LYM'N 18'

Length 18' with 8' beam.

Although Lym'n is a simple boat, safety, efficiency and seaworthiness factor prominently in her form.The 21 cubic foot live tank can hold up to 1300 pounds of salt water and the circulation was intended to be accomplished with either the forward movement of the boat or a bucket if adrift. The 9.9 hp Yamaha outboard does have electric output so an electric circulation pump can be added, although this increases the complexity. Typically this hold should allow one to return home with 500 to 700 pounds of live cargo or perhaps more depending on specific requirements.

Lym'n is a displacement vessel so her tanked speed is 5 knots. However, her 100 pounds per horsepower empty weight should give her a brisk departure speed while her 4 cycle engine just sips fuel.

 

 

 

The 18 foot Lym'n is designed as a third world fishing skiff with a live tank for keeping product alive and fresh for market. She is intended to be a kit boat that would be simple to build under a palm tree, as it were, with very limited tools and no electricity. The design reflects the need to be as inexpensive as quality materials would allow.