Hi there, my name is Julianne. I’m doing some internet searching for a friend who just acquired a boat last week. It’s completely aluminum, and we were told it was built in 1953, but we don’t know for sure. By any chance would anyone have any clues for me? Julianne
An article written by Bill DeGlopper & Linda Emanuele that recently appeared in APBA Propeller about Howie Benns.
I had one of Phil Kunz’s 8×10 photos that I bought from him hanging up next to my hydro. He photographed this at Newport, KY in 1966 of my Moonshine Baby battling Briar Hopper. The 8×10 always looked so small next to the 19′ hydro. I sent in the digital …
Neat photos and conversation on the team testing ideas out on SloMo IV over at Leslie Fields’ Hydroplane History facebook page.
First Boat in the World to Exceed 100 MPH March 20, 1931 102.256 MPH Indian River, Florida Visit the website.
Phil Kunz and I were discussing the Miss DeSoto boats (pic further down this page) and Phil mentioned he had a crazy photo that he got (from somewhere) showing when one of the iconic Miss Desoto hydros was put to the endurance test by racing in one of the 9 …
I found this great pic of the two-seater that got into “some trouble with the law one night” and hit a buoy and sunk. Article below. I remember folks talking about the hydro on our old message board.
