Been a while since I posted pictures of a new Tolman Skiff. I reckon I'm just a busy fellow. Anywho, here's a beauty that was recently finished. This is Jerry Johnson's Tolman Skiff Jumbo. Took him 3 years and now he's got a boat that he's built with his own two hands.
The idea behind building a Tolman Skiff is that you start out with a basic hull of either of four models, and then customize it as you see fit. Folks come up with some pretty good ideas and very unique Skiffs.
A Tolman Skiff is built from plywood, epoxy and fiberglass. It uses the stitch and glue method of building, and utilizes very few frame members. Although a Tolman is very light compared to factory built equivalent size boats, it's boat with a proven ocean going history. It's strong and durable. With it's Dory heritage with it's sweeping sheer and reserve buoyancy a Tolman Skiff rises up in a big swell and handles a following sea with elegance. And because it is a modified-v design it jumps up on plane with little power and is economical to run.
I evangelize the Tolman Skiff because I love the way the boat looks and it was a total hoot to build my own Skiff, and it's pretty amazing to find myself 22 miles off shore fishing in it. I have to pinch myself every time I take it out. If I can build a Tolman Skiff then most anyone can do the same. Folks all over the world have built or are building their own Tolman Skiff. You can too!
Life is mighty good.
Steveoh
A Beautiful Tolman Skiff
