Dragonfly II
Redesigned 10 ft racing hydroplane: speedier and more stable than the original
- Category
- Outboard Runabouts
- Designer
- William D. Jackson
- Published
- Boat Builder's Handbook, p. 17
- Craft Print
- 216
Fifteen years after the original Dragonfly, the most popular design the magazine ever published, came this redesign with improved bottom lines for more speed and stability. It's a streamlined one-person outboard hydroplane whose tail appendages lift clear at speed and keep the hull from flipping when getting underway.
Specifications
- Length
- 10 ft
- Beam
- 4 ft
- Weight
- 115 lb without motor
- Capacity
- 1 person
- Construction
- 1/4 in. plywood over fir or spruce frame; convex planing surfaces with tail appendages
Downloads
Plan sheets 8
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