Weekend Skiff
Description
The Weekend Skiff is a simple, affordable American plywood rowing/sailing skiff (adaptable for small outboard power) designed by Richard Butz (with illustrations and contributions by John Montague) as an introductory boatbuilding project. It was popularized through their 1997 book Building the Weekend Skiff (Tiller Publishing), which provides step-by-step plans using just four sheets of plywood, basic hand tools, epoxy, and minimal materials for a quick, low-cost build—ideal for families, schools, community workshops, or first-time builders (often completed in a literal "weekend" for the basic hull, though finishing takes longer). No commercial production or factory builder exists; it is a homebuilt/ amateur design with hundreds to thousands estimated built worldwide since the late 1990s, inspired by traditional work skiffs but using modern stitch-and-glue or simplified plywood techniques for accessibility.
Construction Details
| Designer | Richard Butz |
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| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 15.000 ft |
| LOA | 15.000 ft |
| Beam | 5.000 ft |
| Displacement | 250 lb |
The standard boat dimensions
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Sails
Weekend Skiff - STANDING LUGSAIL
| Luff | 5.67 ft - (1728 mm) |
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| Foot | 6 ft - (1829 mm) |
| Leech | 9 ft - (2743 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.78 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 8.167 ft - (2489 mm) |
| Head | 5 ft - (1524 mm) |
| Area | * 37.25 ft² |
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