![]() ![]() I imagine taking a few friends out in the afternoon in this beauty. More to the point, she would become a more powerful tug.” A much larger engine will do her no harm she might make 6 1/2 or even 6 3/4 knots, but at those speeds her forefoot will be high in the air and her stern wave will spill onto the deck. ![]() Probably 5 hp would be enough to produce these speeds in a dead calm and smooth sea, but she should have two or three times that power to make sure she can buck a breeze of wind and choppy water. Here is what Phil Bolger had to say about her: “A hull this size and shape will have a maximum possible speed of about 6 1/4 knots and will be happiest at about 5 knots. Bolger and reminiscent of the early days of power boating when hulls were still designed to move easily through the water, and look elegant at speeds that modern power boats look so in-elegant. Here is a Fantail Launch designed by Philip C. It was common for boats up to 25 feet and three or four thousand lbs displacement to move along at their hulls maximum speed of 6 or 7 knots with a 5 to 10 hp one lunger (single cylinder engine). The sound of the low rpm engine moving a boat at a these speeds was quite soothing. They were limited to the speed their hulls would allow, which could be achieved with relatively little power. Their displacement hulls didn’t skim across the water like modern power boats. But before his speed revolution, power boats were making the transition from sail and oar. ![]() Jacker and his 16 Foot Gentlemans’s Runabout. I guess if you are in a hurry to get somewhere and burn a lot of fuel fast as well, then they are ok. I enjoy boating to relax and am not usually in a hurry, so I prefer boats that reflect that as well as being economic to operate. I can’t imagine being able to talk or enjoy much at these eye squinting speeds. They show videos of how easily and beautifuly their boats do high speeds, usually with a good looking couple in them. I have looked at the current websites of many of the famous boat manufacturers like Chris Craft and Riva recently. ![]()
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