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Fun times on the water, Western Style :

Fun times on the water, Western Style

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 6:02pm PDT

Fun times on the water, Eastern Style :

Fun times on the water, Eastern Style

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 4:51pm PDT

Jet Boats Misc. :

Jet Boats Misc.

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 5:44pm PDT

Jet Drives Misc :

Jet Drives Misc

Updated: Feb 13, 2011 1:08pm PDT

Jet Drive - Scott Water Pump : Jet Propulsion and jet-boating was invented in New Zealand in the 1950's and many of the industry's advances have come from New Zealand engineers. For 30 years Konrad Scott has been at the leading edge of development in jet drives and jet boat performance. In 1995 Konrad began building jet drives for the new sport of jet sprinting. Scott Jets quickly became the benchmark for the Jet Sprint World Series and Scott Jets have won every World Series since 1995. Scott Jets quickly developed a reputation for being rugged and ultra reliable. Early Scott innovations were hand-made with super efficient impellers which could reach up to 6,900 revs - enabling higher flow and higher pressure through the pump, interchangeable nozzle inserts, and easy clean grill system, removable front impeller housing, etc.

Jet Drive - Scott Water Pump

Jet Propulsion and jet-boating was invented in New Zealand in the 1950 ...

Updated: Aug 22, 2010 1:18pm PDT

River Runners :

River Runners

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 5:08pm PDT

Anthony Jet Boats :

Anthony Jet Boats

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 4:44pm PDT

Bahner Jet Boats :

Bahner Jet Boats

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 4:48pm PDT

Fisher's Landing - Martinez Lake - Hidden Shores : Send me your pictures! Email Mongo

Fisher's Landing - Martinez Lake - Hidden Shores

Send me your pictures! Email Mongo

Updated: Sep 25, 2011 3:05pm PDT

Biesemeyer Jet :

Biesemeyer Jet

Updated: Mar 02, 2011 4:25pm PDT

Brendella Jet Boats :

Brendella Jet Boats

Updated: Aug 04, 2010 4:59pm PDT

Caribbean Boats :

Caribbean Boats

Updated: Jul 20, 2011 4:58pm PDT

Carrera Jet Boats :

Carrera Jet Boats

Updated: Aug 03, 2010 6:34pm PDT

Cee-Bee Avenger :

Cee-Bee Avenger

Updated: Jul 20, 2011 5:10pm PDT

Centurion Boats :

Centurion Boats

Updated: Feb 13, 2011 1:10pm PDT

Commander Jet Boats :

Commander Jet Boats

Updated: Aug 03, 2010 6:27pm PDT

Crusader Boats :

Crusader Boats

Updated: Jul 20, 2011 7:32pm PDT

Pirate Cove - Moabi CA :

Pirate Cove - Moabi CA

Updated: Apr 22, 2011 11:07am PDT

Elminator Jet Boats :

Elminator Jet Boats

Updated: Mar 04, 2011 9:57am PDT

Glastron :

Glastron

Updated: Feb 10, 2011 9:40am PDT

Gull Wing Hulls : Kustom Kraft,California Performance, Youngblood and other Gull Wing Jet Boats

Gull Wing Hulls

Kustom Kraft,California Performance, Youngblood and other Gull Wing Je ...

Updated: Feb 10, 2011 11:05am PDT

Hallett Jet Boats :

Hallett Jet Boats

Updated: Feb 13, 2011 1:12pm PDT

Hondo Jet Boats :

Hondo Jet Boats

Updated: Feb 02, 2011 5:40pm PDT

Kachina Jet Boats :

Kachina Jet Boats

Updated: Feb 18, 2011 10:03am PDT

Keaton Boats : Keaton Jet Boats

Keaton Boats

Keaton Jet Boats

Updated: Oct 06, 2012 5:59pm PDT

Kona Jet Boats :

Kona Jet Boats

Updated: Aug 28, 2012 3:43pm PDT

Lavey Craft Jet Boats :

