12′3″ Spike Skiff
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