by Don Shiner
Basic tools are just a saw, hammer and nails and ou can build her in two days.
Like to have a utility boat tied out back on the lake or river, ready to use whenever you have the time for some relaxation? A boat that handles well with oars or outboards up to 10 hp and easily withstands the impacts of sunken logs or rocks? Then this fiatbottom skiff is for you. You can put her together in a weekend and have a coat of paint on before sunset Sunday. No screws are used in the boat, just nails (thus our knock-together terminology). The entire boat, with the exception of the stem and transom, is built of 3/4-in soft pine. The sides are 14 in. wide and 14 ft. long. The bottom is made up of boards four or five in. wide. Avoid use of tongue-and-groove lumber on the bottom; it would buckle. The stem is cut from 3x4½-in. white oak. The transom is two pieces of one-in, redwood or pine, laminated together with waternroof glue for strength and thickness.
HOME PAGE