Lavey Craft Jet Boats

Updated: Sep 04, 2012 6:03pm PDT

Liberator Jet Boats :

Liberator Jet Boats

Updated: Feb 04, 2011 4:14pm PDT

Miller :

Miller

Updated: Mar 04, 2011 10:11am PDT

AquaPalooza - Various Events :

AquaPalooza - Various Events

Updated: Apr 06, 2011 6:20pm PDT

Placecraft Jet Boats :

Placecraft Jet Boats

Updated: Aug 04, 2010 5:41pm PDT

Rogers Jet Boats :

Rogers Jet Boats

Updated: Feb 13, 2011 1:13pm PDT

Sanger Jet Boats :

Sanger Jet Boats

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 5:31pm PDT

SleekCraft :

SleekCraft

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 4:17pm PDT

Times and Places Gone By. : Pictures of times and places gone by. Email Mongo

Times and Places Gone By.

Pictures of times and places gone by. Email Mongo

Updated: Sep 07, 2012 10:27am PDT

Southwind Jet Boats :

Southwind Jet Boats

Updated: Sep 04, 2012 6:01pm PDT

Taylor Boats : Oscar's Hobby 1967: Oscar purchased Hulls and Decks from various manufacturers in California and would assemble or rig them for his personal use. Inevitably, a friend or acquaintance would make Oscar an offer he couldn't refuse. Not sure how many of these boats Oscar rigged. High Performance Marine 1968 - 1972 Dumright, Oklahoma: Oscar's desire to modify and improve the hulls led him to build his first mold and begin producing the entire boat. These were 16 foot and powered by Outboards, Jets, and V-Drives. These SK models were copies of the Spico / Rasincraft boats. Not sure how many of these were built. Taylor Boats, Inc. 1972 - 1981 Cushing, Oklahoma: Oscars creations by High Performance Marine were being recognized as simply Taylor Boats. Therefore, Oscar changed the company name to Taylor Boats, Inc. to match this Trend. To expand, Oscar realized he needed a bigger boat that would handle Larger Lakes. This led to the creation and production of the 18 foot SJ and SS models in 1973. These two models were the most successful and popular boats in Taylor History and led to the discontinuance of the 16 foot line. More than 5,000 SJ and SS models were built during this time. 1975 Day Cruiser (DC): A 21 footer introduced for the Larger Lakes. It was a Very Stable boat and could Handle about all the Power you could throw at it. Oscar had a Gale Banks Twin Turbo 800 HP that would go in the Mid 90s. 1978 Super Sport Deluxe (SSD): Designed to resemble a Lear Jet. These were offered in Stern Drives, as well as, Jets. 1978 Powerboat Award for "Stern Drive of the Year" 1979 Sport Cruiser SC): This Mini Cruiser was 20 foot and based on the SJ and SS hulls. The sides were raised, which led to increasing the length until the desired look was achieved. Yet another success - 1979 Powerboat Award for "Jet Boat Drive of the Year". 1980 Low Profile (LP): A Modified SC Mini Cruiser designed to resemble the new Cigarette Boats that were becoming popular in the off-shore market. This radically new deck design presented challenges for Oscar's fabrication skills. But the time and effort paid off. Powerboat Magazine in 1980 commented in the 1980 Performance Trials as to the Quality and Time necessary to Produce a Mold capable of yielding the Consistent Flawless Quality found in the 20 LP. Taylor Boat, Inc. built more than 7,000 boats during this time. If you figure 5,000 were SJ and SS, that leaves 2,000 for the rest of the models. Taylor Marine, Inc. 1986 - 1993: In 1986, Taylor reentered the Boat Business. He started with the 20' LP and a limited production of the SJ and SS models. The first new model was the Bow Rider (BR)version of the popular LP. The Second new model was a Larger Deep Vee Craft designed for High Performance Rough Water use with an Aggressive Bottom Design, the 23 SS model. He later designed a larger 25' version of the 23 SS with a more Forgiving Bottom Design, the 925 model. And the last model design was the 922, it was based on the 925, but with 18 inches cut down in Height to give it more of the look of the 923. There were only 6 of the 922s made and the last one was manufactured in 1996 for Taylor's son. Thanks to Brett for information provided in his book "The Man Behind the Name".

