![]() ![]() However, we advise against overpowering the boat practical speeds should be limited to the 30's and 40's. Usually gasoline motors are used, but diesel is an option as long as weight won't exceed that of the largest gasoline type that might be found within our listed displacement ratings. Power comes from a direct drive motor located amidships. ![]() ![]() Our methods result in leak-free hulls that are stiff, strong, lightweight, durable, and easy to take care of without need for any caulking. We say it will be a better boat because, when compared to boats of the past built with traditional planking methods, our boats are free of leaks, rot, high maintenance, flexing hulls, and other problems resulting from such outdated planking methods. No rabbets, steam bending or lofting is required.īeyond its authentic styling is a modern wood/epoxy hull that's actually well within the abilities of the first-time do-it-yourselfer. You can build your own Belle Isle for a fraction of the cost of restoring some questionable original or buying a new production replica, all while ending up with a better built boat. Husky full-length motor stringers and ½" bottom combine to allow for ample powering and load carrying ability.įor those unfamiliar with the type, the barrelback stern is a semi-oval or elliptical shape, like half a barrel, with a lovely seamless blending of the tumblehome topsides into the deck, side-to-side. CONSTRUCTION: Cold-Molded/Epoxy Planking: Barrelbackīelle Isle…our largest authentic barrelback design…uses the same type of amateur-proven construction as all our other classic mahogany runabouts and can be built in two different lengths. ![]()
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