Built & Launched Registry
15.5' old time southeast working skiff
5.5' old time southeast working skiff
- Registry No.
- BL-000004
- Hailing Port
- hilliard, FL, United States
- Status
- Under Construction
Under Construction
- Builder
- Matt Cook
- Design
- 5.5' old time southeast working skiff
- Length
- 15′ 6″4.7 m
- Status
- Under Construction
- Hailing Port
- hilliard, FL, United States
A15.5 ft inboard work/fish boat in the old style of the Southeast area
Build Progress
95 hours logged
95
hours in the workshop
- From her build log
- 95
- Sessions recorded
- 4
Logged from April 2026 to September 2026.
The Build
4 milestones, in order
-
APRIL 2026
Getting the build shop ready
Getting a place to build setup
-
MAY 2026
Starting the mold and hull
Getting the rough size and shape going
-
AUGUST 2026
Framing starting to come together
not alot latley but this is where were currently at
-
SEPTEMBER 2026
Running gear setup and bottom work
Did some initial setup work on the running gear and getting the bottom installed.
Specifications
As entered in the registry
Design & Type
- Boat Type
- Skiff
- Design
- 5.5' old time southeast working skiff
- Designer
- Matt Cook
- Plans
- Custom — no plans, or plans of my own
- Plans Source
- Cumberland Rover based loosley on the crooked creek skiff
Construction
- Construction Method
- Sheet Ply over Frames
- Primary Material
- Mixed Construction
- Method Notes
- Plywood skin, hardwood frames, fiberglass encapulated
- Builder
- Matt Cook
- Built At
- Temp built boat shop in N.E. Florida
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 15′ 6″4.7 m
Propulsion
- Propulsion
- Inboard
- Engine
- Predator
- Horsepower
- 6.6 hp
- Machinery
- using a Beaver Dam mud motor kit for running gear
Dates & Waters
- Build Started
- April 2026
- Hailing Port
- hilliard, FL, United States
- Home Waters
- Northeast Fl/ Southeast Ga
The Design
5.5' old time southeast working skiff
Plans Cumberland Rover based loosley on the crooked creek skiff
This design is not yet catalogued in the registry — it is recorded here as her builder wrote it. The registry still finds her sister ships by the name her builder gave.
The Builder
In their own workshop
Home Port
hilliard, FL, United States
Home Waters Northeast Fl/ Southeast Ga
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Built & Launched
The Registry of Home-Built Boats
Certificate of Registry
BL-000004
- Vessel
- 15.5' old time southeast working skiff
- Builder
- Matt Cook
- Design
- 5.5' old time southeast working skiff
- Build Started
- April 2026
- Launched
- —
- Hailing Port
- hilliard, FL, United States
- Registry Date
- 18 August 2026
- Last Updated
- 9 September 2026
- Status
- Under Construction
EST. 2026
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