SST-60 Boat

This boat was drawn in AutoCad LT 2004 and cut with a SCM Tech 80. It will run in the American Power Boat Associations SST-60 class. The total weight after the race must be 825 lbs. The engine is a race engine produced by Outboard Marine Corporation (OMC) under the Johnson or Evinrude brand names. It produces 90 to 100 hp with the fast boats turning 8000 rpm's. This class of boat runs close to 85 mph in competition.


The materials used in the boat are Paulownia for rib blocking, Obeche for stringers, mahogany for cross ribs, balsa in the transom interior, and 6 mm and 4mm Okoume marine plywood for the skins. Carbon fiber was used on the bottom of the sponsons, on the rounded sides in the front and on the top and bottom of the torsion box at the rear. The deck was covered with 4 oz. fiberglass and coated with epoxy.The glue used was West System epoxy with the special coating additive being used for coating the whole boat. The bottom was finish coated with Matrix Systems Urethane clearcoat.