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 Vintage
Race Boat Shop
We maintain vintage wooden boats.
Built by Gar Wood in 1930/1939
29'6" Stepped-Hull Hydroplane
Owner/Driver - Henry J. Kaiser
 One
of ten built by Gar Wood between 1929 and 1934 originally owned
by Henry J. Kaiser who, after losing the Lake Championship race
to Mercury, an all aluminum boat, sent "Hornet" to Howard Hughes
who removed the wood deck and then designed and built a custom
aluminum deck.
Hornet II never lost another race and when it was
retired in 1953 it had won more races than any other boat in
such a short time frame. It is powered by a Packard V-12
model 1A-1237 aircraft engine, one of the oldest Packard
V-12's in existence. The engine restoration and installation
was done by Sierra Boats, of Lake Tahoe and the aluminum top
was restored by the Air Pirates.
Click here
for the restoration project
For you locals, please stop by
the shop and join our,
Saturday Morning Gatherings
Some related vintage race
boat links:
Hydroplane & Race Boat Museum
Vintage Race
Boat Circuit
Vintage Race Boat
Circuit - lots of photos
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