Handbuilt by Alex Comb

Builders of
Wood & Canvas Canoes
Wooden Kayaks and Classic Rowing Boats

Rowboats:

Wooden Row Boats

Click photo to enlarge

Good Skiff
14'6" Rowing Skiff

The Good Skiff is an R. D. "Pete" Culler design. A simple flat-bottom lapstrake rowing skiff, which, Mr. Culler noted, is "easy to build, though it's difficult to design a good one". I have named this the "Good Skiff" because I think Pete did design a "good one."

For such a simple craft, this boat rows extraordinarily well. It has good initial stability and, given the flare to the sides, it is also a dry boat even in a chop.

I build this boat with Okume marine plywood bottom and lapstrake sides on oak frames. Trim is normally oak or Ash, though Honduras Mahogany can be substituted for an additional $300. Ash used for frames and trim will reduce the weight. For an extra charge Sapele marine plywood is available. This offers greater rot resistance though adds weight.

P.O. Box 297 • Knife River, Minnesota 55609
Phone & Fax: 218.834.2506
E-mail:  acomb@frontiernet.net 
© Copyright  Alex Comb of Stewart River Boatworks