what is a runabout boat

A runabout boat is a small motorboat that can hold between four and eight people and is well-suited for moving about on the water). Runabouts are typically between 20 and 35 feet in length and are used for a variety of pleasure activities such as boating, fishing, and water skiing, as well as a ships tender for larger vessels or in racing). Some common types of runabouts include bow riders, center consoles, cuddy boats, and walkarounds). Runabouts can be powered by inboard engines, outboards, jet drives, or inboard-outboard (I/O) drives, and engines can be gasoline or diesel systems). While runabouts are typically open boats, some may have a flush-deck cuddy cabin and are sometimes known as sport boats in that configuration. The first runabouts date back to the 1920s and were originally small, fast, powerful, varnished, wooden boats created to take advantage of the power of outboard motors such as the first Evinrude, introduced in 1909).