Taylor Boats

Oscar's Hobby 1967: Oscar purchased Hulls and Decks from various manuf ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 5:36pm PDT

Ultra Jet Boats :

Ultra Jet Boats

Updated: Aug 05, 2010 5:14pm PDT

Wriedt Boats :

Wriedt Boats

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 5:37pm PDT

Youngblood Jet Boats : Jim Youngblood High Performance Jet Boats. SEE MORE DETAILS IN THE BOAT HISTORY SECTION.

Youngblood Jet Boats

Jim Youngblood High Performance Jet Boats. SEE MORE DETAILS IN THE BO ...

Updated: Feb 18, 2011 4:06pm PDT

Engines : Horsepower, you can never have to much! Email Mongo

Engines

Horsepower, you can never have to much! Email Mongo

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 4:58pm PDT

Boat Art :

Boat Art

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 5:35pm PDT

Miscellaneous :

Miscellaneous

Updated: Jul 20, 2011 8:03pm PDT

Vee Drive - email me with details : High preformance v-drive boats.

Vee Drive - email me with details

High preformance v-drive boats.

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 2:29pm PDT

Dean Moon's Vee Drive Boat : Dean Moon’s boat is a 17’6” Poty flat bottom, thus the name “Poty’s Moonshine” built by Joe and Johnny Poty in the mid to late 60s with a 327 Chev (at the time). I worked for Joe as a teen and remember sanding, painting the yellow on the valve covers and cleaning out this boat in Joe’s shop in Santa Fe Cali. Tanks to Mark Vanderweyden for providing me these details!!

Dean Moon's Vee Drive Boat

Dean Moon’s boat is a 17’6” Poty flat bottom, thus the name “Poty’s Mo ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 6:53pm PDT

Eddie Hill's V-Drive Boat :

Eddie Hill's V-Drive Boat

Updated: Feb 18, 2011 9:20am PDT

Favorite Nautical Friends :

Favorite Nautical Friends

Updated: Aug 08, 2011 5:58pm PDT

Retro V Drive - email me with details : High preformance vee drive boats.

Retro V Drive - email me with details

High preformance vee drive boats.

Updated: Mar 04, 2011 4:16pm PDT

AquaCraft :

AquaCraft

Updated: Feb 15, 2011 6:29pm PDT

Biesemeyer V-Drive Boats :

Biesemeyer V-Drive Boats

Updated: Mar 04, 2011 10:13am PDT

Campbell V Drive Boats : Email Mongo

Campbell V Drive Boats

Email Mongo

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 4:15pm PDT

Carlson :

Carlson

Updated: Feb 15, 2011 6:13pm PDT

Cole V Drive Boats : High preformance v-drive boats.

Cole V Drive Boats

High preformance v-drive boats.

Updated: Feb 09, 2011 7:36am PDT

Beautiful Scenic Pictures :

Beautiful Scenic Pictures

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 3:22pm PDT

Connolly :

Connolly

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 4:19pm PDT

Daytona?? :

Daytona??

Updated: Jun 16, 2010 10:29am PDT

D'cucci :

D'cucci

Updated: Mar 04, 2011 9:50am PDT

Di marco :

Di marco

Updated: Aug 19, 2010 6:19pm PDT

Hallett :

Hallett

Updated: Jun 17, 2010 2:53pm PDT

Hondo V Drive Boats :

Hondo V Drive Boats

Updated: Mar 04, 2011 10:01am PDT

Howard V Drive Boats :

Howard V Drive Boats

Updated: Aug 12, 2010 2:01pm PDT

Keaton :

Keaton

Updated: Oct 06, 2012 5:45pm PDT

Kurtis Kraft V Drive Boats : High preformance v-drive boats.

