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Build Your Own Peeler Power Skiff

Location: International Yacht Restoration School - Newport, Rhode Island
Dates: Aug 10, 2008 - Aug 15, 2008

Instructor:
David Fawley

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Class Details:

This 11'6" skiff will plane with a small outboard, and it's perfect for fishing, crabbing, or just knocking around the harbor.  Built from plywood and sheathed in fiberglass, your lightweight skiff will last a lifetime.  On the Chesapeake, a "Peeler" is a molting crab.

Peeler is built stitch-and-glue style.  Capacity is about 500 pounds, with max outboard power about 7.5hp.  You'll tow this lightweight skiff on the smallest of trailers behind 4-cylinder cars.  A single rowing station provides auxiliary power.