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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 85, 13 April 1929, Page 23

Outboard motors were-the dominating feature of tho New York Motorboat Show, where 300 boats wcro displayed. Within two years "o\itboards" have risen to their present popularity. Instead of confining, themselves to racing hulls, the manufacturers, the "Engineer states, have built miniature "runabouts," with leather cushions, wicker seats, remote control in steering and.operation, and, in somo^ cases, aedan tops have been added. The small frail types of, a year ago have been abandoned because of their inability to maintain even keels iii, choppy water. The outboard engine manufacturers have co-operated with the hull builders by constructing motors which are silent and develop adequate power even though remaining portable engines. The "runabouts," some of which are of the sedan type, range from 26ft to 40ft in length. Internally the boats aro to limousines.