Category: Boats
Miss Daytona
1929 Miss Daytona Hydroplane from John Van Osdol on Vimeo. Bruce Meyer purchased this vintage 17′ hydroplane race boat and flies to Bay City, Michigan to let it loose on the Saginaw River before transporting it to its next home in California
Black Dog Salvage
Hi Phil, I found your website while researching a vintage Neal Hydroplane that we recently acquired – please see attached for photos. This came from a home in Fairmont, WV and came with a racing trophy from the 50s. Does anyone know if there is a market for this? If …
Dayton Testing 2013
Vintage hydros ready to go in on Eastwood Lake in Dayton. The weather was perfect – slight wind and temps in the mid 60s made for a spectacular setting. This is the first time in many years that Dayton had 2 cranes available to move the boats in & out …
Scrappy being rebuilt by CSA
Here’s a neat video showing the tear down and prep work for the rebirth of Scrappy by members of the California Speedboat Association. After a minute or 2 of the photo slide show that starts off, a time-lapse video takes over as the CSA members kick into gear, tear her …
Helter Skelter & Miss Peg appear at race car show
Completely restored from the ground up… Phil Kunz’s vintage 280 hydro, Helter Skelter and Jack Hines’ vintage 266, Miss Peg sparkle and gleam under the lights at the Toys For Kid’s Charity Race Car Show at Lang’s Chevrolet on Sat 16 Mar and Sun 17 Mar 2013. They drew a lot …
Automotive-Powered Hydroplanes
Phil Kunz & Bill Holder had a recently published article in Engine Builder magazine. Click on each page to read the article. Reprinted with permission from Engine Builder magazine, Babcox Media Inc. Copyright 2012.
Miss U.S.
George, JJ and I have been busy working on U 36 since our last outing at Buffalo last September. In the past four months we have made numerous changes and modifications to the boat to improve the performance of the old girl in general, particularly performance on the one mile …