SIMPLE SKIFFS
ELLIS 20 OPEN FISHERMAN
LOA: 20 feet, 2 inches
BEAM: 7 feet, 6 inches
DRAFT: 11 inches
HULL: fiberglass
WEIGHT: 1,200 pounds
POWER: 75- to 90-hp outboard
FUEL TANK: 25 gallons
CRUISING SPEED: 12 to 20 knots
PRICE: $26,500 (without power)
CONTACT: Ellis Boat Co., Southwest Harbor, Maine.
Phone: (207) 244 9221.
EASTERN 18 CLASSIC
LOA: 18 feet, 3 inches
BEAM: 6 feet, 8 inches
DRAFT: 12 inches
HULL: fiberglass
PERSONS: 7 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1,675 pounds
WEIGHT: 1,225 pounds
POWER: 90-hp outboard
FUEL TANK: 28 gallons
CRUISING SPEED: 24 knots
PRICE: $15,500 (without power)
CONTACT: Eastern Boats, Milton, N.H.
Phone: (603) 652-9213.
LONG POINT
LOA: 15 feet, 10 inches
BEAM: 5 feet, 2 inches
DRAFT:8 inches
HULL: glued plywood lapstrake construction
PERSONS: 2 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 400 pounds
WEIGHT: 400 pounds
POWER: 15-hp outboard
CRUISING SPEED: 15 to 20 knots
PLANS: $75 CONTACT: Thomas J. Hill Design Build, Burlington, Vt. Phone: (802) 658-9150.
www.thomasjhillboatdesigns.com
LUMBER YARD SKIFF
LOA: 15 feet, 4 inches
BEAM: 6 feet, 6 inches
DRAFT:6 inches
HULL: meranti plywood
PERSONS: 6 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 400 pounds
POWER: 25- to 30-hp outboard
CRUISING SPEED: 15 to 17 knots
PRICE: $3,250
CONTACT: Old Wharf Dory Company, Wellfleet, Mass.
Phone: (508) 349-2383.
PULSIFER HAMPTON
LOA: 22 feet
BEAM: 6 feet, 8 inches
DRAFT: 11 inches forward; 2 feet, 4 inches aft
HULL: white pine, strip-plank construction
PERSONS: 6 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 2,200 pounds
POWER: 29-hp diesel (Yanmar 3YM30)
FUEL TANK: 18 gallons
CRUISING SPEED: 8 to 10 knots
PRICE: $46,250
CONTACT: Richard S. Pulsifer, Boat Builder, Brunswick, Maine.
Phone: (207) 725-5457.
SEAWAY 20
LOA: 19 feet, 10 inches
BEAM: 8 feet, 6 inches
DRAFT:6 inches
HULL: fiberglass
PERSONS: 6 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1,880 pounds
WEIGHT: 1,500 pounds
POWER: 75-hp outboard
CRUISING SPEED: 25 knots
PRICE: $9,943 (without power)
CONTACT: Seaway Boats, Oxford, Maine.
Phone: (207) 539-8116.
SOUTHPORT HANDY BILLY 21
LOA: 21 feet
BEAM: 5 feet, 10 inches
DRAFT: 13 inches
HULL: fiberglass
PERSONS: 8 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1,200 pounds
WEIGHT: 1,400 pounds
POWER: 30-hp outboard
FUEL TANK: 20 gallons
CRUISING SPEED: 15 knots
PRICE: $35,000 (with 30-hp Tohatsu 4-stroke)
CONTACT: Southport Island Marine, Southport, Maine.
Phone: (207) 633-6009.
WEST POINTER 18
LOA: 18 feet, 6 inches
BEAM: 7 feet, 6 inches
DRAFT:7 inches
HULL: cold-molded wood veneers
PERSONS:8 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1,722 pounds
WEIGHT: 1,100 pounds
POWER: 50-hp outboard
CRUISING SPEED: 30 knots
PRICE: $65,000 (without power)
CONTACT: Six River Marine, North Yarmouth, Maine.
Phone: (207) 846-6675.
WEST POINT SKIFF
LOA: 18 feet
BEAM: 7 feet
DRAFT: 8 inches
HULL: pine strip, edge-nailed
PERSONS: 8 adults
MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 1,700 pounds
WEIGHT: 1,100 pounds
POWER: 40-hp outboard
CRUISING SPEED: 15 knots
PRICE: $17,500 (without power)
CONTACT: Nichols Boat Builder, Phippsburg, Maine.
Phone: (207) 389-2468.
