“Key Marco Skiff” Conservation

The Marco Island Historical Society is pleased to announce the return of a significant piece of our area’s history: The “Key Marco Skiff”. This unique watercraft was hand-built in the mid-1940’s by a recluse living in the swamps around Goodland, Eugene Paul Teachout.

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Man and His Boat Lobby

A. Key Marco skiff in Tallahassee

B. Unloading at MIHM

C. Moved to RHA Lobby

D. Looking Toward Stern

E. Seat in aft cockpit

F. Debris in the bilges

G. Looking forward from fish box

H. Detail of two level decking

I. Broken Port Oarlock

J. Stern damage

K. Removing rotted starboard deck stringer

L. Replace Broken and Rotted Stern Deck Stringers

M. Port Stern Construction Display Completed

Rudder Recreation

N. Finished Stern Reconstruction

Rudder-Finished

P. Assessing reconstruction needed on Bow

R. Rebuild Rotted Mast Support Stringer

S. Treating Dry Rot below Bow Decking

T. Port Bow Rub Rail Cap

U. First Layer Bow

V. Assessing sprung hull planks

Pulling in sprung planks with fender washers & wood screws

T-nailing around the fender washers

Fender washers removed

T-nailing all planks

All planking T-nailed

The Marco Island Historical Society is sincerely grateful to Neil & Vicki Bretthauer for their generous sponsorship of the Key Marco Skiff Conservation Project

To see what information what we currently have about this fascinating individual, Click Here to read/download a PDF.

To see what information we currently have about the “Key Marco Skiff” itself, Click Here to read/download a PDF.