The Tashmoo 18 is an 18 foot skiff, hand-laid in fiberglass and built to order. Designed as a single boat to be commissioned rather than selected from inventory, the Tashmoo 18 carries New England design heritage into a current fiberglass build.
Its proportions and console layout give it the versatility to serve in the class of working boat or family day boat, while retaining the understated character of the original design for time spent on the water.
The Tashmoo 18 is an 18 foot fiberglass skiff with console steering. Its hull is built in hand-laid fiberglass, giving the boat the material character that defines it. At 18 ft 4 in. long and 6 ft 7 in. across the beam, it has the proportions of a substantial open skiff boat without losing the clean, practical character of the design. The hull draws 8 in., while its 20 gal. fuel capacity offers ample capacity for a day of fishing or easy sailing.
Steering is handled through Safe-Tee steering, paired with a stainless steel steering wheel and a basic console with a 4-gang switch panel. Standard equipment also includes bow and stern navigation lights, stainless steel hardware, and a 1100 bilge pump. Bow and stern eyes are fitted as the set standard, while a rod locker and bow locker add storage capacity.
• Length: 18 ft 4 in.
• Beam: 6 ft 7 in.
• Draft: 8 in.
• Fuel capacity: 20 gal.
• Construction: hand-laid fiberglass
The Tashmoo 18 draws on the working-boat tradition of a Jonesport-style skiff, with New England design heritage carried into the current fiberglass build. The original design began as a 15-foot working skiff before growing to 18 feet, preserving the practical proportions that defined the boat from the outset.
The original 1980s molds were later restored and returned to production, allowing those same lines to continue in each new Tashmoo 18. Older wooden working boats belong to the design ancestry and craft tradition, while the current boat itself is built in fiberglass.
Original Tashmoo skiffs from the 1980s are still working Vineyard waters today, giving the design a direct connection to the boats that came before. The result is not a reinterpretation of the earlier form, but a continuation of it through the restored molds.
As a skiff boat, the Tashmoo 18 is designed to serve more than one kind of experience. It works naturally as a capable fishing skiff, with an open layout and console steering that suit time spent casting, moving between spots or simply working from the boat. Away from fishing, the same layout makes it equally comfortable as a day boat for cruising with family or friends, whether the plan is a long lunch ashore, a quiet run along the coast or a fun afternoon afloat.
There is room here for the boat to be practical without feeling single-purpose.
For sailors considering a luxury fishing boat, the appeal lies in that balance between usefulness and finish, with the character of the design carrying through each use. The Tashmoo 18 is built to move comfortably between fast, more active days on the water and slower, more relaxed time spent simply enjoying the boat without requiring technical skill.
Commissioning a Tashmoo 18 starts with a conversation about how you plan to use the boat and the finish that suits you. Each custom fiberglass skiff is built around the established Tashmoo 18 hull, with choices made within the model rather than from a fixed list of ready-made boats. For owners considering an 18 ft skiff, that makes the process personal from the outset.
Availability is managed through build slots over the course of the year, and each built to order skiff moves forward as an individual commission. When you are ready to begin, commission your skiff and start discussing the details of your Tashmoo 18.
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