PM-38
38 mph performance, $38 for materials, 38 hours to build
- Category
- Outboard Runabouts
- Designer
- Arthur M. Mikesell
- Published
- Popular Mechanics, p. 140
Popular Mechanics' streamlined 13 ft 9 in runabout: maximum return, minimum expense. The 200 lb planing hull runs like a racer with just 28 hp, and every part fits on cutting diagrams that leave almost no waste. Two simple A-frames replace a building form.
Specifications
- Length
- 13 ft 9 in
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Construction
- Plywood over two full frames and two half frames; cutting diagrams with almost no waste
- Power
- 28 hp outboard; 38 mph
Downloads
Plan sheets 9
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