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July 26, 2006

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BroBBB

Never built boat before.
Probably plan to build this skiff, starting in a week or two. With son, I hope.
L.A. area.

Maynard Bray

For those interested in sailing and trolling motor options, it'll be fall before I can get to doing the drawings. As you might guess from the photo with Olga at the oars, the extended aft deck covers an outboard well. The well is narrow and sized to fit a Minnkota trolling motor.

There's also a centerboard trunk installed in this boat between the two middle thwarts. No sailing rig as yet, but I can tell you it'll have two masts. More later.

Maynard

Geoff Drew

Two masts, hey? Lug main and a small sprit mizzen in a cat yawl configuration sounds nice to me.

IceCycle

How much of a variation was it to the plans for the troling motor well? I am seriously liking the idea.

Thanks

Chris

If I build the skiff with the existing instructions, will the sailing version be add on or would it be better to wait for the sailing instructions ( i.e. it looks like in theboat pictured there may be a place for a dagger board)

Mike

So I just posted some questions and realized that I put them in the wrong section. My bad on that but here's my remaining question (you answered the other one here)-

I noticed an article in the latest issue of Wooden Boat (the only one that I have seen) from a series about building a 12' sailing dingy. Is this boat at all comparable to the LY Skiff in terms of price and skill needed to build?
Your advice is much appreciated, keep up the good work.

Mike

nilocecats

how about ply sides and bottom using "stitch and glue" method with an epoxy fillet in place of a chine log? ply will need to be scarfed. also, a partly lowered centreboard would add stability in place of a skeg.

jimmie lee

Well, I got my skiff complete for the launch, minus the sail portion of the skiff. I can row her or I'll put my 2hp johnson on her and away we go. I'm happy. It is the first boat that I have built, and it is only the beginning. I need a boat that has at least two berths, for me and my wife. I'll be waiting for Maynard's prints on the sail portion. Meanwhile I'm waiting for spring to show up.

jimmie lee

My LYS boat is in the water as of April, 21,2007. She's a pleasure to row. I'm Happy!

jimmie lee

I would just like to say," I do not like a 2hp motor on my LYS skiff, so I put my trolling motor on her and she does just fine! I like the Quietness in the water. I think, rowing,sailing or electric motoring is perfect for my LYS skiff. That's My opinion.

Alain Boisvert

Hello Jimmie,
Can you post a picture of how the motor is installed?

jimmie lee

I put the trolling motor on the transom. I modified the top of thetransom so to install the minn-kota trolling motor. I have a 30lb. thrust,30 inches long shaft. My wife and I enjoy the LYS imensely. She goes plenty fast at the setting speed number3, speed 5 is real fast in my opinion.

jimmie lee

You can see my LYS on www.picturetrail.com/jimmylee1 andenjoy. Also are pics of my iceboat.

rick barnes

Maynard,

Can you give us any particulars on the centerboard yet? Also, if built to plans in the book, could the sailing rig be added after? I'm ready to start this thing, and want to make sure I'm OK to do so and still able to end up with a sailing boat.

Rick

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