Boat floor options

[James Tully]

James, you will need seating for the kids. How about a split seat, storage in seat [ preservers ]...

I totally agree, the current set up isn't terrible, but I can see it being a pain to hunt/fish. I plan to use it as is until I have a good feel for what I'd like to do. My thought was to cut the seat out and either make a removable bench in its place, mount chocks and use a cooler seat, or possibly put bases for two seats forward. This way I can have an open cockpit when needed.

Storage actually isn't terrible in this rig. Between the storage in bow, the huge under seat storage in the stern, and two compartments on the sides of the motor well, I should be able to stow all the essentials, gas tank and battery with a little room to spare.

 

[roy brewington]

Theres an 18' and a 16 ' currently on Delmarva hunting buy & trade and Eastern shore craigs list. I,m pertty shore the 18 is a chesapeake boat works fiberglass hull and a real good price to. That company is the one that was down off 13in virginia building scows. Had an 18 from them myself for quite a while. Good boat with a 60 but begged for a 90!They have changed the name of the company now to something about aquaculture and moved from their previous location but still in general area. Think they still built them but guys who use to work out of them have switched to carolina skiffs mostly.

 

[bob Petritsch]

Roy, spent alot of time down your way trying to track down a fiberglass chincoteaque garvey hull. Was a guy that made hulls and aquaculture tanks. Moved to west side of 13 but never could hook up with him. Looking for a 18/19' hull for gunning/fishing. See any around there?
Shot clays at at Pokamoke City...

Ned Stillwagen used to make a fiberglass, Chinkoteake Garvey in Patchogue.
It was chicken breasted and rode nice. I used to work in his fiberglass shop. Was a bit heavy because clammers wanted a stable boat. We're built like a brick sh&t house.
Try looking for Stillwagen Garvey. The other Garvey we dealt with was the ones by Howie Pickerel. He would build them in the hamptons and put on a layer of fiberglass and cloth. If the customer wanted a more robust layup he sent it to Ned's. Howies were much lighter built. Hot dipped galvanized nails held it together. They had more of a Garvey bow if I remember right and were a lot thinner.