Tiny I/O Runabout

[DCMacGuy]

Hello all, first post here...

I've been scouring the web to no avail and hopefully someone here might be able to help me identify a boat.

I grew up boating with my family on Lake Cumberland, and moored near our boat was some sort of a 14-15 foot Mercruiser I/O powered runabout. It was from the 80's based on the vintage of the outdrive (first gen Alpha One). It had a seating configuration similar to a lot of mini jetboats out there - the operator's seat was the rear bench, shared with the passenger's seating area. It was an open bow as well. For the life of me I cannot remember who made the boat - and years later am still fascinated by that boat (intrigued that it was an I/O - not a fan of outboards/jets personally) and am trying to figure out who made it and scour the internet for one.

My apologies for the rough description - but does anyone have any idea what this might have been?

 

[H20Rat]

Re: Tiny I/O Runabout

hmm that would be interesting, although I'd wonder how it would have handled all the weight at the back like that. That outboard/jetdrive engines are substantially lighter than their regular outboard cousins, but an I/O on the other hand, even 4 cylinders are heavy.

Sure it wasn't a bayliner L drive?

 

[DCMacGuy]

Re: Tiny I/O Runabout

That was my thought. I remember that it sat in the water like it had a lot of weight in the back.

I know for sure it wasn't a Bayliner though.