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Office:  231-537-2196, cell:     231-203-4474, email:   [email protected].

SCAMP softgoods

Howard Rice of The Pocket Yacht  has conceived many useful products to enhance the SCAMP experience. His initial design concepts are well thought out responses to his direct experiences sailing in a SCAMP.  Matt responded to Howard's designs with the engineering and additional design detail necessary to produce well thought out, ready to ship, soft goods that will fit a stock SCAMP.  

Tested...   The low tent, cushions, and self rescue straps were the major pieces given rigorous testing on the Straits of Magellan aboard Southern Cross.  (See Voyage of the Southern Cross  blog and Below 40 South documentary webpage fascinating accounts of the journey.)  None of the soft goods failed, and Howard was happy with their performance.  

Questions or orders, please contact Howard Rice via The Pocket Yacht .   ​​

Canvas Products all constructed using WeatherMax fabric.

Color options:  Toast and Mist 

Binding color options: Toast, Mist Black, White Royal Blue, Forest Green, and True Red.

SCAMP specific gear includes:

Travel Covers ​

Re-Entry Slings

Floor Cloths (Pair)

Various Bags

Back Nest $95

Door Cloth $120

Grime Cloths (pair) $95

Designed to pack down small, to set up quick, and to keep you dry. Howard reports that it does all three very well.

Entry both port and starboard, both with screens.  Tent is constructed with a rubber gasket along the forward edge to help seal out the weather.  Accommodations at aft and midship cleats for dock lines and fender lines.  

Fabric: Weathermax.  Color choice includes toast and silver.  Optional contrast binding in true red, forest green, royal, and white.

Low Tent Basic Package: $875

Low Tent, Mast Boot, and Tent Bag

Low Tent Full Package: $1175

Low Tent, Mast Boot, Tent Bag, and 2 Floor Cloths

If you do not have a stock boat and need alternative sizing:

Perimeter openings up to 4" x 4": $50/each

Larger, more complex modifications billed @ $50/hour

Bench seat cushions are made with 1" closed cell foam and made with welt, which makes them stronger and longer lasting.  Howard is especially happy that the cushions add buoyancy and insulation from the cold, as well as comfort to his sailing time. ​

Fabric: WeatherMax. Color Choice includes toast and silver.

68" Bench Cushions (Pair): $530

Cushion Covers: $190

Cushion Storage Bags: $95

81"Bench Cushions (Pair): $555

Cushion Covers: $210

Cushion Storage Bags: $110

Cuddy Cushions (3 @ 19" x 28 3/4"): $360

Cushion Storage Bags: $65

Fabric: WeatherMax. Color Choice includes toast and mist.

Travel Covers

Large Travel Cover (to the water line): $1075

Cockpit Travel Cover: $550

The method of re-entering a SCAMP using a sling is a great skill/tool to have along.  The sling is constructed with 1" polyester webbing to be strong and durable, and daisy chain loops at one end allow for length adjustments to suit the user.

Self Rescue Straps: $135

Floor Cloths

The floor cloth is designed to create a quick, clean, and dry cockpit.  This is a real pleasure when conditions leave you with a wet living space. ​

It is constructed with waterproof, double coated fabric, and tailored to cover the floor and the bench seats all in one piece.

Floor Cloths (Pair): $330

Lower edge it attached with snaps and has a rubber gasket.  It requires that a curb be added to the cabin top, aft of the mast.

This item is included with a purchase of a low tent, but is also available on its own.

Mast collar is made with Weathermax fabric.  Color choice includes toast and mist.

Mast Boot: $70

Bag Details

3 Pocket Line Bag

Howard designed this line bag to contain and more importantly organize the lines.  They can easily be stuffed into the pockets when things are happening quickly to avoid a tangled mess.  The fasteners on the line bag use the same snaps studs as the tent.  No extra hardware needed if you have a tent,  If not, it will be provided.

Line bag is made with Weathermax fabric.  Color choice includes toast and mist.

