Heritage 15 Guide Boat
NEW! Heritage 15 Guideboat new for 2010– 65 pounds!
The Heritage hull is famous for its stability. One can even stand in it and cast a fishing pole. Most people looking for a rowing skiff do not need it to be as tippy as an 2′ wide shell.
Speed wise, the Heritage is certainly the fastest traditional design that can claim the ability to stand in. How fast is that? Between 25 and 30 feet per stroke. It’s inspiring. A recent GPS test found the 15 foot classic to be 7.9 knots top end and 7.2 knots sustained. |
 Built-in Stern and Bow passenger seats  Sold as either a Single or Double |

Heritage 15 Guide Boat
Newest to our Heritage line is the Guideboat It is built on the same acclaimed hull shape and design as the Classic Heritage, but sold at a more economical price. This is a single skin boat, which means it is made from a hull mold only, similar to a canoe. The inside has a gelcoat finish.
Whether in a 15 or an 18, the Guideboat can be purchased as a single or a double. If you order the boat as a single, it can later be retrofitted into a double by ordering the second rowing station and adding the mounting brackets.
The benches are wood for a touch of tradition without overwhelming maintenance. The sliding seat monorail sets on top of the bench just as in the Classic. One may remove the slider (or order it without a slide) to row in the traditional fixed seat way. For and aft are built in passenger seats, which function as the flotation compartments as well. The rigger design is fixed in the outboard position as in a shell. Top of the line Concept II oarlocks are standard.
Features
- Drop-in Unit row station
- Ideal for car-topping
- Stable enough to stand in and cast a fishing pole
- Black or white rails
- Sold as single but converts to a double by adding options
- Built-in passenger seats bow and stern
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Specifications
| Length | 15' 3" or 4.64 m | | Width | 40" or 101.6 cm | | Approx. Weight unrigged | 65 lbs | | Approx. Weight for rig | Add 16 lbs |
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Suggested Purchase Order
| Guideboat Heritage 15 Includes 1 sliding seat monorail with outriggers, and 1 mahogany bench | $4495 | | 1 pr. sculling oars carbon/glass Macon-Spoon | $520 | | Cockpit Drain, installed | $55 | | Porthole and Storage Bag (holds knobs and drain plugs when dismantled) | $45 | | Bow Eye or stern eyes, through-bolted, installed (helpful in cartopping) | $20each | | DOUBLE ROWING GUIDEBOAT | | | Guideboat Double, 2 sliding seats,2 wood benches, ability to switch from Double to balanced single | $5295 | | 2 pr sculling oars | $1040 |
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Accessories
| Sumbrella Cover | $399 | | SUV/Car Kit | $75 | | Build Package for in-water storage.
Boats may be kept in water a few weeks. Permanent in water boats should have thicker gel coat (adds 15 lbs) on Vinyl ester skin coats | $195 | | Big Wheeled Dolly, now with fat tires for mud and sand (not needed to row, but after a good row . . .) | $245 | | Princess passenger seat, made of Cherry and wicker | $175 | | fixed seat rowing: Attached mounting blocks and oarlock bases (need one set for single, 2 sets for double and 3 sets for single/double converting) | $95/ set | | Standard bronze oarlocks for fixed seat rowing | $65 pair | | "Front-view" Mirror and mast | $99 | | Oar Carrying Bag (really solves carrying, car topping, and UV issues with oars) | $125 |
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