by Willard Crandall. Design by Bruce N. Crandall
The Flyer Utility Runabout is designed as an all purpose outboard runabout—for family use, fishing—its’ use is unlimited. New features of construction give strength with lightness—thereby creating a boat excellent for all-around use and still a Flyer. It is no longer necessary to have a heavy, slow boat for a utility boat. The Flyer Utility Runabout is strong enough and safe enough for all kinds of use; still it has speed that approaches that of a racing runabout. Bevelled chines the whole length of the boat, with a double bevel toward the transom, make the boat extremely difficult to upset. The bottom is so designed that the boat will not pound excessively in rough water. The V toward the bow will break up the waves when the boat is not planing—the boat performs perfectly with a motor of less than twelve horsepower, the only loss in using the small motors being that of speed. The factors that have given this boat the unusual combination of safety, strength and speed have not made it a boat difficult to construct. There are very few curves to be laid out: only the two last frames on each side and four deck frames. The decking and seating arrangement is very simple. The strong, yet light construction which give the boat the combination of speed, ease of handling and durability is a feature of the design. The boat is light enough so it will plane with a smaller motor than will the average outboard runabout. The main dimensions are: overall length 13 feet 1/2 inch; overall beam 4 feet 2 inches; and beam of the planing surface 3 feet 2 inches.
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