Classic Skagit Boat Club Home Page

Welcome to www.classicskagitboatclub.com, The Original Classic Skagit Boat Club

-Fans & users of Skagit Plastics fiberglass boats built in La Conner WA, from 1955-1961-

www.classicskagitboatclub.com is a tribute page for owners and fans of Skagit Plastics boats, and H.S. Roberts boats built in La Conner WA. Your online Skagit Plastics fiberglass boat resource. If you own one, or have one for sale, and want a picture page, email us at outboardr@yahoo.com

Howard Roberts, the man that Gene Dunlap hired from Bell Boy to run the legendary Skagit Plastics Boat Division in La Conner WA, standing in one of the first 1955 Skagit 20 inboard cruisers.

--A little about us---

We started as a Skagit Club back in 1999, went on to create Fiberglassics Northwest, and in 2008 revived this domain.

The emphasis here is on using the boats. We use our Skagit boats as a group, meaning......

It's more about the people than the boats! Friendships built here are up to 10 years strong. Most of the people and boats you see pictured here cruise together as a group and camp-cruise together as a group.

Many Skagit fiberglass boats are found in sad shape, but even the blackberries can't kill a Skagit. Many of the boats on the owner pages here were rescued from long periods of inactivity, and are now putting smiles on family faces. They're usually cheap to acquire and fairly inexpensive to own. All are paid for, no payments.

Scratch 'em a bit and enjoy 'em! Beach 'em! Life is short, we all say use the boat and hour meter, not the gloss meter.... we don't judge the boats, in fact we are happier cruising with a boat having battle scars than a pristine boat that becomes a trailer queen. No trailer queens here.

Any make of boat is welcome to cruise with us, wood, fiberglass or aluminum. It's just that we Skagiteers started the club.

We take our hot wives with us exploring Puget Sound, rivers and lakes, and our dogs too, our wives share these wonderful views!

We founded FGNW, nearly all of us have paid for memberships on FGNW, and/or pay for commercial ads there, thanks Kelly and Sandi. Many of us also belong to NWCBC.

Perry Mason drove a Skagit! Here's a pic from Episode 12, The Case of the Negligent Nymph, first aired 12/7/1957!

Here's a pic of a literal fleet of Skagit boats and others at the Skagit Plastics 50th Anniversary event held August 2005 on Swinomish Channel in La Conner, right across the water from the original Skagit Plastics Plant One.

Here's a pic of us beach camping at Hope Island July 2008, we use the boats as they were intended. Gotta get 'em wet to have fun!

Another view in the morning, this is why we go.