Ep 15: Herreshoff, Hickman, Hunt: 100 Years of the American Runabout (Pt. II)

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A 1914 design, the Hickman Sea Sled, re-emerges in 1957 via the hand of C Raymond Hunt, as America's iconic runabout.

It is the Boston Whaler, 13 footer.

The Thirteen footer sawed in half

Founder Richard Fisher was so confident in his fail-safe boat that he tested it publicly.

The Thirteen footer sawed in half

Courtesy of Mystic seaport museum

The Thirteen footer sawed in half

Courtesy of Mystic seaport museum

13 Footer in Mint condition

Sea Sled Mahogany with Oak ribs

Hickman Sea Sled courtesy of Mystic seaport museum

Patented in 1914 the first tunnel hull

Pictures courtesy of Mystic seaport museum

Granddaddy of the 20th century American runabout

Pictures courtesy of Mystic seaport museum

The Curves of the 17 Footer Whaler

Ray hunt's deep V on the whaler

17 Foot whaler in Marion, Massachusetts

Bow view of the 17 footer, Modern art?

A classic thirteen foot whaler

Dan Cooney, Whaler aficionado

John Steinbeck's 17ft Montauk preserved by The Lew Family

Donated to mystic sea port museum

Audio & Visual Production by Griffin Bengraff