Prototype CLC Runabout Build

Prototype CLC Runabout Build

A private client commissioned this small runabout of traditional style. You were able to watch the build on the ShopCam the week of March 18th. The idea is to apply what we've learned about prefabricated stitch-and-glue boatbuilding to the complex (and beautiful) hull shapes of 1950's-era runabouts.

This MIGHT turn into a production CLC kit, but remains a development project for now. We do not have a release date.

Here are the basic specs:

Length: 14' - 9" Beam: 5'-5" Dry weight: ~350lbs Max Power: 25hp outboard Fuel capacity: 12 US gal Seating capacity: ~4 adults (final payload TBD) Hull type: LapStitch™ topsides w/ Vee bottom (12.5° deadrise at the transom for the nerds)

 

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