I had to purchase a trailer to go get it so the trailer is like new.
Runabout boat magazine. Those are well deck boats and cuddy cabins. I had the bottom stripped to bare wood sealed and painted in. Company CEO Karl Wagnerwho in a previous career built Carbo Tech GmbH which became the worlds largest supplier of carbon fiber monocoques for automotive and racing applicationscontributed a design brief see a Fm in PBB No.
By 1910 one of his mahogany-planked boats with its 100-hp engine was clocked at 33 mph. Straight from a DIY magazine from the 50s. Based on that concept we designed 3 boats between 12 and 16.
The RB14 would look right at home in a 1950s DIY magazine and in fact that is exactly where Jacques found some of the inspiration for the design. They evolved from launches that rode on the decks of steam yachts ready in a moment to be hoisted overboard for a tour of the anchorage. The first boat we had for ourselves was a Signature 1550R says John before Greg adds with a 75 Merc two-stroke brown band metal clamshell cowl Next boat was a 1700S green and gold with a 150 brown band Merc.
Im sure most of the other competitors in this competition feel the same way. The runabouts he created added the thrill of speed to boating. He found such a design while perusing a 1938 issue of Motor Boating magazine which featured plans and building instruction for a boat designed by Bruce N.
When I first saw Wooden Boat Magazines boat design competition to design a modern wooden runabout I was very excited. WoodenBoat magazine for wooden boat owners and builders focusing on materials design and construction techniques and repair solutions. NEXCOVER Boat Cover Waterproof Heavy Duty Boat Covers Trailerable Runabout Boat Cover Fit V-Hull TRI-Hull Pro-Style Fishing Boat Runabout Bass Boat 44 out of 5 stars 113 7388 73.
The RB16 is not a racer. The runabout may evince the boating lifestyle more than other types of boat. The boat is a 17 foot 1956 Chris Craft Runabout Hull D-17-1084.