A 19 or 20 classic double cockpit inboard runabout. Rc crackerbox racing boat finished and enjoying a day run and near flipover. Currently, dumas products is operational and working to make and ship customer orders as we always have while maintaining our regular business hours. Cracker box racing from the 2015 long beach sprint nationals.
It has been used in competition, achieving speeds in excess of 70 mph with a small block chevy. Be sure to sign our guest book and let us know what you think. Rc boat parts is great radio controlled boat hulls, gas. Nov 10, 2018 cracker box rc boat with a zenoah engine. Since boat building is never ampere positive cash value. Impba class gas crackerbox basic rules for this class boats are not scale but similar in looks to real crackerbox boats and use stock zenoah 260pum gasoline engines. Crackerbox p is one of the oldest inboard runabout classes, distinguished by the. For those unfamiliar with the type, the stern is a semicircular or elliptical like half a. After several after several restoration begins the restoration of a 1956 chris craft. Aug 21, 2015 cracker box racing from the 2015 long beach sprint nationals. Changes include a 18 hotpressed mahogany transom reinforcement visible from inside the hull, and a ribbed reinforcement with six gluing clamps for the bowend of the deck for a stronger hull.
Of all the halfdozen or so sizes built by chris craft, the 19 custom runabout model produced between 1939 and 1942 seems to generate the most interest today. Updated after world war ii, the 19foot model features a split cockpit and gleaming deck hardware. Crackerbox racing boats crackerbox boat pto glenl crackerbox boat 1 2 3 related searches for rc crackerbox boat plans. History the california cracker bonbon box is group a racing runabout excogitation downstairs are links to boats and kits boat plans are also available upon request to the crackerbox boat plans crackerbox boat plans crackerbox boat plans. Ive always lusted after the classic mahogany runabouts of the 1940. Welcome to the official crackerbox racing association website. Chris craft sea skiff looks like the boat i learned to waterski behind.
F racing runabout or 1100 runabout as its known today is probably the funnest class of all to watch. Powered by a zenoah g23 marine gas engine, it can use any running hardware. Crackerbox racing wooden speed boats, wooden boats, old boats, sail boats, canoes. Some of our own designs are banshee, custom barrelback 19 and the deep v inspired by the donzi sweet 16, bantam.
Finkbuilt blog archive weedeater powers racing runabout. With its simple design and good looking profile, the twoseater was reminiscent of the classic racing runabouts. Jerry dunlap designed the 110scale crackerbox with simplicity and low building cost in mind. Please restore them properly and preserve history monday, february 3, 2020. Crackerbox while being our easiest to build kit ever. But, then again, one would have to understand the people of dorchester county, their love of the water and their pride in doing things well. It has been used in competition, achieving speeds in excess of 70 mph with a small. Aqua cart, ski or super stock, crackerbox, streak, 7 liter hydroplane, 225280 hydroplane, cd runabout, j runabout, ab runabout, mj hydroplane, ab 8 hydroplane, ab 10 hydroplane, cd hydroplane, 48 hydroplane, 91145150 hydroplane, drag.
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Only top of the line materials were used including many custom made parts. The cracker box style boat was first introduced in the 1940s after the war, and quickly became a favorite style boat for the home builder. See more ideas about wooden boats, speed boats, boat. She can easily handle a skier and is an ideal boat for cruisin down the main drag. Yet with purportedly less than 400 ever produced, any remaining boats given care and restoration trade hands for tensofthousands of dollars if at all. Legendary boat racer gar wood won the 1918 gold cup race.
Featuring their most popular classes of racing hydroplanes and runabouts, both inboard and outboard. Merely the cracker box offers more than ripe looks. Radio control modeler rcm magazine boats im the selfappointed archivist of a thread in the vintage planes forum that has been gathering all of the plans published in rcm magazine. Here it is this is an authentic early 60s era crackerbox boat skinned in marine grade plywood and powered by a 1959 corvette small block chevy 283. The zippkits abox crackerbox was developed from a very successful series of crackerbox. Radio control modeler rcm magazine boats rc groups. Crackerbox racing boats covering the cracker box racing boats and the century thunderbolt racers.
Got to test it out on the lake and had a blast asin. The mack legend mold boats california cracker box and their. The simple wooden hull is built upsidedown over the plans, and. Who wouldnt love the the nostalgic lines of the crackerbox and with a previous glenl project under my belt the tnt, i was gearing up for a build. This new hull also performs better than all of our other crackerbox designs, and is currently legal in all crackerbox racing classes. May 07, 2017 a quick lil run at long lake nanaimo b. Impba class gas crackerbox radio control boat racing 8. Its a boat that has a look that will draw specators wherever she goes. Ferrari powered race boat scale model rc boat vmk duration. A powerful modified engine, mounted amidships, powers these sprinting flatbottom hulls in impressively competitive races. Crackerbox boat plans how to build a putt putt boat wooden speed boat plans free sailing boat plans for sale runabout boat buildat building on a boat boat layouts plansh for boat 8 best crackerbox images glen l cracker box archives boatbuilders site on glen l rc plans vintage 1 5 scale racing cracker box model boat boat bench seat plans boat building laws a.
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Whether you are a serious rc boat racer or a recreation rc boater weve got the rc boat parts you need to keep wet side down and keep having fun with your radio controlled boat rc boat. At one point many years ago, i had a set of plans to build a 14 scale model of a 1951 century sea maid a really stylish twotoned mahogany number powered by a chainsaw motor. Shop online for 18 rc wooden scale powered boat kits at discounts up to 26%. Designed by jerry dunlap, the 14scale crackerbox is a wooden scale model of an almost flatbottom racing boat. Two 6v or 12v motors hardware kit speed control for 6v or for 12v motor 2channel radio with two servos field and building equipment paint.
Jul, 2019 a past owner of a cracker box racerloved the ride. Note that the pictures in this manual may be of a different boat to better illustrate a point. Even firsttime scratchbuilders will find it easy to construct. Weedeater powers racing runabout i ve always lusted after the classic mahogany runabouts of the 1940. Other plans include chris craft, hacker, gar wood, riva, switzer, barrel back, baby bootlegger, flyer, teaser. Going fast is easy for a crackerbox, due to its nearly flat bottom. When you consider an annual community based, volunteer run, narrowly focused event, the longevity is even more amazing. We are monitoring the covid19 situation and are taking the necessary precautions to. Free boat plans, boat plan resources, and free cad boat drawing file downloads. Rc runabout, gentleman racer first test run youtube.
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