Runabout Boats

The runabout boats primary purpose is for travel back and forth on the lake to visit other lake homes or other summer cottages. The runabout is a small water craft that is used often for recreational purposes. Some runabouts are 12 foot in length while others are 35 foot long. They do not have berths, galleys or heads. The runabout boat is also referred to as a utility boat although they are not all used for strictly utility purposes. Now almost all boats under 26 feet that do not have a galley, berth or head is called a runabout boat. Runabout boats are designed to gain speed with a hull shape that uses hydroplaning to skim the top of the water's surface at high speeds. Used runabout boats can be purchased starting at $290,000 for a 36 foot 2006 Chris-Craft Corsair Heritage Edition by Sunseeker or $23,900 for a 34 foot 1987 Mark III by Wellcraft. New runabout boats start at $100,000 for a 25 foot 2010 Launch by Chris Craft or $154,000 for a 24 foot 2010 Kazulin Boats Adriatic by Custom. Popular manufacturers of runabout boats are Custom, Chris Craft, Carolina Skiff, Wellcraft and Sunseeker.