Melonseed 16 Gaff
Description
Marc L. Barto, a naval architect, designed a 16-foot Melonseed skiff as a modern interpretation of the 19th-century New Jersey duck-hunting skiffs, refined from lines by Howard I. Chapelle. Featured extensively in WoodenBoat magazine and its community, Barto's design emphasizes simplicity, elegance, and accessibility for amateur builders. While typically rigged with an unstayed sprit rig, it can be adapted for a gaff rig,
The standard boat dimensions
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Sails
| Sail Type | GAFF MAIN |
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| Luff | 9.79 ft - (2984 mm) |
| Foot | 12.313 ft - (3753 mm) |
| Leech | 17.75 ft - (5410 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 80.4 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 14.396 ft - (4388 mm) |
| Head | 8.83 ft - (2691 mm) |
| Area | * 122.55 ft² |
| Sail Type | GAFF MAIN |
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| Luff | 7.75 ft - (2362 mm) |
| Foot | 10.83 ft - (3301 mm) |
| Leech | 15.5 ft - (4724 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 81.32 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 12.33 ft - (3758 mm) |
| Head | 7.75 ft - (2362 mm) |
| Area | * 88.75 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.