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Gig Harbor Boat Works is the builder of a unique line of custom small boats for rowing and sailing. Our boats are modern reproductions of small boats used during the last century of working sail when people earned their living using only wind and oar.

NEW 17' Jersey Skiff

17 ft. Jersey Skiff

The 17' Jersey Skiff was designed in the mid-1800's to be beach-launched and rowed through surf for rescue and salvage work. This required a boat that was stable and fast, had a high carrying capacity, and was easy to handle even when short-handed. The resulting design marries the best attributes of the classic Whitehall and New England Dory hulls. Read more

Melonseed

16'5" ft. Melonseed

The Melonseed is a refined design from the sportsmans boat used on the bays of the Jersey Shore and the Chesapeake. The box keel tracks like a Whitehall yet sits flat on the beach. The boat is blazingly fast with a set of dual sliding seats and a cat balanced lug rig. Read more

Dinghy

10 ft. Dinghy

The 10' Navigator Dinghy is a great knockabout small boat, suitable for cartop transport for boating on inland lakes and the inner harbor, and also makes an excellent yacht tender. The wide transom and full keel give this boat good carrying capacity as well as making it a pleasure to row and sail. The two-piece mast and boom fit inside for easy storage. Read more

Whitehall

14 ft. Whitehall

The 14' Whitehall is a classic small boat design suitable for rowing, sailing or low impact slide seat rowing exercise. This boat, with its long waterline and flowing lines, is amazingly fast for a small boat. At the turn of the century, Whitehalls were a popular work and recreational boat in the harbor, carrying goods and people. Read more

16' Dory

16 ft. New England Swampscott Dory

The 16' Swampscott Dory is an excellent open water and expedition classic small boat. Swampscott Dories were launched off the beaches of Massachusetts for fishing and lobstering, as well as used in the North Atlantic for fishing on the Grand Banks. The boats were noted for their ease of handling and speed through the water. Today's adventuresome boater will find its carrying capacity suitable for long trips. Read more

Our updated classic small boats are built using lightweight fiberglass composite construction and are customized to suit each customer's needs, be they yacht tender or recreational small boat. In deference to modern needs, all of our small boats will accommodate the use of a small gas or electric outboard motors. We have eleven different models ranging in size from 8 to 17 feet for both rowing and sailing.

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