Tolman Alaskan Skiff - The Jumbo

I ordered a whole mess of boat building books back around the year 2000 after deciding that I wanted to build a boat to suit my tastes. I picked up a book on building aluminum boats, several on the subject of the stitch and glue method of building and a few other general tomes on the subject. Hands down the one book that captivated my interest was Renn Tolman’s, A Skiff For All Seasons.

After reading and re-reading the book over a period of a few weeks, I ordered Renn’s Wide Body Addendum and a while later the Jumbo Addendum. I now had three versions of the boat to contemplate building. I’ve bugged Renn and several other Tolman Builders for details and pictures of their home built masterpieces and now through their generosity you too can study these very interesting and aesthetically pleasing vessels to your hearts content.