The Vintage Hydroplanes is devoted to the limited-class, inboard antique, vintage & historic hydroplanes (and some flatbottom race boats, too).
The site navigation menu on the Home page (Blog) is packed full of history. Our place on the internet is simply an accumulation of contributed information from folks (like you). A big THANK YOU goes out to ALL the folks who have sent me info over the years to add to the database for anyone who loves the old hydros to read. If you have any photos from your family’s scrapbook – please consider getting out your camera phone or scanner and email me some copies to continue on building this sport’s legacy. Every day, something new always seems to turn up and every bit helps to keep these old boat racer’s history alive. Our search engine (Google) in the Navigation section does a good job digging through our database for Phil Kunz Photography, The Vintage Hydroplanes websites – and our Facebook page and (usually) finds things, quite well. We take great strides to even tag photos as well as text so results can be ‘better’ found in the search engine.
Let’s also not forget folks who made all the great history that have left us. It is our honor to help keep some of their racing memories alive.
Lastly – We’ve been on the internet for over 25 years now. You would not be reading this without the help of our sponsors who put their money into this endeavor many years ago to get it started and keep it going it’s first few years. They believed these racing hydros and all the great folks who designed, built and drove ’em, deserved this spot on the internet and put their own hard-earned $ into it. For the last 15 years or so, all expenses have been picked up by the webmaster (Phil Spruit). My treat. I’m still having fun doing this ‘internet thing’ with these 2 hydroplanes websites, our Facebook and our YouTube channel. Fun for sure. Both, Phil Kunz and I enjoy readings the comments on our combined facebook page, and TVH blog. IT is so much fun for us to learn more on these amazing vintage hydroplanes, the people and the history.
The Vintage Hydroplanes & Phil Kunz Photography Facebook page is where Phil Kunz has been posting a DAILY photo every day from his vast collection on our Facebook page that we started on 1/4/2014. As of this 1/4/2026 (my last update to this page) – that is 4,380 pics total so far. And Phil Kunz has lots more pics to post!
While on Facebook, we recommend that you “Like” and follow these pages. There’s many others that are really good to, just don’t have room here to link them all. Don’t worry, Facebook’s algorithm will ‘feed them all to you’ eventually:
A.P.B.A Vintage & Historic Division.
Vintage Hydroplane Lovers
Hydroplane History
Vintage Hydroplanes – Skiffs & Outboards
Three Point Hydroplanes
Feel free to comment and/or post photos on any social media platform from our database. We would appreciate if you give photographer credit and link back to our websites.
We’ve be adding film and photo slideshows over the years to our YouTube channel. Click here to subscribe.
For watching them on your smart TV, grab that TV remote and simply search our channel: The Vintage Hydroplanes
Since March 24, 2000
Our websites are not public domain.
All rights reserved for each individual contributor on this website. If no contributor is named, then © 2000-2026
Phil Spruit, manager of The Vintage Hydroplanes & Phil Kunz Photography