Does anybody now where the style of the gullwing came from?? One hint 18ft cobalt in the 70s??
don't know where the gullwing bottom got it's start, but OMC came out with two versions in '62, one a Johnson the other an Evinrude, both sold as 'gullwing' designs. Built til '70 or so, then Chris Craft bought the molds and continued production.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/omcj.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v210/flyin-t/omce.jpg
Oh yeah, while this isn't a gull wing, it was the first departure from the conventional V bottom designed boat, and that was the Hickman Sea Sled. (Sea Sled?, Jesus, what a name) Albert Hickman designed his first inverted V bottom boat in 1914 and as early as 1921 these big hogs were running well over 50 mph. And I believe they were used by the military because of their being so stable, able to haul big pay loads and so on.
Just a little useless info. lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/hickman2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...t/hickman1.jpg