by Bruce N. Crandall
LOA 9' 41/2", BEAM 56 1/2", DRAFT 5 1/4", DISPLACEMENT 350 LBS.
A safe miniature runabout for highest possible speeds with small outboard motors. This is a boat which will set the pace for youngest sportsmen.
I designed this speedster with the express idea of creating a boat both fast and extremely safe for use by the younger generation on our waterways of today. The type of bottom design is not new but is adapted from those used in a series of similar designs and on outboard racing runabouts of my design which have in the past established many world records. Though the bottom design (the running surface, that is) is not new, there are other aspects of the design which are quite different from previous boats of this type. The beam of the running surface is 3’ 2” and the over-all beam of the boat is 4’ 8½” or just over half the overall length. The beam in itself is a safety factor, but most important is the nontrip effect of the bevel chines in combination with the flared sides, which allows the safest possible high-speed turns. The sides are also high enough so that the driver can sit comfortably at the steering wheel, behind a windshield if desired. The hull has been designed on developable surfaces so that marine plywood can be used to make the construction practical and easy for home boatbuilders.
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