His prop and sponson innovations led the way from the tail-dragging Ventnors whose transoms always had their props submerged to his race boats that sporadically rode on their prop as one of their three points, which led to Ted Jones’ race boats that always were prop riders after his Slo-Mo-Shun IV.
He added onto what Ventnor did with the three-point hydroplane racing boats by flattening his boat’s profile and packing more air between the front sponsons, which further reduced wetted surface compared to other three point hydroplanes. Chris-Craft was the largest boat company in the world at the time with lots of dealers and sold far more of this speedboat model than Arena Craft.Īrena is credited with designing the first Unlimited race boat to win with a modern power source. This Arena Craft boat was made out of a fiberglass hull and deck molding with some wood and Hexcel composite stiffeners, a somewhat typical fiberglass boat construction in the late 1950s.
Chris-Craft made its boats from wood with fiberglass in the fins. Both the Chris-Craft Cobra and the Arena Craft models were built with a full-width, single-seat cockpit design. Some say that the Arena Craft version of this speedboat handles better, too. Both boat builders made their racy designs with a six foot, nine-inch beam. The pictured Arena Craft 19 foot, six inch speedboat was five miles per hour faster at top speed than the Chris-Craft Cobra of the same era with the same horsepower. It’s one of a handful of Arena Craft under 20 feet that have been restored.
#Vintage fiberglass runabout driver#
Arena Craft Corporation of Richmond, CAĭan Arena was a boat designer and boat racing driver who competed head to head within the Gold Cup and Unlimited boat racing classes against Harold Wilson, Guy Lombardo, George Reis, Bill Horn, and Bill Cantrell, to name a few. The boats featured here are just three examples of the rich and exciting styling that the marine industry gained in this time period. Other design influences came from the emergence of space travel. Some boat builders hired car designers to develop ideas for boat models. All of this set the stage for boating to explode. People had money, families had time to spend together on the water, and fiberglass could be molded into shapes that just couldn’t be fashioned in wood. Fiberglass boats appeared on the market as the United States’ economy was booming. I will leave positive feedback in return.Have a great day.Today we look at some of the fiberglass boats designed and built in the era between 1950-1960 that were style leaders in small pleasure boats. Please leave positive feedback when received, this verifies you are pleased with purchase. All reasonable offers will be considered.If for some reason a problem would arise, please contact me and we will work out.Feedback is an important part of eBay. I Will refund your PayPal account.Selling as is due to the age. Should be able to pull across the country.Will try to answer any questions you may have.Please pay within three days of auction end.PayPal ONLY !!! No other forms of payment.".If you view and do not want. With good working crank up and road worthy. Will need some attention from setting so long.Included with the sell is a 1979 Tee Nee 1 axel trailer. So please over look the storage dust.Was told by family members of the previous owner, how fast it ran on lake Wawasee in northern Indiana.The speed came from the Evinrude Starflite 3 outboard 75 hp. Has not been in storage for over 25 years. But a fresh paint job would enhance the appearance.Has lights and detailed trim work. There are no breaks, cracks, or damage in body. Will give as much detail as I know.This boat was custom made in the 1960's with the best quality parts of that time period.It is 17' long with a fiberglass body. 4 cylinder with Tee Nee Trailer.Selling for a friend.
Here is a Vintage 1961 Runabout 17' Fiberglass Boat W/ Evinrude 75 Hp.
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