MIAMI BELLE II A-37

A historic page put together for  MIAMI BELLE II A-37 and added to our boats page. The hydro was campaigned by Jack McMahon who was sadly killed doing what he loved…racing hydroplanes. You will also see pics of Jack’s best friend Paul Flohn, driving his ROWDY A-36. Check out the history.

Last Quarter 2020

Calendar for the year 2020 is complete.

U-27

News Article here

Jones’ Sponson Spoilers

John Paramore posted this pic / explanation on Hydroplane History’s Facebook page.
“The gizzy between the sponsons is a spoiler, meant to prevent stuffing the bow if the boat flies a bit and comes down nose-first. It went away in 1958 after Ron Jones suggested they could achieve needed anti-stuffing result with a little aft weight adjustment. Ted still wasn’t sure, so they did Ron’s suggested balance adjustment but with a pair of mini-spoilers inboard of the sponsons, and when Ron’s idea worked out those were removed. Here’s the 1958 Bardahl with the temporary spoilers”.

Midge 19 – S

Midge 19 – S
Lake Yosemite, Merced, CA 1956

Frank Jones writes in to update his boat’s webpage with 2 great pics of when he ran his boat in the late 1950s.