Plans to build the 20' Tortuga Mullet Skiff
Introducing the Tortuga Mullet Skiff. Easy to build plans are available for immediate download.
About Mullet Skiffs
Introducing a brand new hull design, the Mullet Skiff. Well it's not exactly new - it was developed over 90 years ago, but never modernized - and for the life of me I can't imagine why not. It features a dory style hull, with a vee entry. This makes it stable, capable in rough seas, easily driven with minimal power - just about everything a real sea dog likes in a boat. They'll get up and move, too without too much power, though not a modern high speed planing hull.
Mullet skiffs were originally developed for the Florida Mullet fishery back around 1900 to be able to carry a load while operating in shoal water. They were intended to be powered by the heavy, low powered gas engines of the day. During prohibition, when booze was outlawed, enterprising fishermen souped up their boats with big straight 8 Cadillac motors and made runs to the Bahamas and Cuba to load up on rum and sneak it back to the states. When the G-men gave chase, they just firewalled the throttles and took off flying.
These sturdy cruising hulls are constructed of standard milled construction lumber, available at any lumber yard, covered with ply, then fiberglassed over with epoxy resin to make a very tough, commercial grade hull, ready for just about anything. While not as easy to build as a dory, they're well within the capabilities of the amateur wood worker, even a first time boat builder.
A Customer asked if I could scale one of these mullet skiffs down to a 20 footer, and so, here's the Tortuga. It features the classic Mullet Skiff lines in an easily trailerable size. This would be the perfect fishing boat for those who rarely head out overnight, but want a tough, solid boat that is surprisingly economical when it comes to power. A 75 HP 4 stroke engine is all you'd ever need for most sea conditions. The hull is constructed of standard lumber yard materials and is far easier to build than most of the hulls you see on designer's web pages.
Free Study Plans for the Tortuga Mullet Skiff
Our study plans are two of the actual construction drawings. They're not enough information for you to build the boat, but they do give you the overall boat size, shape and construction methods. This is a pdf file readable with the free Adobe Acrobat pdf file reader.
Complete Construction Plans for the Tortuga Mullet Skiff - Only $89.99
The construction plans for the Tortuga are available for download from the Internet in Adobe pdf format. To purchase, you will be taken to the PayPal site where you may use a credit card, debit card, or e-check. It's safe and secure. After completing the transaction, use the "Return to Vendor" link and you will be taken to a page where you are able to download the plans instantly. California residents must pay 7.75% sales tax.
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