by Bruce N. Crandall
Your teeth don’t rattle and your bones don’t jar when you throttle up this multipurpose speedster with a soft-riding bottom.
This is an extra-large, beamy 17’ outboard boat designed for high-speed use with large motors and heavy loads on many kinds of waterways. It is called a convertible, because it is big and stable enough for all-weather use with a convertible top and because it is suitable for many varying uses. It will serve well as a runabout, a camping cruiser or an offshore fishing boat. This is an ideal boat for weekend fishing trips or cruises, especially when transportation by trailer is necessary. It is a fine-size family boat, is large and steady enough to swim and dive from and will pull water skiers well with 40 hp or more. The arrangement is such that the weight is carried sufficiently far aft to make the hull ride high enough to be safe and dry, yet passengers can ride forward behind the protection of the windshield. 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 fitted out primarily for fishing, cruising, water skiing skin diving or just plain family boating. The arrangement shown is suitable for cruising as well as many other uses. The aft seats are 6’ long and can be used as bunks. The bunks under the forward deck and convertible top are optional.
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