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Currently In The Shop
Scotty - 1929 John Hacker designed
Gold Cup Hydroplane
Owner/Driver - Mark Howard
Riding Mechanic - Jim Kondrat
Scotty is a one of a
kind Gold Cup race boat commissioned from the well known and respected naval
architect John Hacker in June 1928 and delivered to Sam Dunsford on Lake
Winnipesaukee on July 1, 1929. She is a three step hydroplane, twenty eight
feet long, over six feet wide and weighs 2000 pounds. The builder was Hacker's
own boat yard in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. After brief trials, she was shipped by
rail to Lakeport, New Hampshire and towed across Lake Winnipesaukee to Dunsford’s estate on Tuftonboro Neck. Dunsford’s mechanic,
Elmer Folsom, installed a Packard engine and started their own speed trials.
Scotty ran numerous times on Lake Winnipesaukee in preparation for the Gold
Cup race that was held on the Shrewsbury River in Red Bank, NJ on August 24
and 25. The power plant was a Packard 'Gold Cup' Six of 625 cid and this is
the type of engine that runs Scotty today. The engine is one of a handful that
were specially built and modified for the Gold Cup races.
Click here for project
photos
Scotty is being refinished this winter, will be the featured Hacker
at our 38th annual ACBS boat show next summer and will also be displayed
and run at our Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta next September.
Wolfeboro Vintage Race Boat Regatta
A very cool ski boat powered by a 327 Chevy with 3
deuces !!!
Owner/Driver - Bob Mueller
Crew Chief/Observer - Bill John
Water Skiers - Donnie McLean, Len
Finethy, Shaun Berry
After completing our
Gar Wood Speedster project
Compulsion, we
are currently working on a
reproduction of a John Hacker design ski boat for Bob
Mueller. Our project
concept is based on a 1940's John Hacker utility design, very similar to
Hot Dog with a runabout style front cockpit,
utility style engine box, and large wrap-around aft seat. We added a lot
more transom tumblehome to our design, increased the crown of the deck and took a plank off the side to lower
the sheer line profile. Hacker hardware will be used, the upholstery and
bottom color will be burgundy, the mahogany deck and hull planking will be
stained and varnished along with the flooring and side panels.
We are
posting lots of project photos, so check back often to follow our
progress.
Click here for project
photos
And please join our
special launching ceremonies and celebration on September 25th at the
Wolfeboro Car &
Boat Rendezvous.
Wolfeboro Bay is the perfect background for a fun filled day of
nostalgia, boats, cars, fall foliage, music, shops and restaurants. A
fall gathering and celebration!!!
Last Update: September 2, 2010
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