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Mellonseed 16.5' by Gig Harbor Boats

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$16,495.00

Current replacement price $26,825 from Gig Harbor in Washington State.   This was an Annapolis Boat Show demo boat with all available options installed, including sails, dual rowing positions, and trailer.  Always stored indoors, limited use  Like new condition.

Originally introduced as a pure rowboat after studying its historical design, which is a derivative of the famous Jersey Beach Skiff. The Jersey version, being used for a mixture of rowing and sailing as a work boat, has a higher free board for dryness under sail and greater load carrying capacity. However, a pure rowing boat is hindered by that high free board due to increased windage, weight, and steeper oar angle. With this in mind, the Melonseed was developed with an almost identical under body as the Jersey Skiff, but she is built with one less plank at the sheer.

This Melonseed has a fine bow and stern, elevated ends to drive over chop, and a stunningly graceful sheer line. It has a flat bottom (called a box keel) which furnishes tremendous tracking ability.On the box keel, she sits flat and secure on a dock or beach instead of leaning on to one side like a fin keel boat such as a Whitehall. The length of 16’5″ and the substantial beam of 64″ allows the use of long sweeps without the need for custom outriggers.

Gig Harbor introduced the Melonseed Skiff after many requests from customers who loved the lines of the rowboat, but who wanted a capable sailing version. They added a sealed deck, an aluminum mast, a balanced lug rig, and a dagger board which still allows dual sliding seat rowing with the mast up. The balanced lug rig gives the sailboat good performance in light wind yet requires no stays to support the mast making it very easy to rig. The mast itself is 12′ long and weighs only 15 pounds, making it very easy to handle. The dagger board is just below the front seat so that it can slide right over the top without impediment. The console for the mainsheet is removable to quickly convert the boat from sailing to rowing configuration. With the long box keel and the balanced lug rig, the helm is remarkably natural with just enough weather helm to make sailing easy even for a beginner.

• Listing ID : 178794

712 Old Stream Road Manakin Sabot, VA 23103 North America , 23103   Show phone number 804-690-7116  *****

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Gig Harbor Melonseed Rowboat for Sale

Two-seater Gig Harbor Melonseed Rowboat with Two sets of Cedar Oars, Trailer, and Cover

With its beautiful lines and smooth rowing, the Melonseed is a great boat for inland lakes as well as coastal creeks and sounds. Rowing enthusiasts will appreciate the speed and versatility of the Melonseed, which can easily be rowed by one or two people. 

• Built in 2019
• Length: 16’9”
• 2021 Magic Tilt Trailer
• Two sets of Cedar Oar
• Single Owner
• Excellent Condition 

The Melonseed skiff is a fiberglass rowboat popular with fishermen, bird watchers, and rowing enthusiasts. Capable of accepting a small motor, the Melonseed has a fine bow and stern, elevated ends to drive over chop, and a stunningly graceful sheerline. It has a flat bottom box keel which furnishes tremendous tracking ability and is seaworthy for long open water adventures. On the box keel, she sits flat and secure on a dock or beach instead of leaning on to one side like a fin keel boat. The length of 16’9″ and the substantial beam of 66″ allows the use of long sweeps without the need for custom outriggers.

This rowboat was donated to the Coastal Federation after being used less than five times. The original owner also owns a one-seater Melonseed that is their “daily-rower” and only had room for one boat after a move. The rowboat has been stored inside. 

The rowboat, two sets of oars, trailer, and cover have a combined value of over $12,000. 

For more information or to make an offer, contact Amanda Lyle at amandal@nccoast.org or 252-393-8185. 

Excerpts from the Small Craft Advisor Magazine review (available on manufactures webpage below):

“We think the Melonseed represents an excellent value. She’s quite versatile, being a pleasurable sailboat, an exceptional rowboat, and being small enough to manhandle but large enough to bring crew, the dog, or a few crab pots along.”

“More stable initially than a typical dinghy at the same length, the Melonseed isn’t twitchy or overly sensitive to crew movement, and her pronounced sheer means her ends carry her up and over choppy seas.”

“Rowing performance was, as expected, excellent. All of the owners we communicated with seemed overwhelmingly satisfied with performance under oar.”

