Bachelor One A-5
owner / driver	Scott Courts
location	Pleasanton, CA
hull info / class	Original hull - 136, 145, 150 cubic inch hydroplane Built in 1959 by Henry Lauterbach
LOA	13' 6"
motor	8 cylinder modified 1938 Ford Flathead V8-60 150 CID - 140 HP Block bored .100" over. 1940 long-nose crankshaft. 1937 rods. Egge pistons. Ignition - 2, four-cylinder Wico magnetos driven by a Barker V-drive off the camshaft. Alcohol running through two #97 Stromberg carbs on top of a early square script Edelbrock intake. Motor built, ported, polished and blueprinted by Rich Willim of Detroit, Michigan.
power transfer	direct drive
years raced	1959-1980's
	Bob Baxter of Maryland commissioned Henry Lauterbach to build the 136 class hydro in 1959. Campaigned the hull as GAIL. Later, Ford Falcon 145 CID replaced V8-60. Roger D'Eath bought it and renamed PSSST! A-5, but later renamed it back to Bachelor One A-5.  1969 Orange Bowl Regatta winner. About 1971 Roger sold it to Huey Long of Kentucy, who with his son Mark, raced it as Bachelor One A-5. Current owner acquired it from Tom D'Eath in 1996.
launch	crane