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| OWNER | |
| Owners Name | Scott Courts |
| City/State | Pleasanton, CA |
| Drivers Name | (owner) |
| BOAT | |
| Hull Type/Class | Original hull - 136, 145, 150 cubic inch hydroplane
Built in 1959 by Henry Lauterbach |
| LOA | 13' 6" |
| Beam | unknown |
| MOTOR | |
| Motor Description | 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. |
| Gearbox/Direct Drive | direct |
| Propeller Mfg. & Size | ? |
| HISTORY | |
| 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. |
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| Launch | crane |
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