Available in two sizes, 13'3" x 18" circumference and 16'5" x 22" circumference.  Each bag has a webbing loop in each end and a carry strap in the center.

Rig bag is made with Weathermax fabric.  Color choice includes toast and mist.

Rudder/Tiller Bag ​

The bags are reinforced with 18oz vinyl coated polyester on the inside at hardware locations.  There is also a pocket for your tiller inside.

Rudder/tiller bag is made with Weathermax fabric.  Color choice includes toast and mist.

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Spike A wrote: ↑ Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:24 pm I'm not sure about the Scamp Camp or building but I did have a Potter 15 I sold and purchased a used fiberglass Scamp. I'm not as agile as I used to be and the cabin in the Potter wasn't really usable. Also if you sail with anyone else, 2 is about max for the Potter. I've had 4 comfortably in the Scamp. There is no cabin but the stability, cockpit room, and lack of stays makes for a more useful boat for me. I too want to sail camp along the Gulf Coast and I'm trying to figure out a boom tent or other solution to keep out of the weather in the evenings.

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Spike A wrote: ↑ Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:28 pm I have also slept in an MRI machine. In my previous military life I slept in many unsavory places. The SCAMP will be luxury. Many SCAMPers, is that a word, will put slats between the cockpit seats to create one huge sleeping surface. You could probably fit a queen sized inflatable bed if you had the desire. My wife will definitely not be sleeping aboard so I'm planning on a nice sleeping bag/pad on the floor.

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SCAMP Review in Small Craft Advisor Magazine!

by GHBoats Webmaster | Oct 20, 2017 | Press Reviews , SCAMP

Exciting news that’s been a long time coming . . . the Small Craft Advisor magazine released their first formal review of the SCAMP! 

For a bit of backstory, the SCAMP, which stands for S mall C raft A dvisor M agazine P roject, was originally conceived by the magazine as a kit boat that would meet the needs of adventurous small craft sailors.  It was designed by a team of passionate and knowledgeable small-craft experts that Small Craft Advisor brought together to build something of the “ideal” capable and fun small craft. 

You can see how that history might have made Small Craft Advisor hesitant to review a boat of its own design.  As the article says, “Given our involvement with the boat and our predictable biases, we weren’t sure we’d ever publish a formal Review article. However with the passing years and more sailing hours being logged, more owners are available to offer feedback making us confident we can offer a reasonably impartial review of our magazine’s little flagship…”

Our own Falk and Dave were involved in the effort, and we hosted SCAMP events right here in our shop in Gig Harbor as we prepared to adapt the design to fiberglass.      

From the archives: The SCAMP rendezvous meeting at the shop

The 6-page review covers the SCAMP as a whole, including both kit-constructed models as well as the fiberglass version made by us here at Gig Harbor Boat Works.  It is filled with the personal feedback of both DIY builders and those who’ve purchased our fiberglass boats ready to sail, and it quotes several other press reviews as well.  

We’ve republished a few excerpts here – but the whole thing is worth reading.  For the full article, please see the check out the Nov/Dec issue of  Small Craft Advisor .  (Note: the PDF issue is  available for purchase here .)   

SCAMP Review

This distinctive microcruiser with unusual features has established a cult following.

It all started simply enough. We were on a 150-mile cruise down the Columbia River on our 16-foot sailboat and, even though the boat drew only two feet, we kept coming upon even shallower tributaries and backwaters we longed to explore. The perfect boat for this kind of sailing, we thought, was smaller and simpler, rowable, with a flat bottom and skegs so we could take the ground and wait out the tide if we wanted—a boat that would allow us to explore deeper into the tidal zones and along the water’s edge. To camp comfortably we’d want some accommodations—a good sleeping berth, plenty of stowage, and some protection from the elements—but we didn’t want a fully enclosed cabin, which would be claustrophobic on a boat this size and possibly even dangerous. A partial cabin would be better. We also recognized this was a big river and we saw how rough it could get when the wind blew against the current—this little boat would also have to be seaworthy.

