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Want a utility or racing boat? Two hull styles from one basic design
- Category
- Outboard Runabouts
- Designer
- William D. Jackson
- Published
- Boat Builder's Handbook, p. 121
- Craft Print
- 174
One basic design with two hull styles: a fast general-utility boat or a Class B racing runabout. The first one built was bought by a manufacturer who clocked 47 mph with a Mercury. Beveled chines give safe high-speed handling with 10 to 25 hp outboards.
Specifications
- Length
- 11 ft 2 in
- Beam
- 4 ft 7 in
- Depth
- 15 in amidships
- Weight
- 185 lb (dry)
- Capacity
- 4 persons
- Construction
- 1/4 in. plywood over a stressed two-frame framework
- Power
- 10–25 hp outboard; over 40 mph, 47 mph clocked with a Mercury
Downloads
Plan sheets 6
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