"Wonderful memories that this boat refreshes for me. In the late 50's my WWII vet father began working on a Skitow which is very similar to this one. He lofted it in the family garage and my older brother and I spent countless hours in there with him while he built all the oak frames and steam bent the chines in a piece of galvanized downspout with one end soldered closed then booked the water with an old naphtha blowtorch. The smell of oak sawdust and that powdered Weldwood waterproof glue he…"
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