by Bruce N. Crandall
LOA 17' 1', BEAM 6' 101/4", DISPLACEMENT 1493 LBS.
This one has everything! She’s small enough for trailering yet large enough for big power. And she’s plenty fast for skiing or offshore fishing.
This boat is a semiround bottom high-speed model designed for planing speeds with one or two outboard motors. It will serve equally well as a runabout, a cruiser or an offshore fishing boat. The bottom lines and the arrangement are both primarily designed for rough-water use. The bottom is designed for safety and soft riding in as rough water as a boat of this size should be used. The arrangement is such that the weight is carried far enough aft so that the hull will ride high enough to be safe and dry, and still the passengers can ride forward behind the protection of the windshield and out of the spray. This is an ideal boat for weekend cruises or fishing trips, especially when transportation by trailer is called for. It is a fine-size family boat, is large enough to swim and dive from, and will pull water skiers at good speeds when motors of 40 hp and up are used. Although the position of the forward seats should not be changed from the location shown on the plans, the after part of the cockpit can be arranged as desired according to whether the boat is to be rigged primarily tor fishing, cruising, water skiing or just plain family boating. The bunks under the forward deck, and the convertible top, are of course optional. A hull form of this design and size is suitable for use on all sorts of waterways, from small rivers and lakes to large lakes and open bays, and it may even be used with caution on the open ocean in many localities. For offshore use twin motor installation is of course advisable. The bottom is of the semi-round or convex-V bottom type which makes for soft riding and good banking qualities at high speeds. It is an ideal boat for use on long cruising trips where many kinds of waterways will be met.
This design represents the culmination of five years of attempting to evolve an all-round craft suitable for most boaters.
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