Thread: Miss Daytona in Pat's Back Yard

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Saw a link today to a restored hydroplane from the '20's running in the river at Bay City, MI!! Collector Bruce Meyer apparently bought the old wood boat, and flew to Bay City to drive it before it headed west to join his collection of fine machinery. A link to the Saginaw River run - 1929 Miss Daytona Hydroplane on Vimeo

just see the video i know him .this is the guy that a few miles from my shop .my shop is were many of the record setting hydroplanes were built. were i am at in the shop at one time was full to the ceiling with surplus allisons and merlins engines. guy that works on the old barrel back rum runners and wood boats is only a few miles from my shop thats on State Park RD

Neat old boat and it sure did go to a good home!!!!

Saw this a couple days ago.. It is a neat old boat. Kind of makes me want to build a vintage racer.. Glen L sells Crackerbox plans which altho their design does not qualify for sanctioned events, can be streached to use a Velvet drive transmission, so they actually gain forward neutral and reverse. Many old race boats ( Crackerbox is a common class ) do not use a transmission for F-N-R, and they are direct drive. start and go

That's pretty cool stuff.

17'...........? I remember the hairiest boat ride I took. A 16' flatbottom "ski" boat with a 427 Chev.................hooooweeee!! That was a hand-full..............but what a grin it put on your face.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

That's pretty cool stuff.

17'...........? I remember the hairiest boat ride I took. A 16' flatbottom "ski" boat with a 427 Chev.................hooooweeee!! That was a hand-full..............but what a grin it put on your face.

Yeah, the tag line says that this one's 17'. I can't imagine 16' with a 427 Chevy!! Fastest I've been on the water is a bit over 55mph, but I was on a slalom ski! The crazy things we do when we're young.....

Originally Posted by rspears

Yeah, the tag line says that this one's 17'. I can't imagine 16' with a 427 Chevy!! Fastest I've been on the water is a bit over 55mph, but I was on a slalom ski! The crazy things we do when we're young.....

When I was much younger, everyone used to invite me along to go water skiing!!! I thought it was because I was good on ski's!!!! Dad informed that wasn't the reason, he said it was because I did such fantastic crashes!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

When I was much younger, everyone used to invite me along to go water skiing!!! I thought it was because I was good on ski's!!!! Dad informed that wasn't the reason, he said it was because I did such fantastic crashes!!!!!!

Yeah, I still recall the afternoon my soon to be ex-wife swung outside on a turn at 55mph and must have hit 75mph or more before she let the ski get away from her. She skipped like a flat rock about three times before going under, then came up and skipped again. The force straightened out the "D" rings on the floatation belt she had on... Still brings a little smile to my face after forty years....