Fast Hydroplane for Small Motors
If you (or your boy) have a yen for speed but a small-outboard budget, this inexpensive, easily built boat may be your ticket
- Category
- Hydroplanes
- Designer
- Bruce N. Crandall
- Published
- Sports Afield Boatbuilding Annual, 1965, pp. 4–9
An easy, inexpensive 8 ft sport hydroplane designed to get the most speed from small 5–7 hp outboards, ideal for young drivers. The flat planing bottom is calculated for drivers of 100–150 lb at 20–24 mph, non-trip chines make turns safe, and all dimensions are given on the frame drawings, so no lofting is needed.
Specifications
- Length
- 8 ft
- Capacity
- 1 driver, 100–150 lb
- Construction
- Plywood; flat planing bottom, non-trip chines; all dimensions on the frame drawings, no lofting needed
- Power
- 5–7 hp outboard; 20–24 mph
Downloads
Plan sheets 5
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