Anyone ever heard of the boswell skiff? Please speak up; plans wanted

[secondmouse1990]

The boswell skiff is a boat that only appears to exist on youtube.
the owner also calls it an elwood skiff.
It is also labeled a crab skiff.

It is apparently made in several sizes, including at least 14, 15 16 and 17 feet loa.

It is very efficient, the 17 footer with a 6 foot beam planing with 10 hp.

Someone, likely the builder, has a youtube channel, boztec1, and has posted several videos of this boat but has not replied to either of my two comments despite me subscribing to his channel.

I posted one an hour after he put up a video asking if plans exist, and two hours after that he puts up another video giving a brief look around of the boat but no reply to my comment.

His videos show it at lake onadaga in upstate new york, and on the pokomke river.

[secondmouse1990]

Why didn't the video show? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofTtF...OjCEW_j9oQ8srT

[messabout]

The pictures suggest that it is a flat bottomed skiff that is wide on the bottom, and built to a minimum weight. Nothing remarkable about that. That it can move well with small horsepower is because it has a lot of bottom and is light weight over all.

Any number of designers that frquent this forum can duplicate the plans for such a boat. It will be simple to build and involve only modest cost.

[PAR]

Crab and clamming skiffs have been around for a long time and as Messabout suggests, nothing especially unique. I as well as likely every other designer have designs like this.



This is Digger a 17' version of the classic clamming skiff.