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...

I am a newly registered Blogger here. I am just starting a Tolman Standard (18') that will have a cuddy like Dave Wright's. I live in the Portland area and will keep my eye out for future Tolman messabouts.

I am also a sailor. Currently sailing a Core Sound 20, which I finished in the Spring of 2006. After i get the Tolman done (6 months is my goal, for you see I need a salmon boat for next year), I have a set of plans for a 25' double ender that I commissioned the design for. This will be a lengthly project (5 years or so), so I decided to do a quick project first (Tolamn). Was drawn by Paul Fisher of Selway-Fisher Design in the UK.