Here’s a classic flat-bottomed skiff updated for modern trouble-free materials. Spike has all the hallmarks of American sharpie-skiffs from a couple of centuries ago—the slightly raking straight stem, the two wide lapstrake side planks, the bottom’s quick sweep up to the transom, the jaunty sheer. 12′3″ Spike Skiff DESCRIPTION Hull type: Flat-bottomed, transom sterned Rigs: Sprit or leg-o’-mutton Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood PERFORMANCE Suitable for protected waters Intended capacity: 1-2 Trailerable Propulsion: Sail, oars, 2-hp outboard BUILDING DATA Skill needed: Basic Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood Lofting required: No PLANS DATA No. of sheets: 3 Supplemental information: 17 pages Level of Detail: Above average Plans Format: Print Cost per set: $123 Plan No. 152 Related Publications: Clinker Plywood Boatbuilding Manual, by Iain Oughtred How to Build Glued-Lapstrake Wooden Boats, by John Brooks & Ruth Ann Hill Boat Design Quarterly, Vol. 48 Particulars LOA:  12′3″ Beam:  4′2″ Draft:  (db up) 6″ (db down) 2′6″ Weight:  about 130 lbs Sail area:  Sprit 59 sq ft, Leg-o’-mutton 55 sq ft

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