by F.T. Irgens
A clever design and building instructions for an inexpensive little outboard boat which anyone can build
Speed and continually more speed is the demand of the outboard motor enthusiast these days. Designers have been producing new types and styles of little boats intended particularly for outboard motor propulsion in large numbers. The design presented herewith represents the result of much experimental work, and is a most succssful little boat for its purpose. When equipped with any of the modern 4 h. p. outboard engines, it will easily do 20 m.p.h., and is also able and seaworthy considering its type and size. The idea underlying the preparation of this design is to permit the outboard motor enthusiasts to construct an inexpensive and speedy craft. With this thought in mind, the designer has arranged his materials so as to eliminate difficult carpenter work, and permit the boat to be constructed with simple and ordinary tools. The addition of the dummy keel gives the boat the appearance of a Vee bottom craft, and also gives it exceptional maneuvering ability. This keel has not the disadvantages of the flimsier metal fin. By carrying the Vee bottom all the way to the transom, all of the bottom sections of the ribs are identical, and the boat will bank nicely when rounding a turn.
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