Eight Beat S-134
owner / driver George H. Smith
location Pleasant Hill, California
class / hull info 136 cu in class hydro (S) class
Original hull built in 1946 by Tommy Hill
narrow transom / wide across sponsons design
LOA / beam 13' 6"  /   6' 5"
engineFord V8/60 - stock 136 ci, 80 HP + or -
Stock bore, intake, carb, dual magneto, straight (zoomie) exhaust
propeller Mfg / Size10 1/4'  Pitchometer
launch ramp launch
power transfer direct drive
notablesLake Merritt Oakland in 1974 top speed of 97 mph
years raced 1947 - 1977
The Easter Egg - claimed to be 1st 3 pt hydro on the west coast?
Ding How
Eight Beat  1963 - 1982 (current name)