Hobo II
This may be Joe Graffio.
 

 How ‘bout That
Howard Custom Boat owned/driven by Howard Brown. 
Blown fuel Chrysler
NDBA Blown Fuel Flat record holder at 137.82 mph.  How ‘bout that?
 

Miss Sled
Dewey Etchison owner/driver
145.86 mph. D&H Sled hull with a blown fuel Chrysler
 

 Adios two
Buzz Burns and Fag Campoy
Sanger hull with two fuel injected 327 Chevys. 
NDBA Unblown Fuel record holder at 134.43 mph
 

Hot Tomatoe
Blown fuel Chrysler - De Silva hull
Yes, that is the way Eddie Weinberg spelled tomato. 
This outfit ran on nitro methane and Eddie usually poured in the whole can “lid label and all”
 

Witch
Designed by Roberta Nichols. Built by De Silva. Owned by Roberta & Jack Nichols. Driven by Jack Siebuhr.
This outfit started life with a 421 Pontiac with Mickey Thompson heads.
 
 

Oh yeah, they’re called Drag Boats… well here is a boat drag race
 
 

 Kelli Dodge
 
 

Lil Ski Mer
Bob Garner’s Blown Gas Chrysler powered Miller hull. 
NDBA record  holder at 104.00 mph. That Chrysler is 454 cubic inched by the way.
 
 

Blu Mist II
C. R. Johnson’s very quick flat bottom
 
 

Highbinder
Gary Colledge
Miller Custom hull running in blown fuel flat
 
 

 All images of drag boats, both hydroplanes & flatbottoms from 1964-1966. 
Ski-Land near Perris, California which is near Riverside & March Air Force Base. 
It was built as a pay to water ski place and turned out to be a good drag boat venue. 
All photographs were taken by me and were scanned from 35 mm slides.

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