runabout ski wakeboard boats sport cruisers RUNABOUT A runabout boat is a small, open motorboat used for day outings only. No facilities for shelter or overnight usage are provided with a runabout. Pressed for the seaworthiness and good looks of a lobsterboat, but admitting defeat in terms of exact duplication, designers of smaller models blended runabout styling with lobsterboat hulls. Inspired by lobsterboats, fun like a runabout boat, and certainly qualified for commuting at highway speeds. Although a well built, roomy Runabout, this model would not enjoy near the success or the longevity that old runabout had. They're small compared to our current idea of a runabout, but still sport the basic attributes of a runabout like for'ard steering and windscreen. The review is also quite generous on this boat and with its solid side decks it actually looks like a baby version of a bigger runabout, not a dinghy trying to be a runabout. Interestingly enough dealers tell me that this type of runabout boat is now selling quite well this year and I can believe that statement given the fact the price of bigger runabout boats have gone up a fair bit this year. In this section we test runabouts. We define a runabout as a small boat, used for very short trips, local transportation, and general watersport activities, such as family water-skiing and day cruising on inland waterways. And so, as we look back over the development of the runabout as we know it today we marvel at the changes which have taken place and wonder what the future holds.