Panther
High-speed, 15-ft. inboard runabout
- Category
- Inboard Runabouts
- Designer
- William D. Jackson
- Published
- Boat Builder's Handbook, Volume 8, 1958, p. 12
- Craft Print
- 286
A projectile for water-borne space travel: a 15 ft inboard speedster with very clean running lines, designed for lightweight, high-speed automobile engines. With a 1954-or-later car engine, or even a souped-up '46–'49 Ford or Mercury, it reaches 75 mph without losing stability.
Specifications
- Length
- 15 ft
- Construction
- Plywood over frames and stringers with engine bed and hood
- Power
- Automobile engine ('54 or later, or souped '46–'49 Ford or Mercury); up to 75 mph
Downloads
Plan sheets 14
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