Comments on: Goat Island Skiff Boat Plan, Beautiful, Fast, LIght https://www.storerboatplans.com/boatplans/goat-island-skiff-simple-sailing-boat-excellent-performance-lightweight/ Boat plans with excellent instructions - Performance and beauty Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:05:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Michael Storer https://www.storerboatplans.com/boatplans/goat-island-skiff-simple-sailing-boat-excellent-performance-lightweight/#comment-10187 Sat, 10 Oct 2020 06:02:48 +0000 http://www.storerboatplans.com/wp/?p=12011#comment-10187 In reply to Lans Stout.

Hi Lars,

The approx weight should be around 8kg or 18lbs. This is with a 12mm wall.

A good place to check is on the Goat Island Skiff Group.

Some of the European GIS builders have sourced carbon tube with some braided component. 60mm diameter with a 3mm wall works out the same stiffness as the wooden mast at less than half the weight.

It is a relatively new approach so asking on the Goat Island Skiff group is the best approach.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GoatIslandSkiff/

Michael

]]> By: Lans Stout https://www.storerboatplans.com/boatplans/goat-island-skiff-simple-sailing-boat-excellent-performance-lightweight/#comment-10186 Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:54:35 +0000 http://www.storerboatplans.com/wp/?p=12011#comment-10186 Just built a hollow ladder step mast for the GIS. Wood is douglas fir…how heavy, (estimate) is a finished mast with this 4-stave box system? Mines pretty heavy! is that standard procedure? Thank you Lans

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