Mahogany Runabout "Hacker Craft" 22, Mercruiser 5.7 L 250 hp Thunderbolt 5 ignition, Ulvila

A rare treat on offer!!

A masterpiece built in Finland by a top professional, based on John L. Hacker's Runabout.

This boat is practically new, so it does not have the typical problems of old "restored" boats — it is not rotten.

Built in 2014, when a new engine was fitted (Mercruiser 5.7 L, 250 hp, Thunderbolt 5 ignition).

This package has been run for a maximum of 100 h.

The boat is shaft-driven and therefore runs very straight.

The engine is located amidships, so the V8 sound is reasonably subdued, even though the boat has straight pipes (see video).

The boat comes with a new chartplotter with chart, which is not fixed to the helm because I don't think it suits the period look.

All basic boating gear included: ropes, fenders (4 braided from rope), anchor, extinguisher, a good-condition mooring cover, etc.

An unregistered trailer made to suit this boat is included.

There is effectively no planing threshold with this boat, so it can glide at under 19 km/h.

You cannot understand the acceleration until you try it yourself (see video).

With the current propeller it is very economical to run; top speed about 65 km/h, and with a smaller propeller easily over 74 km/h.

The boat is in the water — it's worth a test drive to see its condition and how well it moves.

Kept in heated storage.

Boat length 6.86 m, beam 1.86 m, weight 1,200 kg, capacity 6 persons, fuel tank just over 100 litres.

Two articles about the boat have appeared in trade magazines (Puupaatti, Puuvene), with more detailed information on the entire build project (stories are in the photos).