by Hi Sibley
This light and sturdy plywood skiff, built in quantity by students of Fred F. Latshaw, Pasadena Junior College, West Campus, is ideal for use at lakes at some distance from home or reached by steep mountain highways. It weighs only 100 pounds, and can accommodate three persons. Transportation is easy by placing it on the roof of the car, or in a light trailer. Many of the originals make week-end trips to Big Bear Lake or other mile-high lakes in Southern California. Because of its plywood construction it can be stored out of water without danger of “opening up”, as is the case with smooth planked boats-—no soaking is necessary to make it waterproof as it is permanently that way. It is, an ideal job for the home ship-builder because cost of materials is nominal, and by erecting a construction form, the completed boat will be correct in line and balance. There is no intricate carpentry involved, expept care given to shaping the stem.
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