Kurtis Kraft V Drive Boats

High preformance v-drive boats.

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 6:54pm PDT

Lavey Craft - V Drive :

Lavey Craft - V Drive

Updated: Jun 16, 2010 10:20am PDT

Mandella :

Mandella

Updated: Sep 04, 2012 5:59pm PDT

Miller V Drive Boats : Miller V Drive Boats

Miller V Drive Boats

Miller V Drive Boats

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 7:12pm PDT

Pleasure Kraft V Drive Boats :

Pleasure Kraft V Drive Boats

Updated: Mar 03, 2011 3:34pm PDT

Rayson Craft 20' : Email Mongo

Rayson Craft 20'

Email Mongo

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 10:03am PDT

Sanger V Drive Boats : High preformance v-drive boats.

Sanger V Drive Boats

High preformance v-drive boats.

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 3:31pm PDT

Schiada V Drive Boats :

Schiada V Drive Boats

Updated: Feb 13, 2011 1:03pm PDT

Sleekcraft :

Sleekcraft

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 4:20pm PDT

Stevens V Drive Boats : Stevens V Drive Boats

Stevens V Drive Boats

Stevens V Drive Boats

Updated: Jun 16, 2010 10:07am PDT

Taylor Flat :

Taylor Flat

Updated: Feb 10, 2011 10:55am PDT

Medium Size Cruisers : Email Mongo

Medium Size Cruisers

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Updated: Sep 06, 2012 5:15pm PDT

Large High Performance Cruisers : Email Mongo

Large High Performance Cruisers

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Updated: Sep 06, 2012 2:54pm PDT

Not Your Average Boat : Email Mongo

Not Your Average Boat

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Updated: Jun 22, 2010 10:58pm PDT

DCB M35 : Dave and the DCB crew have redefined the boundaries of the custom boat world.

DCB M35

Dave and the DCB crew have redefined the boundaries of the custom boat ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 10:04pm PDT

DCB F-29 : Dave and the DCB crew have redefined the boundaries of the custom boat world.

DCB F-29

Dave and the DCB crew have redefined the boundaries of the custom boat ...

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 10:03pm PDT

Schiada Boats :

Schiada Boats

Updated: Jun 14, 2010 9:51pm PDT

Outboards :

Outboards

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 5:10pm PDT

Classic/Retro Outboard Boats :

Classic/Retro Outboard Boats

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 5:42pm PDT

Wake Boats : These are the boats that are designed to make a wake usually a big wake.

Wake Boats

These are the boats that are designed to make a wake usually a big wa ...

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 4:48pm PDT

Race Boats - Offshore : Email Mongo

Race Boats - Offshore

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Updated: Sep 06, 2012 2:57pm PDT

Race Boats - V Drive : Email Mongo

Race Boats - V Drive

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Updated: Sep 05, 2012 5:41pm PDT

Race Boats - Jet : Email Mongo

Race Boats - Jet

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Updated: Mar 04, 2011 9:56am PDT

Outboard Race Boats :

Outboard Race Boats

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 2:53pm PDT

Classic Outboard Race Boats :

Classic Outboard Race Boats

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 4:31pm PDT

Classic Boat Racing Flats :

Classic Boat Racing Flats

Updated: Sep 25, 2011 3:18pm PDT

Classic Hydro Race Boats :

Classic Hydro Race Boats

Updated: Feb 18, 2011 6:07pm PDT

Cracker Box :

Cracker Box

Updated: Feb 18, 2011 6:18pm PDT

Hydros :

Hydros

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 4:35pm PDT

Boat Off Trailer : Pictures showing the result of an Oh Crap Moment. Email Mongo

Boat Off Trailer

Pictures showing the result of an Oh Crap Moment. Email Mongo

Updated: May 09, 2010 11:19pm PDT

Misc. Oh Crap Moments #1 : The "Oh Crap Moment" is the moment at which you realize your are completely and totally screwed. Email Mongo

Misc. Oh Crap Moments #1

The "Oh Crap Moment" is the moment at which you realize your are compl ...

