Skiff

Object/Artifact

Antique Boat Museum

Name/Title

Skiff

Entry/Object ID

1978.001

Description

1978.001 Boat Type: Skiff, Steel Hull Builder: Unknown Model: Unknown Length: 14' Beam: 45" Date Built: Unknown This is a double-ended rowing skiff in the style of the St. Lawrence River Skiff, with a steel hull taking the place of wood planking. The boat has wood ribs, decks, rails, floorboards, and even stems, all joined to a galvanized steel hull with a fake lapstrake effect. The woodwork is very crude, suggesting that this boat was not the experiment of a wooden boat builder, but rather of a new company. The boat has bow and stern flotation tanks, proud surface plate oarlocks and oars. The condition is good, except for old varnish and peeling paint. EVS 08 Note: previous record says this boat is from 1880. Evidence is not clear.

Collection

Boats

Acquisition

Accession

1978.001

Source or Donor

Gagne, A.F.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

unknown. Michigan Steel Boat Co? Mullins?

Date made

1880

Place

Location

Michigan, USA

Notes

Date: unk Propulsion: inboard gasoline Engine: St. Lawrence Engine Cylinders: 2

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

201

Dimensions

Width

44 in

Length

168 in

Location

Gallery

*Miller S. and Adelaide S. Gaffney Gallery

Building

*Small Craft Building

Shelf

Row A

Cabinet

East Side

Wall

Rack U

Building

*Don Doebler Collections Storage Facility

Bartlett Point Barn 3

Doebler Storage Facility - Rack S, East side, bottom

Doebler rack S, East side, bottom

Doebler Rack U, East side, bottom

General Notes

Note

Notes: This skiff is galvanized steel over a wood frame. It is the only one like it around here, as it was built in Michigan. It resembles a St. Lawrence skiff.