Lapstrake Runabout Cockpit Floor

Using sophisticated computer design software we are now able to devise hull shapes that will assume a round bottomed shape without a jig or torturing of the wood.

Lapstrake runabout cockpit floor.

1965 donzi sweet 16 28 900 00. A special rabbet or groove is. Nice older trailer and sails in good shape. Check this one out it s in like new restored condition.

Lapstrake planking refers to the method of attaching planks to the frames and to themselves. A modern boat of traditional appearance with her lapstrake plywood topsides and wooden windshield frame. Fox is credited with introducing the technique of planing to dinghy racing and designed many significant classes of boats including the. All wood work replaced with new mahogany fresh varnish.

1963 18 old town lapstrake runabout by jim mullins crownsville md 1963 18 old town lapstrake runabout 28hp johnson outboard. The tiny cuddy cabin forward is only used for dry storage. Famed designers uffa fox and george o day teamed up in 1956 to create the o day day sailer. Contact us at the shop.

1928 triple cockpit 28 runabout said to have been a prohibition era west coast rum runner. In 1997 chesapeake light craft developed a way to build lapstrake boats without molds or complex rolling bevels on the lapstrake planking. Designed with maximum cockpit size both in length and width and intended for day fishing trips in coastal bc. 1965 donzi sweet 16 want a go fast boat and a classic at the same time.

The planks actually lap one edge over another as opposed to butting together at their edges as in standard batten seam or straight carvel construction. The hull is in good shape has new floor 3 4 plywood new foam underneath all fiberglassed in carpet seats. T he production of small boats was booming in the 1950s on both sides of the atlantic and really took off in the late 50s with the introduction of fiberglass. This method used for hundreds of years and sometimes referred to as clinker built adds strength to the hull in that.

Second is 1960 s double floor and foam removed stringer glassed in to match construction of 1990 s version. The sides have been recovered padded with studded accents. Hull faired and painted mast stripped and revarnished new rudder new toe rails. Builder not confirmed but possibly a hacker or garwood design.