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2016 Gig Harbor Melonseed

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Seller's Description

2016 Gig Harbor Melonseed Sailboat in great condition with trailer. Sail, Row (tandem sculling) or do both at the same time. Electric motor hard wired.

Equipment: Crisp sail Beautiful wood rub rail Dagger board; tiller includes extension and rudder 2 rowing/sculling stations with 2 pairs of 9 foot wood spoon blade oars Electric motor -hard wired in boat 2 bench storage ports and larger cuddy Lazy jacks Stainless steel keel rub strip 4 folding pop up stainless steel docking cleats 2 fenders Gear bag for mast, boom and sail Boat cover Titles for boat and trailer Galvanized hinged tongue trailer with LED lights and freshly lubricated bearings

If purchased brand new today from the company this would cost you $27,110

Rig and Sails

Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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The Melonseed Skiff by Crawford Boat Building is built to last. Of the over 500 hulls produced to date virtually all are offering their owners the same pleasure and reliability as when new.  The melonseed sail, rigging and other components can be easily maintained or replaced with original parts.  Because of this enduring quality Crawford Boat Building melonseed skiffs retain their value, and we are proud to present our melonseed skiff along with small craft by other boat builders currently for sale by their owners .

All inquiries should be made to Roger Crawford by email [email protected]   or phone 781.837.3666

Melonseed Skiffs currently for sale - click on the boat of your interest or scroll down for more details...

2002 MELONSEED SKIFF # 280 “PANCHA”  $6,500

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2009 Melonseed Skiff #427  $8900

2011 Crawford Melonseed Skiff  #463  “Three Cheers”  $11,900

2005 Melonseed Skiff #355  $8900

1996 MELONSEED SKIFF # 129  $7,900   $6,900

1998 MELONSEED SKIFF # 169 “Pepita”  $7,900  $6,900

Enhanced Wooden Melonseed  $12,500   $9,500

Like New 2013 Melonseed Skiff # 478 “Skylark”

2014 WOODEN MELONSEED SKIFF $6700  $5,900

1992 Melonseed Skiff # 51 “Mouton Noir” $8500

2011 Melonseed Skiff ”WIND RIDER” $11,400

2019 Melonseed Skiff # 537 “Sail on” $11,000

2012 MELONSEED SKIFF # 469, “A CAPELLA”  $12,900

2021 Melonseed Skiff # 542 “JACK de CROW” $14,500

2008 MELONSEED SKIFF “SKIMMER”  $8,400

2008 MELONSEED SKIFF  “PUDDLEDUCK”  $10,250  $9,200

2018 MELONSEED SKIFF # 536 “What’s The Rumpus”

(ONLY) $8,000 !!!

2005 MELONSEED SKIFF  Hull # 359  “SWEETPEA”  $9,500

1994 MELONSEED SKIFF # 87   $7,750

2001 MELONSEED SKIFF # 254  $9,000

2013 MELONSEED SKIFF # 482  “ LULU III ” $9,000

2015 MELONSEED SKIFF # 503 “MARIPOSA”  $8,500

2005 MELONSEED SKIFF  Hull # 343     $9,250

2006 MELONSEED SKIFF #367  “VOLARE”  $9,000

13’ 6” WOOD MELONSEED FOR SALE  $3350

MELONSEED SKIFF # 97  $7800

2012 MELONSEED SKIFF # 471  $7,850

MELONSEED # 377 2006 $9,000

2006 MELONSEED SKIFF # 372  “Patricia Leigh”

$9,000   $8,250

1997 MELONSEED SKIFF # 197 “POLLYWOG”  $6,850

LOVELY 13’ 4” WOOD MELONSEED

Very reasonably priced at only $5800

1997 MELONSEED SKIFF # 143 “WREN”  $7,250

1998 MELONSEED SKIFF # 169 “AZARIAH”  $7,495

Excellent condition!

