Sea Fox Seafox Skiff 22

Zobel Sea Fox Skiff For Sale
It is a Lovely Classic Sea Bright, NJ mahogany on oak built boat.
This is a Sea Bright Skiff style boat which runs beautifully, This boat will delight anybody who meets it at the dock, sees it on the water, or gets a ride in it. Note the beautiful brass detail "Zobel" and "SeaFox" on the stern!

Extensive renovation has been completed between 2005 to present by Gannon and Benjamin,Martha's Vineyard and Two River Boat Works, Fair Haven,NJ. And today is in excellent structural condition.

Replacement of the bow - stem, ribs, planking, transom, windshield, console, seats, deck, etc. It is fitted with a low hour V6 Crusader, and comes with a very nice double axel aluminum trailer.

It is a simple boat which allows inspection of every structural detail and also makes it very inexpensive to maintain the systems as compared to a fiberglass boat.

Over $50,000 has been invested in this boat.
Zobel's Sea Skiff and Yacht Works was incorporated in Sea Bright in the 1940's and were a well respected boatbuilder. They joined other wooden boatbuilders along the North Jersey Shore, including Olsens and Hans Pedersen, and others.

Type: Classic Power
Year: 1956
Length: 22' beam 85
Draft: 29
Engine: REBUILT Crusader V6 ch165
Engine Hours: low
Drive: Inboard
Horsepower: 165
Fuel: Gas
Hull Material: Wood
Beam: 8' 5"
Draft: 29"
Condition: EXCELLENT

For sale by Hudson River Maritime Museum, Kingston, NY Located at our Boat School.
Proceeds directly benefit our programs.
Boat can be seen by appointment. Please Include PHONE NUMBER IN REPLY

Wooden Boats are Not Always More Expensive than Fiberglass Boats

The world is filled with facts that appear to be true but are nothing more than simplifications of a complex subject. Wooden boats is one such subject. Almost universally, people think that wooden boats are difficult and expensive to maintain. This is sort of true, but it ignores the fact that it is possible to make an excellent argument for wooden boats under certain circumstances, where wood is a great option and even makes economic sense.
As a matter of fact, the world is filled with crappy fiberglass boats that just refuse to visibly rot away, but are rotten to the core.
All boats require maintenance if long term survival is the goal. All boats require hull maintenance, bottom painting, engine repairs and overhauls, and equipment overhauls and renewals. The most significant difference between wooden boats and fiberglass boats is that wooden boats require more hull maintenance. Some people think that wooden boats require a lot more hull maintenance but that is not necessarily true. If one sticks to a number of basic rules, the difference between wooden hull maintenance costs and fiberglass hull maintenance costs is small in the overall cost picture and the purchase and maintenance of a good second hand wooden boat may actually be cheaper than the purchase and maintenance of an equivalent fiberglass boat
These are the rules:
1.Unless you are a glutton for punishment only start with a good boat. Age is not important, just start with a good boat.
2.If a boat is not used, it needs to be carefully laid-up. If it is a wooden boat that is laid-up, it needs to be very carefully laid up.
3.Do not own a wooden boat if you do not plan to use it.
4.A wooden boat needs careful inspection and maintenance every year. The big difference between wooden and fiberglass boats is that wooden boats do not tolerate being ignored.