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A "Life time" Quality Boat

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When you look at the way a boat is built, you'll want to own a Rapid Craft Boat!
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Classic Construction

Quality is built in - not added on!

Rapid Craft's quality starts where it counts  with our  inner - structure that is unequaled in the river boat industry.

Rapid Craft Classic Hydraulics

Balance in a boat is more important than horse power.  The Classic's design, length, weight  and hull design set the standard in small boat hydraulics.

Design Length Weight Hull
Classic 17 ft. 750 lbs. Modified V with water shoe
Overall length                 17'6"
Bottom width                   60"
Side height                      25 1/2"
Beam                               76"
Center line depth              31"
Bottom thickness          .125
Side thickness               .100
Transom height            20" - 27"
Approximate weight      750 lbs.
Maximum HP                 80
Maximum weight                           capacity                        960 lbs.

What you don't see is where most problems occur.  Rapid Craft's goal is for you to enjoy your boating experience without worrying about the quality of your boat. Rapid Craft's Classic design starts where it counts - the inner-structure in the boat bottom.  Rapid Craft’s combination of stringers and cross bars eliminate the tork (twisting of the boat). Anytime a boat structure torks or twists the hulls will break at the weak points, usually the corners.  Rapid Craft’s inner-structure, "boxes the hull" to eliminate the tork flexes that crack the corners and cause leakage from weld failure. 

  Rapid Craft's rugged river jet boat inner-structure is designed for  unsurpassed strength and durability in stress areas.  Plus the added benefit of a V bottom design  gives you a far better ride and handling. Rapid Craft hand crafts each boat and has a limited "LIFE TIME" warranty on each hull. 

Aluminum last a life time. Rapid Craft strengths are built in, which  gives you strength with less weight.   Meaning greater fuel economy because less horse power is required.

Rapid Craft Classic's are a low maintenance boat. We can't control what  the guy behind the wheel does with the Classic, but we can greatly minimize the damage that may occur because of unseen under water obstacles. Strength is added where strength is needed. Many manufactures often weld cross bars to the bottom of the boat, creating "grab points". When the boat moves against an unseen underwater object, the gouges created by them grab into these "grab points" and often tear the hull of the boat. They are expensive and difficult to repair if at all. 

Because Rapid Craft’s inner-structure eliminates these "grab points", our aluminum boats are easier and less expensive to repair than other competitive boats currently on the market, if rock damages should occur. You can spot a poorly constructed boat by the amount of damage it sustains.

Finally Rapid Craft's eye for detail  insures more quality by covering the inner-structure with 1/2" Fiber Glass laminated Marine Decking that has extra strength, last up to 10 times longer and is less weight.  It is less slippery when wet and is extremely easy to clean. Just turn the hose on it when you get home and rinse it out.