Layton's Boatworks

mEET the  PERFECT  center console to fish the creeks, marshes... and the Backwater!

Easy cruise speed of 27MPH .

Top speed 34MPH , full of fuel with 2 adults.

At 25MPH she glides cross the water effortlessly with minimal to no engine noise.

Backwater fuel burn and cruise stats. Information was taken in choppy conditions, light wind, & full tank of gas. Optimal cruise was at 4500 RPMs at 22.5 mph with a fuel burn of 10.3 miles per gallon . That gives over 100 mile range.

Standard Equipment

  • Standard Color White
  • Hydraulic Steering
  • 4 Rod Holders
  • Load-Rite Trailer w/ swing tongue
  • Forward Casting Deck
  • Running Lights
  • Leaning Post with Rocket Launchers
  • 2 Cup Holders
  • 2 Rear Hatches

Optional Equipment

  • 12V Minn Kota Trolling Motor Package W/ 27 Series Deep Cycle battery & charger
  • leaning post live-well
  • Yeti Tundra 35 Cooler Under Leaning Post
  • 6ft Power-Pole
  • 8ft Power-Pole
  • Additional Rod Holders
  • Forward Pedestal Seat
  • Deck Rod Storage
  • 75HP Engine Upgrade
  • Road-King Trailer Upgrade
  • Garmin Depth/Fish Finder Combo (Model Echo-map vhd740cv combo, US Blue Chart G3, T24 Transducer)
  • Swim Ladder
  • Console Cooler Seat w/ Cushion
  • Bluetooth Audio/ 2 Speakers

Specifications

  • Length w/Bracket - 16'
  • Beam at Transom - 6'
  • Maximum Beam - 6' 8"
  • Draft - 12"
  • Freeboard - 17"
  • Dry Weight w/out Engine - 1000 lbs.
  • Fuel Capacity - 12 Gal.
  • Engine Weight - 229 lbs.
  • MPG - 8 Gal.
  • Top Speed - 34 mph
  • Easy Cruise Speed - 27 mph
  • Dead Rise at Transom - 12°
  • Maximum Power - 75HP
  • Trailer w/out swing tongue - from ball to engine - 22'
  • BOAT, MOTOR & TRAILER COMBINED WEIGHT - 2,050 LBS

Backwater 16' w/ Tiller Package Specifications

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

  • Forward Casting Deck with storage
  • Black Rub-Rail
  • 2 Bench Seats (1 in back & 1 midship)

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

  • High Quality LED Running Lights
  • Rod Holders (each)

2024 Backwater - INSTOCK

Fighting Lady Yellow Hull

Options added:

  • 60HP Suzuki
  • Load-Rite Trailer
  • Yeti Tundra 35 Cooler under Leaning Post
  • 9" Garmin Depth/Fish Finder Combo w/ Transducer
  • Suzuki Digital Gauge
  • Wet-Sound Stereo Package
  • Pre-wired for a Power-pole & Trolling Motor

2024 Backwater Anson

  • Console Cooler Seat w/Cushion
  • 9" Garmin UHD 94SV Depth/Fish Finder Combo w/ Tranducer & Navionics + US Coastal Charts

2024 Backwater Lawrey

Stars & Stripes Blue Hull

  • Forward Pedestal Base
  • Lumination Floor Lights Package
  • Windshield Grabrail

2023 Backwater Sonnefeld

Light Blue Hull

  • 24V Minn-Kota Trolling Motor w/Lithium Battery Package
  • Under Gunnel Rod Storage
  • 8' Power-Pole
  • Backrest w/Cushion & 3 Rocket Launchers
  • Bluetooth Audio/2 Speakers
  • 9" Garmin Depth/Fish Finder Combo w/Transducer

2023 Backwater Musselwhite

  • Windshield Grab-Rail
  • 6 Gang Switch Panel Upgrade
  • Navigation Lights mounted on bow
  • 7" Garmin Depth/Fish Finder Combo w/Transducer

2023 Backwater Downey

  • Forward Pedestal Seat Base
  • 24V Minn Kota Trolling Motor Package
  • Console Grab-Rail

2023 Backwater Garner

Whisper Grey Hull

  • 6' Power-Pole
  • Glove Box w/ Plug
  • Pair of side Grab-Bars for Console
  • Yeti Straps for Console Cooler Mount
  • USCG Approved Fire Ext in Console

2023 Backwater Lane

Light Blue Hull W/Navy Blue Bottom Paint

  • 12V Minn Kota Trolling Motor Package w/ 27 Series Deep Cycle Battery & Charger
  • Black Bottom Paint
  • Under Gunnel Rod-Storage
  • Yeti Tundra 45Qt. under Leaning Post
  • Cigarette Lighter Plug
  • Phone Charger

2023 Backwater Reichle

Light Blue Hull W/Black Bottom Paint

  • Swim Platform
  • Luminating Lights Floor Package
  • Corner Boxes

2023 Backwater Deppe

Grand Banks Beige Hull W/Black Bottom Paint

  • 75HP Suzuki

2023 Backwater Cosby

Olive Drab Hull

Options: (came with standard equipment)

2023 Backwater - Halbert

Aqua Mist Hull

  • Yeti Cooler under Leaning Post
  • Troll Mode Switch

2023 Backwater - Jonsson

2023 backwater - pulaski.

