Strip Built Small Fishing Boat

[Arlen]

Has anybody here been to the Cabelas in Kansas City and seen the wooden fishing boat on the wall in their boating department? It's probably a 12' - 14' or so, cedar strip construction (I think), open, flat-bottom w/ round chines and a good deal of tumblehome at the stern. It has ribs every 4 inches or so, and is bright finished inside, painted outside, and was definitely made for an outboard, not sail. Of course they've got a bunch of old fishing gear, a cooler, etc. "decorating" it, which is cute if not a little tacky ... but I've stood and stared at it a few times when down that way and really like the proportions and craftsmanship. No idea really when it would have been built, but if I was to guess I'd say probably sometime in the 50's. <edit>Actually, probably much earlier</edit>

Not that it's in my plans for future efforts or anything, and not too sure what brought it to mind, but I was trying to find pictures of similar boats online and no matter how I form my search I keep coming up blank. I'd call it a fishing boat, but it probably has a more official type associated w/ it.

Just curious if anyone knows of pics of an old boat of similar size and construction I could add to my collection. Next time I'm down that way I'll try to remember to take a camera.

[lewisboats]

Sounds like a "Guide boat" something like this (although this is designed for S$G)?

Steve.

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[Arlen]

Kinda ...

Maybe a little more description ... I went to your site quickly, and in plan proportionally it's similar to the SimpleSimon or Fisher 10 you have shown, though it may narrow ever so slightly at the stern. In other words it's wider than the guideboat by a fair bit, assuming the guideboat shown is about the same length. The tumblehome on the guideboat is pretty close, but if I remember right it is a bit more dramatic and starts at the stern gradually flaring till just before midships. It probably has a little V to the bottom like the guideboat or Fisher, can't remember, but I'm pretty certain it had rounded chines.

Think common aluminum V-bottom ... but w/ a much flatter bottom and tumblehome at the stern. I remember many years ago seeing a small aluminum runabout with nearly the same hull shape, and was fascinated with it at the time.

My memory is always a bit suspect, but this is how I remember it. Appreciate the suggestion. The guideboat is a good looking craft and I've seen pics of a few of those.