Aquarius Venturer 16'3 or 17'3
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Beam: 6'8"
Draught: 9"
Depth of vee at stern: 15°
Freeboard forward: 1'9"
Freeboard aft: 1'6"
Weight ex machinery: 400Ibs
PERFORMANCE: with one up: 40 hp outboard 30 mph.; 50 hp. 34 mph; 65 hp 38 mph; 110 hp 51 mph;
INBOARD: Mark 3 Zephyr 35 mph; Chev Belair 160 hp 48 mph.
BASIC CONSTRUCTION: is similar to our Marc 1 series with 3/8" sheet ply bottom over 1 x 7/8"., stringers four a side on the bottom with 7/811 square stringers two a side on the topsides. The craft has laminated chines, keel and gunwales with the rims sawn from 7/8" timber. The planing area of the bottom is framed at 2'6" centres with two laminated ribs between the frames. These ribs are formed with three laminations 1 x 3/16" and are screwed and glued in after the hull is turned over. This forms an extremely strong bottom construction which allows the craft to be driven at high speeds in rough water.
FULLSIZE PATTERNS: are supplied with the plan for all frames, stem, rims and transom plus detailed drawings of all hull construction and written instuctions on building procedure.
Average building time 180 hours;
Timber required 160 super feet; plywood: 8 x 4 x 318" 6 sheets; 8 x 4 x1/4" 2 sheets; 8 x 4 x5/16" 2 sheets; 7 x 4 x 3/1: 1 sheet; 7 x 4 x 1 118 1 sheet; 7 x 411' 1 sheet.