, it's good to be here and share with everyone.
ReplyDeleteTomlarkin, you're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the pics.
ReplyDeletewow lovely,you have done a great job there did you make the oars to?
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I like the stowing /flotation compartments,
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mmmmmm whats under there?
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ok whats the little bolts for?
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Thanks for the compliments. I did not make the oars, they came Van Fancy Oars. I believe he advertises here. Nice guy, well, maybe I should say he is a "bend over backwards until his back breaks helpfull kinda nice guy". I mean he really went above and beyond with me. I would say that he really cares about his customers, especially if you are unsure of what you need/want.
ReplyDeleteThe stowage/bouyancey compartments are just a must for me. I used Beckson covers and they are not only watertight but they are airtight too. If I don't loose the covers and the temps go up, so does the pressure within the tanks. A few times I forgot to do this and when I twisted them out they began to hiss slightly and they removed with a "Pop". I am very confident with the integrity of my compartments. If you go to Becksons website and go to the closeouts and you can find some killer deals on some, what can be, some expensive deck plates.
There is nothing under my floorboards except for too much space, but the fixtures in the bottom are SS threaded barrels set in thickened epoxy. SS bolts down through the floors into these. My fastening system for the floors.
Beautiful job Bill! Looks like she'll fly through the water... I've been contemplating building a skiff as my next project. Thanks for getting the "juices" flowing. Hope it comes out as well as yours!
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