Sea Rover
Ocean-going outboard that can be built as a sports, utility or cabin model in either a 15 or 17 ft. length
- Category
- Utility Boats
- Designer
- William D. Jackson
- Published
- Science and Mechanics, February 1956, pp. 166–176
- Craft Print
- 239
A tri-model, ocean-going outboard boat with high freeboard for large lakes and open water. Build it as an open sports boat, an economy utility model or a cabin cruiser, in a 15 ft or 17 ft length. Plans show plywood or conventional lapstrake planking and two outboard motor mountings for rough or smooth water.
Specifications
- Length
- 15 ft (extended model 17 ft)
- Beam
- 6 ft 2 in (utility); 6 ft 5 in (sports and cabin)
- Weight
- 350 lb (hull)
- Capacity
- 7 persons
- Construction
- 3/8 in. plywood bottom, 1/4 in. plywood sides, trussed keel and batten construction; lapstrake planking alternative
- Power
- Evinrude or Johnson 25 hp outboard (1954 models), about 26 mph
Downloads
Plan sheets 12
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