The 16' Chincoteague Skiff Project 1985

Anthony Babich

Anthony Babich

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I recently came across a family friend's 16' Chincoteague 1985 "Scow" and plan to get the boat back on the water. I will be the 3rd owner with the first purchasing it new in Seaford, NY- Compass Rose Boatworks Owned By Capt. (Barry Kanavy) a dealer and cruising it around the LI sound area on the weekends. These hulls are well respected in the Northeast and came in the 16, 18 & 20ft sizes as far as i know. This hull seems to be in fair shape, having been on a trailer for the last 5 years it hasn't seen much water except for the occasional storms [;)] The transom is solid, floors are surprisingly stiff too I'd account that to the storage of the boat under-cover and I have begun the process of making this a tiller Garvey for back bay adventures & the occasional trip to Maryland's Eastern Shore (New Trailer of Course)..

My plan is to install a 30hp tiller outboard and keep it simple. The console and rear seat have been removed, I will have the floor sealed and coated, add some inspection hatches, replace the hardware, paint the topside & coat the entire boat in the Total Boat Light Grey & Rough Deck System paints for the interior.
Here's a few images of where it's at so far, luckily I have the original manual & sales brochures a cool find for sure. The work continues!



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If you care to dig into the Chincoteague Scows history do a little research on Jester Scows & Hancock Scows. Hudson Boatworks also made a great scow. To my eye your fiberglass scow is along the Jester lines as the other 2 makers were just a bit wider. All 3 of those makers originally built boats from plywood and were the best builders during their time. Just about every one of the nicer fiberglass hulls i,ve seen are a copy dimension wise of those 3. Been many makers of glass scows with probably the most recent on the Eastern Shore being Glass Boat Works down in Virginia. 18' I had was built by them. And they did build fiberglass scows down to 14' but its been many years since that happened. The mkt. for a boat of that type on the shore has been taken over by the Carolina Skiff unfortunately. In my opinion not a good a riding boat as the scow but for people working them the Carolina skiff would hold more crab pots or other gear. Nice looking hull by the way. Its a classic for sure.
 
roy brewington said:
If you care to dig into the Chincoteague Scows history do a little research on Jester Scows & Hancock Scows. Hudson Boatworks also made a great scow. To my eye your fiberglass scow is along the Jester lines as the other 2 makers were just a bit wider. All 3 of those makers originally built boats from plywood and were the best builders during their time. Just about every one of the nicer fiberglass hulls i,ve seen are a copy dimension wise of those 3. Been many makers of glass scows with probably the most recent on the Eastern Shore being Glass Boat Works down in Virginia. 18' I had was built by them. And they did build fiberglass scows down to 14' but its been many years since that happened. The mkt. for a boat of that type on the shore has been taken over by the Carolina Skiff unfortunately. In my opinion not a good a riding boat as the scow but for people working them the Carolina skiff would hold more crab pots or other gear. Nice looking hull by the way. Its a classic for sure.
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Hey Roy,
Thank for the info! You are correct this is a Jester says on the capacity plate! Excited to have this project looking forward to the end result
 
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