Wooden boat runabout for sale
It would be great to hear from Barn Finds auto enthusiasts that also have a boat jones going on – what boats do you own and how to you usually enjoy them? At only $510 and two days to go in the bidding, this historically significant runabout may be quite the buy, it would be a very relaxing way to enjoy narrow, inland waterways and lakes. This offered boat is not exactly in the same class as the one featured in the video but it does portray an idyllic, on the water setting. Johnson’s boat, “Sputnik”, filmed by a drone as it enjoys the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in and around beautiful St. You may even be able to contact HoJo and get some advice! Since Whirlwinds are pretty well documented, that type of information should be obtainable from various sources. My question would be how big a motor will the transom support? I would think more than just 3 HP, that seems appropriate for a square back canoe, I imagine this Whirlwind can manage a bit more. Included in the sale is a 3HP Mina Kota, electric trolling motor but it is inoperative. The interior is very spartan, as expected, so a basic runabout, as this boat is described, would seem to be its most appropriate use.
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The narrow beam and shallow freeboard of this Whirlwind would probably best suit it for calm water operation, perhaps a lake, as opposed to tidal water bodies. Its Batmobile inspired, tall, wraparound windscreen, in concert with its narrow, five-foot beam, is a perfect representative of 1950’s small boat design.Īt fourteen feet overall length, this is not even a medium-sized craft and it appears it could accommodate maybe four riders at best. The same with topside, no indication of peeling, cracking, fading or any other shortcomings. The hull is showing no obvious sign of rotted wood though the painted portion is not too revealing. The effort is compounded that much more so if the boat is domiciled outdoors. The natural, unpainted, exposed woodwork looks to be in great shape – and that’s an accomplishment, wooden roads that see regular use, require a lot of annual sanding and varnishing. The listing is a bit of a mind-run of information, seemingly influenced by a desire to ensure limited liability. The sale includes a trailer but the seller suggests that it is not road-worthy. This 14 footer is being sold as a result of a charitable donation that will benefit Boat Angel Outreach, a religious endeavor. Howard Johnson, (no, not the innkeeper/restauranteur) is the keeper of the Whirlwind history and a curator in his own right, and several years ago he wrote this detailed history of Whirlwind, hopefully, you’ll find it interesting. Operating from a new, rural setting in Cockeysville, Maryland, Whirlwind produced about 15K boat hulls between 19. Ultimately, the owner of Allied Aviation decided to stay in the flying business so the boat business was spun off to the senior management, and Whirlwind was born. The CEO of the firm, along with several senior managers, decided to try their hand at boat building and they were ultimately successful securing a small contract with the U.S. The Whirlwind story is interesting, it gets its start at the end of World War II when Allied Aviation, a Dundalk, Maryland contracting firm known for building war effort, wooden navy gliders, is essentially out of business with the war’s conclusion.
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This Whirlwind runabout is located in Phillipsburg, New Jersey and is available here on eBay for a current bid of $510, twenty-four bids tendered so far. And, it really is a boat and we’re going to review it right here on Barn Finds, a site dedicated, usually, to all things automotive.
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Well, it’s about to turn up again only this time, we’re serious, “That 1958 Whirlwind runabout is a nice boat“. And that boat reference turns up pretty often in automobile discussion circles. Or, “Any way you cut it, that 74 Mercury Grand Marquis is a boat“. For example, “That V8, two-seater, something or other, pulls like a fr eight train”. Sometimes we use one, not necessarily related, noun to describe another.