The Heritage 12

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Which Heritage 12 is best for you?

Like all of the Heritage Classic line, she is made of hand-laid fiberglass and carbon fiber graphite. This is the strongest method known for boat building. Also unique is that she is made of both an outer hull and a fully molded inner liner. This is much stronger, lighter, and attractive than a single skin boat. The Heritage is as much a joy to look at as she is to row.

The now famous patented fold-in rigger arm system is standard. This has 3 benefits: First, when docking, you can swing the arm in without removing the oar. Very neat! Second, when folded in, it doubles as a grab bar to help you get in and out. And third, when folded in, it supports the canvas cover to keep rainwater from pooling.

There are built in passenger seats both in the bow and the stern. Also standard are two drain plugs, molded non-skid, storage compartment, and bow and stern eyes.

The Yacht Tender is surprisingly light, weighing only 95 pounds. Little River Marine has been constructing ultra light racing shells for 30 years, and we have applied what we have learned about light strong composite construction to this boat.

 

Specifications and Features

Features

  • Fully lined interior
  • Super flotation for self rescuing ability
  • 2 HP engine capacity
  • Patented fold-in riggers
  • Professional sculling oarlocks with full pitch and height adjustment
  • Built in passenger seat
  • Oversized padded sliding seat
  • Stern and Bow tow eyes
  • Molded non-skid
  • Cockpit drain
  • White “no-scuff” rubrail
  • Removable sliding seat
  • Removable bench seat
  • 2 Year “bumper to bumper” Warranty, Standard factory 2 yr limited warranty included

Specifications

  • Length: 12′ 5″
  • Width: 45″
  • *Pick-up Weight: 100 lbs.
  • Freeboard amidships: 17″
  • Draws: 3-4″
  • Carrying Capacity 431 lbs.
  • *Pick up weight equals boat without Monorails, or what you would normally pick up on your car. Monorails weigh 16 lbs and arms weigh 3lbs a pair:

 

The Heritage 12 Carbon Single is now available with an ultra light carbon hull and deck that weighs as little as 69 pounds. It’s ideal for a lightweight yacht tender, car topping and portaging. This is a refined, detailed high-tech rowing craft that is simple to use, stable, solid and beautiful!

Like the Classic, it has a fully molded interior and Patented fold in riggers. This is our best gear, as in the Classic. The rowing station adds only nine pounds, and includes a comfortable oversized padded seat . The bench is also carbon fiber, and is removable, as is the sliding seat monorail. (an Ultralight monorail is available as an option: includes our lightest weight composite seat with a high tech gel pad and carbon fiber footrests, only 5 lbs.)

The riggers pop out instantly to make carrying on you vehicle a snap. Standard features include a forward storage locker, bow and stern eyes, molded in non-skid, patented Fold-in rigger system (this is the only system you can fold in with the oars installed– makes docking a breeze)

This boat has massive SELF – RESCUING flotation, like an inflatable life raft. (check out the videos of us trying to push the rail under water, it just can’t be done. Combined with the incredible strength the molded interior gives, when bonded to the hull, it is truly an amazing pocket sized Adventure Craft. Exterior color is recommended white.

Approx. weights unrigged: Heritage Carbon 12: 69 lbs. Base

 

Specifications and Features

 

Features

  • Heritage 12 Carbon Single includes 1 sliding seat monorail with fold in outriggers, molded bench with nonskid, carbon hull, carbon flotation chambers, Carbon ribs, carbon sub-floor;
  • Standard fold-in riggers
  • Positive flotation
  • Ideal for car-topping
  • Stable enough to stand in and cast a fishing pole
  • Black or white rails ( teak or Ultralight Alum options)
  • Available as single or Single with ballanced passenger (rower forward oprion)
  • 2 Year “bumper to bumper” Warranty, Standard factory 2 yr limited warranty include

 

Specifications

  • Length 12′ 5″
  • Width 45″
  • Ultralight Carbon Hull 69 lbs. Base
  • Carrying Capacity 431 lbs. or 195.5 kg

Newest to our line is the economical 12 Guideboat. Very light at 65 lbs, yet still has the famous Heritage looks and glide. It may be purchased with traditional fixed seat oars, or with our wonderful sliding seat. Or both!

 

Construction
Construction is of superior hand laid fiberglass, not plastic. Plastic is much heavier and easily warps in the sun. As with kayaks, the quality boats are made of fiberglass.

Rigging
The Guideboat uses a time tested full drop in sliding seat station,. It is removable and can fold up to fit in the back seat.

