Design
16.3 ft Flat Bottom 495
Designed by Response Marine
A beamier 16 footer, 16 ft 4 in by 7 ft, built by Chester Boatworks in several versions with tiller or console steering and with or without a self-bailing cockpit deck. It differs from the larger Response flat bottoms in having the bottom plate run in one piece right up to the top of the stem.
Under the hull are 3 in by 1.5 in channels running fore and aft, which stiffen the 0.190 in plate and protect it, and also help the boat track and run efficiently by trapping air between them at speed. Published weights are about 1,322 lb for the hull with console and 1,690 lb rigged with a 50 hp. The NC cutting kit can be ordered with or without the fuel tank, helm console and push knees, and like every Response design it can be altered to suit.
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