Stormy 45 Electric

About the Stormy 45 The new Stormy 45 is a beautiful, classic wooden yacht based on the elegant motor launches from the turn of the century. The Stormy 45 is both a joy to build and a joy to run. With swift speed and responsive steering, the Stormy 45 running about on a lake or a pond brings back a nostalgic feeling of elegant days gone by!  Before the turn of the century during the Victorian era, these launches were usually powered by steam engines. After the turn of the century during the Edwardian period, internal combustion engines had become more common. The elegant lines and the graceful, easily driven hulls were a product of the limited horsepower that small steam plants and early combustion engines could supply. These boats were popular in England and America. Nathaniel Herreshoff designed several motor launches with lines similar to the Stormy 45. The draketail transom on the Stormy 45 is a popular design feature from the period.  The Stormy 45 is a medium-displacement open la