Technical Articles
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266 cubic inch
class rules
APBA Rule Book - 1964
280 cubic inch
the new probabtionary 280 rules
Boat Sport magazine - 1956
7 Litre
class rules
APBA Rule Book - 1962
Airplane Wing Design
boat design idea by Loren Pennington
Kent Hitchcock - Speed & Spray - 1955
Aqua Allisonby Bill Holder & Phil KunzEngine Builder magazine - 2014
Bailer Transom Plug(s)
ideas for installing
Vintage Hydroplanes contributors
Boat Builders Eastern Competition Boat Builders by Jack SweeneyHot Boat Quarterly - 1966
Boat Builder - Joe GuessJoe Guess and the 5 hydros he builtKenny Harmon, photos by Kent Hitchcock
Boat Builder - Will FarmerFarmer Family ScrapbookWill Farmer, Jr. - 2000
Boat Builder- Ed Karelsonchronicles some of Ed's achievementsRusty Rae - 1988
Cadillac Vintage Race Motor
neat vintage 1959 Cadillac
Street Rodder - 2012
Crackerbox
article on the crackerbox class
Hop Up magazine - 1951
Do-It-Yourselfers
perspective if you are going to do it yourself
Hop Up magazine - 1952
Engine Builder - Keith Blackby James E. PotterHot Rod Yearbook - mid 1960s?
Fiberglass cloth using epoxy
techniques for a perfect clear finish
West Marine Epoxyworks - Ted Moores
Flying Water Bugs
general story on the latest fast boats
Popular Mechanics - 1946
Huffers Vs Hummers
fuel injection vs supercharger
Picton Gold Cup Race Program - 1979
Hurry Up Hulls
general story on the latest fast boats
Motorsport - 1952
Hydroplane Finishing
one guy's thoughts on how he finished his hydro
Phil Spruit - 2002
Main & Rod Bearings
how to check your main and rod bearings
Philip J Mitchell - 2012
Propeller Indicator
neat tool that John Cramer sold years ago
John Cramer
Sitka - King of all Spruces
info on Sitka Spruce
Wood & Wood Products - 2012
Robert Stack skeet shooter, car & boat racer, actorMotortrend - 1998
Steering Cables
attaching steering cables correctly
APBA Propeller - 1976
Storyboards
ideas for making a storyboard sign
Alan Radue - 2012
Synthetic Web Slings
inspection, care & use of synthetic lifting slings
Web Sling & Tiedown Ass. - 2005/12
Turning over your hydro
one guy's method for turning over a hydro
Alan Radue - 2001
Veneer Checking
ways to prevent this problem
Industrial Strength Woodworking - 2004
Ventnor Race Boat Catalog how fun would this have been selecting your boat
Ventnor Boat Company - 1940
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