Stonington Skiff

This is my 16' Stonington Skiff I picked up last year. .. . .. ..river play boat for me and my boy. These boats were built by the Shaffer family in Stonington Connecticut. .. . . .my home town. They were very popular boats for clamming, crabbing, and the flea fleet lobstermen. They could hold a bunch of gear and have really high gunwales. . . .very stable boats. They haven't been made for some time. Well. . . .. .the real ones. A builder in Bristol R.I. bought the mold, but changed it up a bit. In order to get the new ones USCG approved they put floatation under the deck. This lowered the gunwale hight and aren't as stable to work out of.

My boy has a few more years before it's all his. .. . . .. .!!

 

I had this one 35 years ago. Your right they are strong, well built boats.

 

This looks like the one my father just sold. Did you buy that boat in fairhaven Mass? I wasn't very happy when he sold that boat. He reinforced the deck for the same amount of money that he sold it for. But it looks like it went to a good home. Looks good.

 

. . .. . ..the boat in the pic was bought locally. It never left the area. HOWEVER. .. . . . I just bought another Stonington Skiff this morning that came from Mass. . .. . it is the same exact color. Very good shape. The hull is 1957!! Could be your father's old one. . . .. the guy I got it from bought it out of Mass to use a tender.. .. . .he found a different boat.

. . .. . . . As to why I bought another one. .. . . .it's a sickness!

 

Yeah if the inside is grey then that prob is the one. Ill post a pic mine tomorrow, its setup for bay scalloping.

 

MY Stonington

 

. . . .. .my Misses snapped a quick camera pic. She's taking the growing number of toys very well... ......we're both hoping there will be a much bigger one in the water by the end of summer!!

 

Yup thats my dads on the right i remember those reg numbers

 

It's in pretty dardn good shape for a '57 hull. . ... .how come he decided to sell?

 

He is crazy i wanted to kill him for selling that boat. He did alot of work to it. He goes out in the bay here and it gets a little choppy and he says the boat didn't have enough weight up front, he couldn't get the bow down. Having a 25HP ETEC didn't help, those motors are extremely heavy for the size. So he sells the boat and buys a piece of shit aluminum that is going to leak like hell. I can't even talk about it. Lmao..........

 

I love these skiffs. I see some here in Jersey

 

Did you find that second one in the waterford area on craigslist last week?

 

. . .. .. .sure did Andy. It didn't last long. I picked it up about 6-7 hours after he posted it.

 

Nice grab! I saw that on Craigslist and was going to jump on it but when I went back to get the info it was gone, good for you, I will keep looking. I am looking for one to keep at Schaffers this summer. I have a Boston Whaler but like the skiff better for that area for fishing, clamming etc. Good luck with them.

 

. .. . .. .now that would have definitely been 'full circle' if this boat ended up back at Shaffer's! I'm down there quite a bit in the summer.. . .Alan runs a great business. Nice thing about having a skiff there is you can shoot out under the bridge. I'm thinking about keeping it at Cardinal Cove. That's where I picked up the first one. Another great location.

 

Bump. Im looking for one. If anyone has a line on one let me know.

 

Do you collect Stonington Skiffs? The one I bought from you was sitting right were youre new one is, not to long ago. I put a 20hp mercury four stroke on it and I love it.

 

I have a stonington skiff that is for sale. The motor doesn't work, but the boat itself is an original. I have pictures - would like the boat to go to someone who appreciates these skiffs!

 

Message sent. Thanks for the swift response!

 

Thanks for the PM