In my opinion – prettiest photo I have ever seen of a FORD SOHC 427. That boat is a 1964 Sanger owned by John Vermeesch (who worked on the Ford motor development team). Oh….and you can’t just tow this boat with just any car. You’ll need a woodie station wagon. …
Even as flames from the massive Carlton Complex fire came dangerously close to his home, Dale Burnison ignored warnings to evacuate.
Look what I found (after six years of searching for it)….
1934 Garwood Speedster Replica.
83′ of water/56 degrees/1′ visibility.
Built by Tom Lang and Mark Weinberger
Sunk: September 2003 at the antique boat show in Charlotte, NC.
Recovered: July 9, 2014, high noon by Jeff Buckley
Location: Lake Norman, NC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DXKQ-NQBCaI
…or play a photo slideshow on Capt.’s photobucket link…play it in reverse, if possible.
Here’s a photo recently located that shows a different view of Tom Watts hydroplane than those I previously posted. Lots of engine, not much boat. Lots of courage required. Regards Graeme Morley A youtube video has come online of Exciter:
Phil just added over 75 more photos to his Scrapbook on his website. I do believe his Scrapbook has more historical photos of hydroplanes and raceboats that are published on the internet than anywhere in the world. The Scrapbook starts in the 1920 and goes to the 1990s. Most photos …
I always liked the idea of a engine cowling that opens like a race car hood for easy access to the engine bay. Pulling off these engine cowlings can be a bit tricky (especially when the boat is in the water) and then one needs to find a place to …
Greg and I bought the Buccaneer from Tom Bock in 1995 and was our first UL. We sold that to Paul Becker about 2002 and he ran as UL. He sold to Greg Walden from Atomic Screen Printing. He ran as a UL around 2006-2007? I actually drove it a …
Phil Kunz has this photo in his Scrapbook section of his website of the boat, dated 1952. The boat was built by Don & Bruce Smith in the mid or late 1940s and Bruce campaigned it for a few years from the late 40s through the early 50s. The above …
Hello, I have recently purchased a “1950’s” lay down hydro (you drive ’em laying down on your belly laying over the gas tank?) with identification number S 25. The story I got was at one time it raced around Springfield lake in Ohio. It was bought at a yard sale …