Ultralight for one person carrying
The Y/T is surprisingly light, weighing only 65 pounds. Little River has been making ultra light racing shells for 30 years, and we have applied what we have learned about light strong composite construction to this boat.

Heritage 12 Guide Boat
As an exercise rower, she is much better than traditional dinghies, Due to her smaller size, women often choose the 12 as a boat that just “fits” better. When used for sliding seat, men seem to prefer the famous glide of the 15 or 18. Stability wise they are pretty close to equal, both allowing the rower to stand.

Weight was a primary design perameter for the Guideboat series, but also cost. This is a very economicall way to get into the famous glide of the Heritage. Its timeless lap strake hull, swooping sheer and wineglass stern give her classic good looks. This graceful craft will probably become a treasured family heirloom, thus the name the Heritage.

New for yachtsmen is an optional all white gunwale (no extra charge), so there won’t be any chance of scuff marks against your main vessel.

What’s her best feature?
Versatility to fit your lifestyle. Take a partner, or pile in the kids. Row hard or just sail. Clamp on a two-horsepower motor. Pack a lunch and go exploring. Strap it on the car for summer vacation.

The possibilities are endless…
Built with a wider hull than rowing shells, the Heritage is terrifically stable. This allows the rower to stand while launching or even at sea. One can even stand and cast a fishing pole. The Heritage also has a prominent bow enabling it to charge into the roughest seas. The deep-tracking keel and high stern will thrill you as you surf down sea. This is the first truly “ocean-capable” sliding-seat rowing craft. No more waiting for calm weather to row.

The Sail/row design is well thought out so you may do both at once: row out, then sail home. Everything is cleanly designed to remove and reattach instantly, even at sea.

Simplicity…
Thanks to our patented folding rigger, set up and launching is a breeze. Slide your Heritage off the dock, push off, swing out the rigger and go…it’s that simple. The seat is much higher than that of a shell so it is much more comfortable. If you like, you can row out to your favorite quiet spot and just watch the sun set….

Models:
The Heritage comes in three sizes, the Heritage 12, Heritage 15 and the Heritage 18

 

Specifications and Features

Features

  • Extremely light
  • Low price
  • Removable Wooden bench
  • Heavy duty rubrail
  • Built in passenger seats front and rear

Specifications

  • Length 12′ 5″
  • Width 45″
  • Hull Weight aprox. 65lbs.
  • Freeboard amidships 17″
  • Draws 3-4 inches
  • Carrying Capacity 560

 

 

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Versatility 

As an exercise rower, she is much better than traditional dinghies, due to her advanced hull shape, light weight, and stiffness. Women often choose the Heritage 12 as a boat that just “fits” better. When used for sliding seat, men seem to prefer the famous glide of the Heritage 15 or 18. But, when there are space limitations, the 12 is perfect. All 3 are stable, allowing the rower to stand. The 12 Yacht Tender is a better “family” sailing version as it carries a smaller, single sail. The 15 and 18 are more high performance with 2 sails.

We’ve built in an enormous amount of safety flotation, much like an inflatable raft has. The entire gunwale is shaped like a large horseshoe, all Coast Guard Certified air chamber flotation. An inflatable has this tube on the outside because it must be round to be made of fabric. We have placed the flotation in the inside and made it an appealing shape to the eye. No longer do yachtsmen need to settle for tenders that have forgotten form in the name of function. This is a romantic rowing craft much like that of which had graced the waters at the turn of the century.

Its timeless lapstrake hull, swooping sheer and wineglass stern give her classic good looks. This graceful craft will probably become a treasured family heirloom, thus: Heritage.

There is an optional second mounting station (for the sliding seat monorail) for those who wish to better relocate weight in the boat when passengers are aboard. The floor is non-skid, and there are over-sized lifting rings, bow and stern, for davits. New for yachtsmen is an optional all white gunwale, so there won’t be any chance of scuff marks against your main vessel.

What’s Her Best Feature?

Versatility to fit your lifestyle. Take a partner, or pile in the kids. Row hard or just sail. Clamp on a two-horsepower motor. Pack a lunch and go exploring. Strap it on the car for summer vacation.

Built with a wider hull than rowing shells, the Heritage is terrifically stable. This allows the rower to stand while launching or even at sea. One can even stand and cast a fishing pole. The Heritage also has a prominent bow enabling it to charge into the roughest seas. The deep-tracking keel and high stern will thrill you as you surf down sea. This is the first truly “ocean-capable” sliding-seat rowing craft. No more waiting for calm weather to row!

The sail/row design is well thought out so you may do both at once: row out, then sail home. Everything is cleanly designed to remove and re-attach instantly, even at sea.