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Newfoundland Trap Skiff:
LOA 19' 3" Beam 62"
depth 21" 650 lbs Plus Extras required
The lines for these plans came from a 100-year-old
builders' model. This is a clipper version of a working
Trap Skiff with lapstrake planking and steamed frames,
making her ideally suited to recreational use without
compromising her seakeeping abilities.
The
largest of the wherries, with her balanced ketch rig she
is a superb sailer (plan for the alternate sloop rig is
included). She can be built simply and left open, or
fancy with teak deck and oval cockpit. She is one of the
loveliest small craft ever designed.
Hilmark
Boats is pleased to offer the Newfoundland Trap Skiff in
three pricing ranges:
Row
boat only ( three months building time )
One piece old
growth western red cedar planks on steamed ribs copper
fastened, of either yellow cedar or oak. African Sapele
mahogany (9/4 hard wood plank keel 17 feet long) bow
stem, and stern post.) Mahogany full covering shoe. Rub
rails, risers, gunnels, inwhales, thwarts and floor
boards, are all Sapele. Three hard wood mooring cleats,
Two sets of 9'6" leather trimmed, spruce oars, with
brass security clamps. One piece boat cover with stays,
bronze tow ring, and painted to what ever color scheme
you wish.
Ketch or sloop
rigged, ( four months building time)
Completed the same as above
plus mast, sails, centre board case, center board,
centre board lead, rudder and laminated sapele tiller,
blocks, and rigging included.
Include
all the above plus a complete cockpit and deck, ( six
months building time )
Constructed of yellow
cedar old growth deck beams, on 8 inch centers, Jobert
marine plywood sub floor, finished with a herring bone
teak deck. A sapele 6 inch combing set at 15 degrees
angle to provide comfortable back rest, and raised 1 1/4
inches above out side joint where combing and deck meet.
This is trimmed with 1/4 round Sapele to provide
strength and match the combing. Please note, we are
able to get old growth wood in sufficient lengths to
completely avoid any scarfed joints. All our boats are
built with one piece western red cedar planks.
Sunshine Tender:
LOA10' 6" Beam 49" depth 19" 120 lbs
Plus Sailing Kit
Sunshine seems to be everyone's all-time
favorite. The original boat was built about 1915, and
there is no way to improve on her. She is what yacht
tenders are supposed to be-you can dump nearly any
load into her and she'll still row easily and will track
at the end of the painter without yawing or running
down on the towing vessel in a following sea.
More than a tender, she's a great little solo boat, easy
and fun to sail.This is Lapwing on launching day.
She's 10'-6" overall, and as you can see, sprit rigged.
Her primary function is as a tender for a Dark Harbor
21 and she frequents the waters of Penobscot Bay (Maine). Those that use them as tenders find that they
receive as much use as the boats they accompany,
Because after the primary boat is anchored for the night
the owners use them to go off gunkholing.
Their size
makes them appealing, their lines insure their
versatility, and the lapstrake construction makes them
practical.
Ducktrap Wherry:
LOA 16' Beam 50" Depth 16" 100 lbs
Plus Sailing Kit
A beautiful boat, to be sure. But look at this
letter we received:
Sir,
You will be edified to learn that HMCS
Lindy, today passed her sea trials with flying colours,
booming cannons, and blaring trumpets. She is dry as a
bone. Under oars, she performs beautifully. Tracks like
a freight train and--good news for old geezers like me--
calls for a sweep of the oars only once about every ten
seconds, as she carries so exceedingly well.
Under sail she is magnificent!
Had her geeing and hawing and pirouetting all over
Westwood Lake for three solid hours in winds ranging
from 3 to 12 knots with a few gusts around 15. Hard on
the wind she points up beautifully. On a beamreach she
leaps ahead like a thoroughbred filly. Damn near leaves
a rooster tail! On a run she's steady and smooth,
showing none of the tendancy to roll and yaw that John
Leather attributes to loose-footed sails. No boom will
be required.
Based on her
performance today, she can definitely carry more than 74
square feet of sail. I'm going to start saving my
sheckles for about a 90 square-footer in Egyptian
sailcloth, tanbark.
Only
one complaint: It takes forever to get her launched and
retrieved because of all the dag-nabbed civilians
wanting to drool all over her and touch her and take her
picture and ask questions like, "Is that REALLY wood?"
and "Is that a dory? and "Is that a whitehall?" "Where
is the motor?" My favorite is "Why would you want an all
wood boat? Isn't fibreglas more practical?" I love that
question, because I get to answer, "Well, would you want
a real woman as opposed to a plastic blow-up doll?" But
one comment from the ladies really brings out the
curmudgeon in me, to the extent that I've had the
following sign made up: "WARNING: Anyone overheard
referring to this vessel as "cute" will be pummled about
the head and shoulders with an "adorable" belaying pin!"
Thanks to you Hilford for
building me such a perfect little ship. And thanks, too,
to your good wife for putting up with you throughout the
process. You build good boats!
Parnell
Harbor Skiff:
LOA 12'.3" Beam 63" Depth 18"
This Harbor Skiff is made from marine plywood.
Various wood trim packages are available. A very stable
addition to any family's summer cottage and a very
useful volume for campers. Flyfishers will find this a
comfortable platform for casting. An all round stable
craft for parents, children, and grand children, it will
add many memories to any family.