Kenner Skipjack Owner?

spoonbow · #1 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

Hello all!
Looking for anyone who currently owns a Kenner 35 Skipjack. I have recently aquired a 1967 model from a gentleman that had some unusual ideas of how to best set up a boat. As an example, his first action as a boat owner was to remove the centerboard and trunk - it rattled.

Then he decided that the flush deck aft was a waste of space, so he built a 6' x 8' x 6', 3/4 inch plywood cabin and removed the deck under it (pictures here) . His final injury, er, modification to the boat was to rig hydraulic steering by welding a flat tang to the leading edge of the rudder and cutting a 1" x 28" slot in the transom for it to travel in. He then connected the hydraulic cylinder to the tang, went hard port, hard starboard a few times, when predictably enough, the tang snapped off the rudder.

What I am hoping to find is somone that could supply me with diagrams and/or pictures of the centerboard, trunk and tackle design, the original steering gear design, and the original deck layout. Any help would be most appreciated!

Thanks
Matt
Key West, FL

sailingdog · #2 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

Ouch...sounds like he did a good job of bastardizing the poor boat. You should probably contact the owner's association if they have one... it might also be worth checking with these two websites: 1, 2, as they may know more...

Good luck...I hope these links help. The second one is probably a better bet.

Damn...just looked at the photos...he did a real hack job on the poor beastie.

spoonbow · #3 (**permalink**) 10-25-2006

Thanks for the link to the Privateer site! I had come across it before, but had frankly forgotten about it. Posted on their forum (only once

), so hopefully will hear back from someone there. As I understand it, there were a limited number of the Skipjacks manufactured - I've heard figures from 18 to 80...

mikethepilot · #4 (**permalink**) 08-09-2009

What do I have to do to get the pics? Darn thing seems to not want me to look.