Updated: Aug 08, 2011 6:01pm PDT

Settings Misc. Oh Crap Moments #2 :

Settings Misc. Oh Crap Moments #2

Updated: Oct 07, 2012 9:39am PDT

Texas Jet Boat Sinks :

Texas Jet Boat Sinks

Updated: Jun 01, 2010 7:26pm PDT

2008 Fuel Hydro Crash - James Ray : Bad day at the races! Email Mongo

2008 Fuel Hydro Crash - James Ray

Bad day at the races! Email Mongo

Updated: Feb 27, 2011 4:30pm PDT

Crashes - Misc : Email Mongo

Crashes - Misc

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Updated: Sep 04, 2012 5:54pm PDT

Crash 1 : Email Mongo

Crash 1

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Updated: May 25, 2010 10:55am PDT

2010 Marble Falls Lakefest : Buzzy Boase in his TAH "Bad Moon Rising" crashes on an exhibition run in Marble Falls, Texas Lakefest 2010. Pictures by Mike Loesch Photography

2010 Marble Falls Lakefest

Buzzy Boase in his TAH "Bad Moon Rising" crashes on an exhibition run ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2011 4:36pm PDT

2010 Augusta Southern Nationals : 2010 Agusta Southern Nationals Pictures by Joe Dutra at http://speedfreakracingandphotography.com/index.php

2010 Augusta Southern Nationals

2010 Agusta Southern Nationals Pictures by Joe Dutra at http://speedf ...

Updated: Mar 01, 2011 4:52pm PDT

San Angelo 2010 : 2010 SDBA/LODBRS Showdown In San Angelo Pictures by Joe Dutra at http://speedfreakracingandphotography.com/index.php

San Angelo 2010

2010 SDBA/LODBRS Showdown In San Angelo Pictures by Joe Dutra at http ...

Updated: Mar 02, 2011 9:54am PDT

Chris-Craft Boats : The company that is now referred to as Chris-Craft, was started on Point du Chene, in Algonac, Michigan, a small town on the St. Clair River. It was here that Christopher Columbus Smith built his first boat in 1874 at age 13. These Smith-built boats were referred to as "punts" or "skiffs." With his reputation as a master boat builder on the grow, Chris joined with his brother Hank in 1881 to begin producing boats full time. As demand for their dependable hunting craft increased, the duo started building boats in rapid succession, perhaps laying the ground work for their future as builders of "standardized" runabouts. Thanks to ChrisCraft.com and SpeedBoatClassics for pictures and information. SEE MORE DETAILS IN THE BOAT HISTORY SECTION.

Chris-Craft Boats

The company that is now referred to as Chris-Craft, was started on Poi ...

Updated: Apr 09, 2011 10:06am PDT

Classics - Wood Boats :

Classics - Wood Boats

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 10:23am PDT

1939 Thunderbird 55' - Hacker Design & his Thunderbird Lodge at Lake Tahoe. : Commissioned by Whittell specifically for Lake Tahoe while he was building his fabulous estate there, the Thunderbird was designed by famed naval architect John L. Hacker and built by Huskins Boat Works in Bay City, Michigan. Enamored of the lines of his DC-2 aircraft, also named Thunderbird, the eccentric millionaire requested that the hull and cockpit of his new speedboat resemble the fuselage of his personal airplane. Fashioned of double-planked mahogany and brushed stainless steel the new acquisition would enable Whittell to get about Lake Tahoe with unmatched speed and style. Outfitted originally with twin V-12, 550 hp Kermath engines, the vessel was capable of 60 knots. MORE DETAILS IN THE BOAT HISTORY SECTION.

1939 Thunderbird 55' - Hacker Design & his Thunderbird Lodge at Lake Tahoe.

Commissioned by Whittell specifically for Lake Tahoe while he was buil ...

