The above photos are of a 16’ GRP Falmouth Bass Boat seen at
Hullbridge Yacht Club. The original 14’ Bass Boat was designed by Rodney
Warrington-Smythe for amateur construction in plywood. Hard-chined, she was
relatively simple to build. Over the years since the early 1950s the design has
evolved. Today there’s a 20’ version and an 8’ Baby Bass Boat with a junk sail!
A history of the boat can be found here: http://falmouthbassboat.weebly.com/fbb-history.html
Dimensions/displacement
| 
Builder | 
Falmouth Bass Boat Co  | 
| 
LOA | 
4.88m (16'0")  | 
| 
LWL | 
3.96m (13'0")  | 
| 
Beam | 
1.78m (5'10")  | 
| 
Draught Min | 
0.25m (0'10")  | 
| 
Draught Max | 
1.00m (3'3")  | 
| 
Displacement | 
272kg (599.8lbs)  | 
Links
Falmouth Bass Boat Association
Falmouth Bass Boat - Description
FBB 16 specification
16ft Falmouth Bass Boat Details
Bass Boat YouTube Video Portland Harbour
Falmouth Bass Boat (Sold)





 
 
2 comments:
The Bass boat really is among the sailing boat icons, I just love them.
I've always liked them, but somehow never got around to buying one.
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