Oar & Paddle
Skaneateles 1900
Boat history:
14 foot skiff. She was built by the Skaneateles Boat and Canoe Company at the turn of the century. Cedar on steam bent oak ribs. Lapstrake.This beautifully constructed and superbly maintained boat is a wooden boat collectors item: Skaneateles Wooden Boat Show/Clayton Boat Museum quality.
- 4 owners inc JLG
- 14 foot lapstrake skiff
- Original owner purchased from now closed Skaneateles Boat Company, sometime btw 1890 and 1910, making boat btw 105 and 125 years old.
- 2nd owner had for 45 years.
- 3rd owner (Scott) had for 25 years, covered and not used from 2004 to 2015; used to have 4 HP outboard on it;
- JLG is 4th owner; purchased in 2015 for $2800; valued at $4500.
- Sea Green paint on bottom; special high grade varnish under and on entire boat; all original parts.