 Skunk rigged on portage wheels | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Hubert Vandestadt |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1969 |
| No. built | 1200 |
| Builder | Vandestadt & McGruer |
| Role | Dinghy |
| Name | Skunk 11 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Draft | 2.50 ft (0.76 m) withcentreboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fibreglass |
| LOA | 11.08 ft (3.38 m) |
| LWL | 9.50 ft (2.90 m) |
| Beam | 5.42 ft (1.65 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centreboard |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Gunter rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Gunter riggedsloopMasthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 70 sq ft (6.5 m2) |
TheSkunk 11 is a Canadian utilitydinghy that can berowed, used as amotorboat,fishing boat or as asailing dinghy. It was designed byHubert Vandestadt and first built in 1969.[1][2][3]
The design was built byVandestadt & McGruer inOwen Sound, Ontario,Canada, but the company went out of business in 1987 and production had ended by then.[1][3][4]
The Skunk 11 is a recreationalsailboat, built predominantly offibreglass, with wood trim. It is aGunter riggedsloop with a free-standing mast,aluminum spars, araked stem, plumbtransom, a transom-hungrudder made frommahogany controlled by atiller and a retractable fibreglasscentreboard. The rudder and centreboard are "kick up" designs. It displaces 190 lb (86 kg).[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 2.50 ft (0.76 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.50 ft (0.15 m) with it retracted, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer or car roof rack.[1]
The boat may also be rowed and is equipped withoarlocks for that role. The transom is reinforced so the boat can be fitted with a smalloutboard motor of up to 5 hp (4 kW) for employment as a motorboat.[1]
The recessed foredeck has a storage area.[3]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, the "Skunk is a light, easily transported boat. Because of the gunter rig, all spars will fit inside the boat. There are no stays. The Super Skunk is Marconi rigged and has an extra 10 square feet of mainsail. Besides sailing, the Skunk may be used for fishing, as an outboard, or as a rowboat."[3]
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