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Navy Joe
01-30-2009, 01:02 PM
Here's an odd tale, I am looking for any insight in to what type of plans this boat may have been built from, or anything else helpful.

The back story is that about 20 years ago an itinerant known locally as "Skippy" took to building a boat. We can surmise that Skippy had not many resources but was pretty handy. He did build his boat and then met an unfortunate end, his boat never sailed. It sits where he built it, inside a house, far, far away from any navigable waters.

The boat is wooden construction with a flat bottom and squared stern. I don't have as many pictures as I need. Length is about 18'-20'. It is a trimaran type with ports in the gunwale for the cross members that the outriggers attach to.

View from outside the house, port for outrigger crossmember visible.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf38b3127ccec5f3e7ee709800000050O00IctW7Ns4cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/



http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf38b3127ccec5f299c350c600000050O00IctW7Ns4cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/


http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf38b3127ccec5f3d0a9305c00000050O00IctW7Ns4cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

In this last pic you can see the outriggers somewhat, the crossbeams to put them on the boat, and up top is the mast.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b8cf38b3127ccec5f27c2910c600000050O00IctW7Ns4cMQ e3nwg/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Wish I could tell you more, but that's about what I know about Skippy. He was different to be sure, but possessed some talent. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance.

paladin
01-30-2009, 01:05 PM
I thought at first it may be a Sally Lightfoot.....but it could be his own creation, it's nothing I recognize and I've been around the trimaran scene since the late 50's and through the 70's and have seen just about everything out there. It looks to me to be a wee bit on the heavy side.

StevenBauer
01-30-2009, 01:14 PM
Take her out for a spin and then report back to us. :D
She looks pretty nice.

Steven