RUNABOUTS AND TINNIES

Cheap to buy, store, and run, runabouts and tinnies are functional boats on the water for whatever you choose to do. Inshore, fishos may prefer a punt style vessel, while the general day-boater will opt for an all-round hull and those with offshore aspirations will opt for deeper or modified V-hull with protected centre console. Many of these are also ideal beginner boats because they are small and relatively easy to handle, often with simple outboard arm steering. Australian boat shows contain hundreds of them, so they’re a good place to shop and specify the best outboard and trailer.

DESIGN

Moulded fibreglass and aluminium both make for ideal building materials for runabouts, with global manufacturers mostly opting for the former, while