PORTLAND SKIFF

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LARGE & ROOMY FISHING BOAT

DESCRIPTION

	LENGTH - 18'
	BEAM - 6'6"
	EMPTY WEIGHT - 600 lbs
	DRAFT - 6"
	DAY CRUISE - Up to 9 Adults or 1800 lbs
	DESIGNER - Jerry Estes
	POWER - Up to a 90 HP Outboard (Works Best with A 25 HP OB)
	BUILDING TECHNIQUE - Stitch and Glue
	MATERIAL - 27 Sheets Plywood, Framing Lumber, Epoxy, Fiberglass Tape
	WHAT YOU RECEIVE (PDF) - Plans and Manual sent by E-Mail. Take to a printer and have them printed out.
	PRICE - $115.00
	WHAT YOU RECEIVE (SNAIL MAIL)- 2 Plan Sheets, Manual Sent by E-Mail.
	PRICE FOR SNAIL MAIL- $130.00

The Columbia-Willamette watershed has been the birthplace of several unique types of boat. In the late 1800s, Astoria anglers developed the sail and oar-powered Columbia River gill-netter; in the 1950s, a group of Portland yachtsmen built a small fleet of fiberglass centerboard cruisers called Chinooks. Now, there’s a new design to add to this exclusive club—the Portland Skiff.

It’s an 18' X 6’6" plywood craft intended for amateur construction.

The new model was conceived with the following list of features:

	Extreme shallow draft with a stiff bottom
	Plane easily with a small outboard motor
	Unsinkable with a self-bailing cockpit
	Easily built and good-looking
	Stable enough for fishing and family use
	Light enough to trailer and beach

The resulting design has a draft of just 6"; a bottom laminated from two sheets of 1/2" plywood, and is built using a simple self-aligning method using three bulkheads and a skin stitched together with copper wire. With a hull weight of 600 lbs, it can be pulled by a small car, and Jerry says the maximum capacity is 1800 lb. (up to nine people). From the first builder, he has learned that the boat performs nicely with a 25 HP outboard motor.

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