2015 MELONSEED # 506  $11,500

2002 Melonseed Skiff # 279 “Bob”  $7,000

2014 Melonseed # 490   $10,750

Melonseed #497  2014  "Watercolors" $9,950

2004 MELONSEED SKIFF # 320  “Sunshine Daydream”

$8,000 firm  now Asking Price $7,750

2002  Melonseed Skiff # 271 “Lil turtle”   $6,850

$14,000  $13,000  NOW $9,250!!

1993 MELONSEED SKIFF # 65  $5,000

1997 MELONSEED #139  The lovely “Ladyslipper”  $7,950

2013 MELONSEED # 487  “KELPIE”   $10,750 now   $9,500

2011 BRUSH CREEK WOODEN MELONSEED, HULL #6 $6,350

2006 MELONSEED # 373 “Ghost”, $8750 (firm price)

2007 Melonseed Skiff # 395 “Puffin”  $7,000

2013 BRUSH CREEK MELONSEED, HULL #7  $7,750

2000 Melonseed Skiff # 224 “Sea Belle”      $6600.-

2008 Melonseed Skiff # 410 “Navigemus”    $8,750

1995 Melonseed Skiff # 106  “V Barca”    $7,250 now $5,950

2007 Melonseed Skiff # 37   $6,850

2000 Melonseed Skiff # 232 “Fancy”  $8,745

2013 Brush Creek Melonseed "Wassail"   $12,000  $8,000

MS #317, 2004  $10,750  now $10,450  $9,950

Centerboard 1995 Melonseed Skiff # 115 “Oscar”  $5,000

Brush Creek 2014 wooden Melonseed  $8,400  $6,995  $6,645

                                     click for more info                       $5,995

MS #301, 2003  $8,650

1989 MELONSEED # 3   $6,950

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2003 Melonseed # 295  $7,250

2011 MELONSEED SKIFF # 458 “SEAHORSE” $8,900

2004 Melonseed # 339, "Isabella"   $8,950

MELONSEED # 66  1993  $6,750

MS #483, 2013   $11,750

MS #96, 1995   $6,750

MELONSEED # 454 2010  $ 11,950

Melonseed # 396, 2007  $12,500

Melonseed #420, 2008 $9,000

'Pre-winter price decrease' through November 15th:  $8,200

Melonseed #90, 1994  $5,500

MELONSEED # 82, 1994  $7,250  $6,750

Melonseed #211 "Squirt"  $8,500

Melonseed #424  2009  $7,000

Melonseed #113  1995  $7,250

MS #RDBMS099D595, 1995  $6,750

Melonseed #497  2014  $13,250

MELONSEED # 269, 2002.  “Constellation”  $6,750

MS #20, 1990  $3,995

MS #253, 2001  $9,000

For more information about the Crawford Swampscott Dories go to

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1988 CRAWFORD SWAMPSCOTT SAILING DORY  $8,700

1988 16’ CRAWFORD SWAMPSCOTT SAILING DORY  $7,900

CRAWFORD SWAMPSCOTT DORY     $11,000 firm

Note: The cover image presented on this web page is of a “Sistership” Swampscott Dory, included here to add context, insight and information.

There is no jib, topsail or boom on this boat, only the 77’ mainsail.

This will be noted in a separate category than the images of the actual boat

1999 16’ CRAWFORD SWAMPSCOTT SAILING DORY  $8,850

16’ 1978 CRAWFORD SWAMSCOTT DORY

ROWING/MOTOR MODEL   $5,500  $4,995

CRAWFORD SWAMPSCOTT DORY # 199  $7500

Photo of a “Sistership”.

 This is not the actual boat for sail, but the same brand and model.

1978 Crawford Gunning Dory $2,500

1978 Crawford Swampscott Sailing Dory $3,700

1988 Crawford Swampscott Sailing Dory $5,750

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In January 2019, mid-winter, melonseed.com had 3,924 page views from 1,573 viewers of which 524 were views of the brokerage page.

You will avoid the hassles of advertising, responding to inquiries, shipping arrangements and the minutia that is often necessary to consummate a sale.  We are able to provide both you and the buyer our expertise which includes a realistic assessment of your boat's value.

Building and selling small craft with enduring value is what we do.  We’ll start the sales process for you and when a prospective buyer is ready to purchase we will pass them along to you to answer any remaining questions and finalize the sale.

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