Runabout (boat)
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A runabout is any small motorboat holding between four and eight people, well suited to moving about on the water. Characteristically between 20 feet and 35 feet in length, runabouts are used for plea
A 2010 Hacker-Craft triple cockpit runabout
The bows of several Riva Aquaramas and Aristans, an Aquarama in center
2004, 22-foot (6.7 m) Spencer Runabout, 380 hp Crusader engine, Spencer Boatworks, Saranac Lake, New York
The 48-foot (15 m) Hackercraft Pardon Me built by Hutchinson Boat Works of Alexandria Bay, New York
Riva Aquarama
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The Riva Aquarama is a luxury wooden runabout built by Italian yachtbuilder Riva. Production of it and its derivatives ran from 1962 until 1996. The hull was based on the Riva Tritone, an earlier mode
Runabout (boat)
…and the 1960s are considered by many to be premier European examples of the type. The most famous Riva of all time was the Carlo Riva design called the Aquarama Special. Originally, runabouts were made entirely of wood, with mahogany used for hulls and planking and oak for framing. The use of aluminium in small boat…
The steering wheel of a Super Aquarama
The stern of a 1979 Aquarama Special, with swim step for easy access