by Bruce N. Crandall
LOA 13', BEAM 71 1/2", DRAFT 7", DISPLACEMENT 780 LBS.
This is an ideal design for the amateur builder who wants a modern family runabout at the lowest possible cost.
Here is about the smallest outboard runabout suitable for family use on our waterways today. It is a convex-V bottom developable-surface model designed for ease and economy of construction with sheet plywood and for highest speed consistent with comfort and the ability to drive from a forward position. The boat is large enough for average use on small lakes, rivers and bays where the water does not get too rough for high speeds. Water skiing, fishing and family fun riding are the principal uses for which it is designed. As the beam is much greater than on the average 13-footer, the boat can carry up to four adults safely if the water is not too rough. Safety at high speeds has in no way been sacrificed for top speed as the convex-V bottom has ideal banking characteristics and the flared sides aft eliminate the possibility of chine tripping just as well as conventional beveled chines do. A convex-V bottom hull of this size will plane at from 16 to 18 mph but attains its best efficiency at 23 mph and over, so for average use a motor of from 25 hp to 40 hp is recommended.
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