BKDA - Salt Bay Skiff

	The Salt Bay Skiff was intended for the designer's own use, to be easy and relatively cheap to build but to produce a boat worth having. She was winner of WoodenBoat Magazine's Family Boatbuilding Design Contest in November 2006, and is featured in WoodenBoat's "Getting Started in Boats" supplements, Volumes 7 and 8, included with WB issues 199 and 200.
She sails and rows easily at moderate speeds: she's a lively, safe and comfortable cruising boat, not a high-strung racer or a heavy work boat. Her lines are simple and elegant.
	At 80 to 90 lbs hull weight, she is easily cartoppable. With a pair of wheels (here salvaged from a rummage-sale golf bag) clamped to the transom, one adult can readily trundle her around and get her up on the rack.
She is ideal for amateur construction, and although general woodworking experience is helpful, a reasonably intelligent beginner can build her successfully with a minimum of normal home-shop tools.
	There are some nice little elegant details you can add that dress her up but aren't hard to do, like sculpted knees and a curved, slatted stern seat. Please see the Q&A Page for answers to some questions and comments by previous builders.
Her plans and building instructions are quite complete, having been revised through the building of several boats, and include full-size patterns for the frames that control hull shape, and all details. The six sheets of plans, with building instructions and email support as needed, are included with the right to build one boat, which is $50 by check or money order to: Bruce King Design Associates, LLC 171 Mills Road Newcastle, ME 04553