NEW! Heritage 15 Guideboat

Newest to our Heritage line is the Guideboat.  It is built on the same acclaimed hull shape and design as the Classic Heritage, but is lighter and is more economical.  It is a single skin boat, which means it is made from a hull mold only, similar to a canoe. The inside has a gel coat finish. The Guideboat is available in the 12, 15, and 18 sizes.  The 15 and 18 can be ordered as a Single or Double, or both!  This economical, lightweight 15 is an incredable little boat, having undergone many generations to achieve the right balance of weight and strength at an affordable price.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.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 seeking 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.

Heritage 15 Guide Boat

 With the rowing stations out, this boat can be fairly easily lifted overhead and carried to and from the car by an average man.  Or it can be slid onto roof racks (never needing to lift but one end).  The rowing stations can be folded (from a “t: shape to an “I” shape) to store or carry.