| Hurricane IV 2-G | |
| owner / driver | Dr. Ken Muscatel |
| location | Mercer Island, Washington |
| hull info / class | original unlimited hydro class hull built
in 1948 by Fred Wickens
redesigned & rebuilt 1950 by Fed Wickens |
| LOA / beam | 27 ft 8 in / 10 ft. 10 in |
| launch | ramp or crane |
| motor | 1943/44 Allison 1710 cu in
12 cylinder motor was rebuilt by the volunteers at the Hydroplane Race Boat Museum under the Direction of Peter Orton and Dane Sornsen |
| power transfer | Vulcer gear box 3:1 ratio |
| years raced / history | 1948 - 1954
1948 - 1952 Morlan Veisel from California - 1st unlimited moving up from 5 liter 1953 - LTYC Championship finished 3rd 1953 - Maples Mile High finished 2nd with Visel as riding mechanic 1954 - Mile High Race finished 2nd 1954 - used in the movie "The Magnificent Obsession" with Rock Hudson & Jane Wyman. It was thought that Bill Stead drove for the movie but it was "Wild" Bill Cantrell as stunt driver. 1954 November - Salton Sea, California with Allison power "Avia Union" built by Howard Gidovlenko, Bill Stead set a two-way average speed record of 163.136 MPH 1985 was donated to the Hydroplane &
Race Boat Museum in Kent, Washington
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