The jersey skiff is a stunning boat with a rich heritage. she was designed in the mid-1800’s to be beach-launched and rowed through surf for rescue and salvage work. this required a boat that was stable and fast, had a high carrying capacity, and was easy to handle even when short-handed.. The sea bright skiff: working on the jersey shore a 28 minute film by new jersey network (njn) the sea bright-style skiff dates back to the mid 1800s along the north jersey shore. charles hankins hand-crafted these boats of new jersey cedar and green oak, though they no longer serve as fishing vessels.. Legend model boats 1950 jersey speed skiff i thought i would post some information on the next model release from legend model boats, the 1950 jersey speed skiff. the kit as with all the legend model boat kits, is an all wood kit with every thing included except the power and radio system..
Boat owner's notes for 1950 16' custom jersey speed skiff, call boat owner bill @ 631-737-6742. overview: this 1950 all wood 16 foot jersey speed skiff has a width of 6' 8" and a draft of 2', built as a race boat class and now only about 30 orignal wood skiffs are left, they are now reproduced in fiberglass, and are very fast.. If one were to pick the most authentic navesink river craft it would probably be the jersey speed skiff. jersey speed skiffs are 16 foot v8 powered fireballs totally unsuited to go as fast as they go, and that makes them one of the big draws at major boat racing events.. Jersey speed skiffs remain very popular today, and fall basically into three groups: racing skiffs - on the apba racing circuit !!! jersey speed skiffs are still a very active racing class within the american power boat association, and race at sanctioned apba events primarily up and down the east coast..
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