Westport skiff. (pond boat)
Description
The Westport Skiff (pond boat) is a simple, lightweight American flat-bottomed rowing skiff (with optional small outboard or sailing rig) designed by Doug Hylan of Hylan & Brown Boatbuilders, based on an original model by Fred Tripp and documented by maritime historian R. H. Baker. It is offered exclusively as plans (2 sheets plus full-size patterns and a CD with original building notes) for amateur and home builders, with no commercial factory production; a modest number of boats have been completed by individuals and small workshops since the plans were released. Construction uses glued plywood (typically marine plywood with epoxy), producing a leak-free, lightweight hull far more practical for modern trailering and storage than the heavy traditional plank-on-frame originals that were meant to remain in the water year-round. The design is ideal as a pond boat, yacht tender, kids' project, or protected-water daysailer/rowboat, emphasizing extreme simplicity, low cost, stability, and ease of building for beginners or family projects in calm waters rather than open-water performance.
Construction Details
| Designer | Hylan & Brown Boatbuilders |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 11.000 ft |
| LOA | 11.000 ft |
| Beam | 4.000 ft |
| Displacement | 100 lb |
| Min Draft | 0.250 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | 13 ft |
| e | 13 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 13 ft | 13 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Westport skiff. (pond boat) - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 13 ft - (3962 mm) |
| Leech | * 17.72 ft - (5401 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 18.06 ft - (5505 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | * 87.73 ft² |
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