Today we all showed up at Joe's house south of Portland to turn his 18' Tolman Skiff. It only weighed about 500lbs so it was a usual Tolman turning, a few minutes of work and lots of boat looking.

Joe has done a fine job. His graphite bottom is smooth and shiny and he did a great job of fairing the seams. His attention to detail will make the rest of the job go fast. The usual length for the Tolman Standard skiff is 20ft. but Joe's is only 18'. Everyone agreed that the boat looked great and this was going to be one good working skiff.

After the turning and mandatory hour of boat looking and talk, we all settled down to a feast of taco salad and other goodies. See more photos...