Ideally, for fuel efficiency and clean power, 4 stroke is preferred but 2 stroke or 4 stroke is the builder’s choice.<\/span><\/p>\nMANUAL?<\/span> Is the Builder’s Manual available for purchase?
\n-YES, The builder’s Manual is available for sale individually from PT Watercraft. *see note in the intro on this page.<\/span><\/em> The price is $45.\u00a0 We will add postage costs and WA residents should expect their local sales tax to be added to the total.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nPLANS?<\/span> Are there plans for the PT SKIFF?
\nThe PT SKIFF was specifically designed for CNC cut stitch and glue kits. HOWEVER; The designers at BIEKERBOATS.com created a set of builder plans since we no longer produce kits. There is also a set of drawings<\/strong>, 9 pages including 2 for the grab rail and windshield.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nSELF BAILING?<\/span> While the PT Skiff was not designed to be truly self bailing, there is a relatively simple option which will allow it to self bail at speed and drain while on the trailer.<\/span>
\nBecause the PT Skiff does not have a sealed floor above the waterline, this self-bailing method relies on a device called, an \u201cElephant\u2019s trunk\u201d. This is simply tubes coming out of the back of the hull (see images) with \u201clay flat\u201d hoses attached. These hoses are held vertically against the transom by a quick-release control line and released when draining or bailing is needed.<\/span>
\nThe hose used in an \u201cElephant\u2019s trunk\u201d will open up to allow water to escape when the boat is on a plane, but will pinch itself closed when the boat is not planing.<\/span>
\nYou can see great images of all this on the website from the “PT Skiff” page or find a link also on the “Other Stuff” page of links. Builders are coming up with a variety of self bailing ideas.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nSHAFT LENGTH?<\/span> The PT Skiff needs a long shaft outboard. The transom height is 21.5 inches. The Yamaha 20 HP 4 stroke lists the long shaft as being 20inches. This sounds confusing but depending on how it is mounted, when physically measured, one may come up with anywhere from 20 to 22 inches from clamp to the plate above the prop.<\/span><\/p>\nSHIPPING? No longer applicable<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\nSHIPPING OVERSEAS?<\/span> No longer applicable
\n<\/span><\/p>\nSKILL LEVEL?<\/span> You should be capable of building from plans, be comfortable using wood working machines and have experience in building things out of wood. The manual is very detailed and is 2\/3rds photographs and includes a lot of technique valuable for any epoxy and wood skill building but was originally written for a kit project and not for a plans project.<\/strong> This is a fairly challenging project.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nSPACE NEEDED?<\/span> The skiff measures 18.5 ft x 6 ft, you need space for a 4ft wide table, and as the easiest way to build much of the skiff is on edge, you need more than 8ft clearance. That said, at least 16ft x 20 or 22 ft space makes sense since you need some space to move around too.<\/span><\/p>\nSpeed and fuel consumption?<\/span>\u00a0 This report was supplied by a builder who chose the 25HP E-Tech.\u00a0 Our experience with about 320# of occupants shows : Motor, Yamaha 20hp 4 stroke, Prop: standard as came with the motor. Fuel consumption; 1.2 -1.4 gph. Props appropriate to the intended use and different loads and sea conditions can cause these numbers to vary.<\/span>
\n0 tilt\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\nrpm 4000 10.3-10.5kn\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5000\u00a0 14.1-14.6kn\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\n4 deg tilt<\/span>
\nrpm 4000 10-10.4kn\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5000 14.7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>
\nWide open <\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a00 tilt –\u00a0 18.6-18.7\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a017.5-17.8<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a04deg tilt\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a018.8\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a017.9 av<\/span><\/p>\nSUNSHADE? <\/span>The weight and windage of a permanent dodger or bimini top would negatively affect such a light weight boat.\u00a0 An alternative for shade would be a commercial articulating umbrella like those used in out door cafe\u2019s. It would mount on the side of the console and the driver could control the angle and it could be stowed when it is too windy or not in use. Also, making use of the forward upper coaming, lightweight canvas dodgers can be designed by your local canvas shop.<\/span><\/p>\nTIME TO BUILD?<\/span> Every builder works at his or her own pace. Indeed, some builders have expressed enjoying the project so much that they did not want it to end. Still, we have attempted to put a realistic number of hours to the project.\u00a0 One builder of the kit version, counted 22 weeks from picking up the kit to launching it. He maintained a full time job and family outings while building his boat.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nWEIGHT?<\/span> Based on accurately cut JOUBERT Okoume marine plywood, the naked hull weight of the boat Russell built was 380 Lbs according to the USCG official scale.\u00a0 With the motor (20 HP Yamaha 4 stroke long shaft) and controls, the weight was closer to 550 Lbs.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Port Townsend Watercraft non longer produces kits for the PT Skiff. This was purely a logistics decision as our nesting dinghy became more popular and took up all of our time and space. The PT Skiff designers at BIEKERBOATS.COM are offering plans as of 2022 but builders need to note that the manual, which can…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3498,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-341","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3338,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/341\/revisions\/3338"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ptwatercraft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}