Bebop
8 ft. outboard runabout for youngsters
- Category
- Outboard Runabouts
- Designer
- William D. Jackson
- Published
- Boat Builder's Handbook, Volume 8, 1958, p. 44
- Craft Print
- 276
A midget version of a classy runabout, scaled down for youngsters: single cockpit, steering wheel and plastic windshield. With a 1 1/2–3 1/2 hp outboard it tops out at 10 mph, and all materials come from the local lumberyard, about $35 at 1958 prices.
Specifications
- Length
- 8 ft
- Beam
- 48 in
- Weight
- 100 lb
- Capacity
- 3 children
- Construction
- 1/4 in. fir exterior plywood over a sawn frame; fiberglass bottom
- Power
- 1 1/2–3 1/2 hp outboard; 10 mph maximum
Downloads
Plan sheets 7
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