Medium Grey Hull

  • Aqua-Traction Package - 2 color throughout
  • 7" Garmin Depth/Fish Finder Combo w/transducer

2023 Backwater w/Tiller Package - Hicks

White Hull w/ Black Bottom Paint

  • 60HP Black Suzuki w/Tiller
  • 2- Fly Rod Holders

2023 Backwater - Niden

  • Bluetooth Audio w/ 2 Speakers
  • Garmin Depth/Fish Finder Combo

2023 Backwater - Coffin

Fighting Lady Yellow w/ Bottom Paint

  • 70HP Upgrade
  • Minn Kota Trolling Motor w/ Spot Lock
  • Aqua-Traction Package

2023 Backwater Smith

  • 4 additional Rod-Holders
  • Console Seat w/Cushion
  • 9" Garmin Depth/Fish Finder Combo
  • Audio W/ 4 Speakers

2023 Backwater

  • 60Hp Suzuki
  • 2 - 35Qt Yeti Coolers ( 1 underneath Leaning Post & one for console seat)

2023 Backwater Moore

  • Minn Kota Trolling Motor
  • Console Cooler Seat & Cushion

2022 Backwater Harrup

  • Yeti Cooler under leaning post
  • 8' Power-pole
  • Custom Cushion Color for Leaning Post
  • Custom Cushion Color for Cooler
  • Aqua-traction Package

2022 Backwater Johnson

  • 60HP Suzuki with Tiller Package

2022 Backwater Basile

Seafoam Green Hull

  • 12v Minn Kota Trolling Motor I-pilot w/spot lock
  • Bluetooth Audio/speakers
  • Custom Cooler Cushion
  • Bottom Paint

2022 Backwater Herring

  • 8ft Power-pole

2022 Backwater Britt

Ice Blue Hull

  • 6ft Power-pole
  • Custom Cooler Console Seat

2022 Backwater Rinehart

  • 12v Minn Kota Trolling Motor I-pilot w/spot lock & battery charger
  • Garmin Touchscreen upgrade

2022 Backwater Nicosia

  • 12v Minn Kota Trolling Motor with Spot Lock
  • Yeti Cooler Under Leaning Post
  • 6' Power Pole
  • Garmin upgrade 9" unit
  • Under Gunnel Rod Holders
  • Custom Console Seat Cushion
  • Atlas Jack Plate


 





Study Plans are available for these designs - remember a study plan gives you more details and a wood materials list usually on two A1 sheets, so that you can cost out a project before ordering the full plans. When you order the full construction plans you do not need to order the study plan as well, as all the study details are on the full plans.

 

 
 

ORDER THE  16' MYSTERY PLANS

SWAN

 

ORDER THE  16' GREY SWAN PLANS

Euros/$236 USD)

 
 

ORDER THE  16' GOSHAWK PLANS

Euros/$236 USD)
 

ORDER THE  16' GOSHAWK OPEN VERSION PLANS Note - you need the standard plan (above) as well, to build the open version

16 foot wooden sailboat

ORDER THE  16' GOSHAWK MOTOR VERSION PLANS Note - you need the standard plan (above) as well, to build the motor version

16 foot wooden sailboat

ORDER THE  PTARMIGAN 15 PLANS

Euros/$203 USD)

 

ORDER THE  AVON 12 PLANS

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34 96 108

ORDER THE  SIMPLICITY 14 PLANS

 

ORDER THE  HERON 14 PLANS

Euros/$203 USD)

ON POCKET CRUISER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORDER THE  15' HERON PLANS

STUDY PLAN £25.00/FULL PLANS £195

STUDY PLAN £25.00/FULL PLANS £175

Euros/$203 USD)

ORDER THE  15' FIRECREST PLANS

 
 

ORDER THE  16' SANDGROUSE PLANS

 
for construction photos and the full story of Dennis's extraordinary North sea crossing to Holland in his Lynx 14 'Diddy-Da'. 
  and click on the pages link to the right, for his boat called Deux Chevaux.

 

ORDER THE  LYNX 14 PLANS

Euros/$203 USD)
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ORDER THE  LYNX 16 PLANS

Euros/$236 USD)
CAT BOAT

 

 

ORDER THE  14' DUETTE CAT BOAT PLANS

 

 

 
 

ORDER THE  MORNING TIDE 14 PLANS

Euros/$236 USD)

for details.

YACHT  

ORDER THE  MICRO 8 PLANS

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the Eventide Owner’s Group (www.eventides.org.uk).

 
 

ORDER THE  YM SENIOR PLANS

I YACHT

 

 

She has a daggerboard type keel with a steel core and lead bulb which is bolted in place for sailing but which can be raised using the main halyard for easy trailing.

Construction is based on a ply framework consisting of ply bulkheads and a ply fore and aft girder which incorporates the keel box. The planks can then be fitted and finished using the simple stitch and tape method for the chine seams.

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the Model Boat Building in Wood manual for details.

Below is a simple card model by Ralph Woodard.

16 foot wooden sailboat

ORDER THE  4m MINI YACHT PLANS

Euros/$236 USD)
MOTOR SAILOR (16' MOTOR PUNT ADAPTATION)

 

 

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