Scamp has been called “sneaky fast,” and compared to a bumblebee for flying better than its shape suggests it should. However you want to say it, Scamp’s performance tends to surprise folks.

 . . .

While not a planing boat, Scamp does get up to hull speed quickly and, being generously canvassed, will move in just a whisper of wind. At only 11’11” long it won’t keep up with the fastest 15 to 18-footers, but it will literally sail circles around the slower ones.

Finally, it’s the boat’s extreme maneuverability that might be her best performance feature. With a single sheet and no shrouds or stays, a sailor can put the helm hard over and Scamp will do circles in little more than her hull length, making her quite capable of sailing into marinas or other tight quarters.

Josh Colvin signals his approval of the prototype Gig Harbor fiberglass Scamp. Photo by Debra Colvin for Small Craft Advisor.

At 420 pounds empty, Scamp is light enough to be trailered by many smaller 4-cylinder vehicles, and an important corollary is that she’s light enough to reposition on her trailer in a garage, or push her bow off the shore when beached.

“Have come to really like the simplicity and ease of sailing with the balanced lug sail.” Todd & Jan Sellick, Litle Bark, GH Scamp. 

Where a lot of popular trailerable sailboats are not recoverable after capsize, needing a tow or assistance to right and/or pump out, Scamp was designed with self-rescue in mind. In the event the boat is knocked down she will remain afloat and can usually be righted, re-boarded and sailed away—often without needing much or any bailing. 

“Tender to about 10 to 15 degrees then it stiffness up quickly. The boat likes the first reef at 12 to 15 mph winds. The 2nd reef at about 22 mph. Once reefed the boat settles down nicely.” Paul Stovner, Frisky 2015 Gig Harbor Model #367

Few categories are more subjective than sailboat accommodations. Just like with terrestrial camping, where some folks think of backpacks and bivy tents, others imagine motorhomes and microwave ovens. The latter group will find Scamp wanting, but the former will be embarrassed by its excesses.

Todd and Jan Sellick’s shot of their ‘glass Scamp Little Bark nosed up to a small island at the east end of Bigstone Bay, on Lake of the Woods, Ontario.

The so-called “glass Scamp” is a perfect match for its wooden sisterships, with no noticeable differences in performance or handling. Certain systems, like the water ballast, lend themselves well to low-maintenance fiberglass construction .  Instead of wood, Gig Harbor uses rugged composite materials for things like thwarts and foils. 

The Gig Harbor version also employs a two-piece aluminum mast (powder coated in a tan color) that can be broken down for travel stowage. As it’s even lighter than a birdsmouth wooden equivalent, many Scamp builders have opted for the Gig Harbor masts and built their own booms and yards.

“ Very good quality. The boat is two years old and looks new with no gel coat cracks. No issues or failures with the hardware. Very sturdy and ready to take heavy weather. Only flexing is the lower portion backrest coaming in the cockpit. This seems to have no effect on the operation of the boat. No delaminations.” Paul Stovner, Frisky 2015 Gig Harbor Model #367

One question we get now and then is whether someone ought to buy a glass Scamp or build their own. We think the answer is easy: If you’re truly excited about building your own boat and have the time, then go with the kit. If you just like the design and want to go sailing, buy the Gig Harbor model. You’ll probably save money if you build your own, but only if you don’t factor in your time.

“ Very good value, better than a Potter 15 for performance and ease to set up, and more comfortable to sail.” Paul Stovner, Frisky 2015 Gig Harbor Model

Needless to say, SCAMP has surpassed our expectations both as a boat design and in terms of its overall popularity. In addition to proving itself the capable beach-cruiser and backwater explorer we’d imagined, the little boat has inspired adventures, sparked friendships, and drawn new sailors and builders into our small-boat community.

Want to learn more about our fiberglass SCAMP’s creation?   Browse through the SCAMP archives!

What’s the first step of building a new fiberglass boat? Building a wood one!

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