At only 14 long the RB14 will never be mistaken for a restoration of a grand runabout that regularly wins awards at wooden boat shows but it is no slouch in the looks department.

Runabout boat magazine. July 17 2020 Boat of the Week. In her sensuous lines and forms we find hints of Riva and Gar Wood but Bruce King her designer avoided direct quotes save that of the tumblehome at the stern. She is designed to cruise around at a good speed with minimal HP.

Then another 1700S that was burgundy with a Mercury 150 XR2 and on it goes. Typically a runabout is an open boat but it may have a flush-deck cuddy cabin--and is sometimes known as a sport boat in that configuration. 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.

A good example of an outboard-powered runabout is Cobalts 25SC. BoatUS Magazine official publication of the Boat Owners Association of The United States BoatUS provides recreational boating skills DIY maintenance safety news lifestyle and personality profiles and insight from top expertsThe award-winning boating magazine publishes several issues a year and is an exclusive benefit of. By 1910 one of his mahogany-planked boats with its 100-hp engine was clocked at 33 mph.

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. I purchased in 2010. The article FlyerA Midget Runabout written by Crandalls brother Willard stressed the 10 Midgets ease of construction overall lightness low cost and ability to plane when powered by a 5- to 10-hp outboard.

More information Atomic Runabouts - BoatUS Magazine. This Classic 36-Foot Runabout Was Once Al Capones Ride in South Florida Flying Cloud was one of the fastest and most beautiful commuter yachts of its day. The RB16 is the largest of the three.

Wet Boat Dry Boat Professional BoatBuilder Issue 190 AprMay 2021 The science of spray. Straight from a DIY magazine from the 50s. 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.