Great Bay Scull

Brad Taylor (NC)

Brad Taylor (NC)

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Anyone built the Great Bay Scull from Mystic Seaport? Curious about the construction type along with handling, pros/cons, etc...

Thanks in advance,
Brad
 
Seems to me that Ian Fier made one.
Lou
[http://www.duckboats.net/specs/scull.html

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Seems to me that Ian Fier made one.
Lou
[http://www.duckboats.net/specs/scull.html

Put the link into your browser and then scroll down to the bottom.
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Thanks Lou. I saw that, wasn't aware that he was a member.

Brad
 
Dan Butcher of NH made mine from ply about 10 years ago.

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Very small/tight. Not for a big guy and not as easy as my merrymeeting to scull but was fun and very portable for getting into smaller waters. Even though it's 16 ft long, it was usable as a marsh layout.

Scott
 
Thanks Scott. I would be using it entirely as a scull. I really like the lines off of some of the older boats much better than the plans that are available out there right now. Do you know if the plans were pretty straight forward and the completeness of them?

Thanks for your reply.

Brad
 
Planning on adding one of these to your catalog of offered boats? I'd really like to try the sculling thing sometime. I hear that it's a hoot.
 
Planning on adding one of these to your catalog of offered boats? I'd really like to try the sculling thing sometime. I hear that it's a hoot.
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While that's an option, it would actually be for myself. Have a couple of lakes around here that I would love to try it on. I've got the plans for the Glen-L scull and they're ok but they just don't strike me like some of the older designs. I like some of the factory boats as well, but unfortunately all of the manufacturers are on the west coast as are most of the used ones that come up. Would love to find and old wood one in need of some TLC within a reasonable distance from NC.

Brad
 
Brad, the plans are for a planked hull. Dan converted them to a framed plywood design. Not being involved with the conversion I can't help you with the difficulty level. If you have a few days I can support you with pictures.

Scott
 
Brad, the plans are for a planked hull. Dan converted them to a framed plywood design. Not being involved with the conversion I can't help you with the difficulty level. If you have a few days I can support you with pictures.

Scott
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Nothing but time :) That would be greatly appreciated Scott.

Brad
 
Brad

You make a great boat. The original boat in the museum is actually a whitney the plans show a hollow false stern in it but it has a small schooner stern. the boat was built for a 5 foot tall man. I have the plans you need to know how to loft them. I never built one yet cause I have no idea how to read them. I have talked to a few guys that built this float and they said the best way to build it is buy strip planking. you will get the natural curves of the design this way.

If you are looking to build a scull out of ply I would suggest you build a jappa flats first great profile and sculls great. You can build them right to your specs. I have detailed photos of one if you like to see it. shoot me an email lzdecoys@yahoo.com.

the great bay/whitney is a great float but a lot of effort to build. I would build a simpler scull and learn to scull first. once you are hooked then build your dream boat. Its my experience that out of 100% of hunter that try to learn how to scull 95% of them only do it for a year or 2. see if you like it first.

just my 2 cents.

Mike

Jappa Flats scull

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Thanks Michael,

I've been contemplating building a scull for 5 or 6 years but it never has come to fruition. I definitely like the lines of the jappa you posted the picture of and I greatly appreciate the offer. Email coming your way.

Brad
 
I like the look of the Joppa/Newburry Port. so I built my Merrymeeting style with a Joppa deck. I wanted a two man float.

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Andy--what are the specs on that boat? Where did you get the design for the hull?

I like it--may have to redo the deck on my MMB sculler.
 
I took some Merrymeeting lines changed the length and width a bit and designed the deck. I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for, so I made my own. The float is about 42" wide and 16' long, if I remember correctly.
 
Do you know what the source of the original Merrymeeting Bay lines was? That boat looks narrower than the 16 foot MMB sculls I see.
 
It probably is narrower than most. I made it that way. The John Garnder plans were 48" wide. I made mine 42" wide. His plans were almost flat at the keel with the stern raised maybe an inch. I raised the stern 5-6 inches to get it out of the water and not create drag. I think he used a 'new' model float for his lines. The model was already effected by the gas engine. My intent was to create a scull that was meant to be powered by hand.

It is funny that one can't really find a good plan for a displacement and rowing scull; or a round, planing hull BBSB. Which is about the opposite of what people need.
 
I like the look of the Joppa/Newburry Port. so I built my Merrymeeting style with a Joppa deck. I wanted a two man float.

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Hi Andy, I tried googling the joppa/newbury Port reference, and just got info about the town. Can you direct me how to access a "joppa/newburry" style scull? I really like the lines of that float in the back of your rig. Thanks in advance.
 
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