Boat hull?

[600ml]

Hi i was just wondering if anyone knows what type of boat this hull was (a long time ago).
I have no idea which way to go with it
Your thoughts please.

600ml

[Massey]

It has the general shape of a PT boat but the keel does not look right for one. It may be a PT boat tho, just not a scale one. It also looks like you could make a fishing vessel out of it. hope this helps.

Massey

[CG Bob]

It looks like a lobster boat, though most lobster boats have a more pronounced curve in the sheer. It could also be some sort of runabout similar to a Chris Craft, Garwood, or Century. The angle between the transom and the hull bottom is wrong for a PT boat.

[der kapitan]

Bob,

It looks to me to be some sort of runabout. There is a bit of tumblehome aft, and the transom appears to be raked forward in the sideview photo. This baby has gotta be really old---.

[Aerominded]

My vote is for lobster boat although, as CGBob points out, the sheer is a little straight- I've seen lobster boats with reversed transoms like that ...

:)

Are you thinking about building it up?

[Ray Farina]

It is a workboat of some kind. The thinner sheer is of the 40 or 50's. It is not a lobster boat because it does not have a curved upward bow.

[Jerome Morris]

I get the idea it's a 1920's or 1930's Lobster style boat. The shallow v bottom was easy to build, a small one lunger would give you a good turn of speed and had room on the back to stack traps and put up a steading sail to keep her bow inta the wind.
One other thing they may have done as well was to smuggle Canadian whiskey into the inlets along this coast
The model is a gem and would look pretty good with a white hull, buff trim and copper red bottom. Or you may want to paint her up flat black to avoid the G-men

[green-boat]

With the rudder tube coming out thru the deck, it looks to be some kind of free-runner.

[Tug Guy]

The rudder tube is pretty far a stern.

Don

[der kapitan]

I'm a little puzzled as to how it was constructed. The bottom and sides appear to be
planked with a thin plywood over a heavier wood frame, since I can see what looks like nails or nail holes. I can't tell for sure, as the pictures aren't all that sharp. It could be a solid wood hull beyond the cockpit area.

[600ml]

Thanks for the feedback guys..
And yes i will be building it up over time. beyond the cockpit is hollow and its all held together with copper nails. As for the rudder tube..i cant be sure, but this boat must have had quite a few owners in its time all with their own ideas.
reconstruction will commence shortly and ill post pics as i go.

over and out. ;)