Updated: Apr 26, 2011 6:30pm PDT

John L Hacker Boats : John L. Hacker (1877–1961) is considered to have been one of the world's pre-eminent naval architects and the greatest American motorboat designer of the 20th century. His major design and engineering accomplishments include the invention of the 'v-hull' design and the floating bi-plane (for the Wright brothers). Over his impressive six-decade career, John Hacker enjoyed the distinction of having designed and built more successes in speed craft than all the other builders combined. Hacker-Craft is the name given to boats built by The Hacker Boat Co., the oldest builder of wooden motorboats in the world today. It is an American company, founded in Watervliet, New York on 12 August 1908 by John Ludwig Hacker (known as John L. Hacker or just "John L."). Hacker-Craft has been called the 'Bentley' of motorboats and the company continues to produce hand-built boats in Silver Bay, on the shores of Lake George (New York), the scene of many of John Hacker's water speed records and racing triumphs.

John L Hacker Boats

John L. Hacker (1877–1961) is considered to have been one of the world ...

Updated: Apr 07, 2011 9:20am PDT

Classic Boats :

Classic Boats

Updated: Jul 20, 2011 7:45pm PDT

Unknown Make and Model :

Unknown Make and Model

Updated: Jul 20, 2011 7:44pm PDT

Saetta Classic Boats : Saetta is a true rare beauty; the result of handcrafted luxury with a timeless, classic design. Thanks to Saetta, yesterday’s beautiful classic, handcrafted wooden boats are available in the 21st century.

Saetta Classic Boats

Saetta is a true rare beauty; the result of handcrafted luxury with a ...

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 3:29pm PDT

Modern Classic Style Boats : Old school classic style wood boats done by modern day craftsman.

Modern Classic Style Boats

Old school classic style wood boats done by modern day craftsman.

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 3:26pm PDT

Jet Bosts :

Jet Bosts

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 5:06pm PDT

Wood Boats :

Wood Boats

Updated: Jul 19, 2010 1:44pm PDT

V-Drive Boat Ads :

V-Drive Boat Ads

Updated: Sep 07, 2012 9:45am PDT

Outboard & IO Ads :

Outboard & IO Ads

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 3:18pm PDT

Girls, Fun and Boats :

Girls, Fun and Boats

Updated: Nov 14, 2012 9:21am PDT

Bikini Girls :

Bikini Girls

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 2:27pm PDT

Towables : Pictures of the young and young at heart having fun.

Towables

Pictures of the young and young at heart having fun.

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 5:13pm PDT

Wake Boarding : Pictures of the young and young at heart having fun.

Wake Boarding

Pictures of the young and young at heart having fun.

Updated: Sep 04, 2012 6:12pm PDT

Jim Youngblood : Jim Youngblood began to experiment with performance boats in the late 1950's in California and is noted to have boat building experience dating back to 1958. He ran a number of circle track and drag race flat bottom v-drive boats. Jim began interested in the early development of the jet propulsion driven boats. He worked with folks like Blin Martin at Esquire boats and later designed a low profile boat at Esquire with Phil Percival. One of these boats was featured in a California newspaper in 1969 as "James Youngblood with his NEW INNOVATION IN JET BOATS, the White Lighting Special". Jack Mclure of MPD fame also worked with the Esquire team in late '60's and early 1970's. The Esquire boat molds were later modified and produced as Southwind boats and the deck design from the "White Lightning" boat was used on the "in house" Southwind of Jan at Lightning Manufacturing. INFORMATION COURTSEY OF www.YoungbloodJetBoats.com

Jim Youngblood

Jim Youngblood began to experiment with performance boats in the late ...

Updated: Jun 21, 2010 11:18pm PDT

Water Skiing :

Water Skiing

Updated: Oct 06, 2012 6:01pm PDT

Earthrace around the World record holder : Earthrace was an amazing powerboat that holds the record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe (60 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes). The new world record was completed in 27 June 2008 by skipper and founder of Earthrace, Pete Bethune, and his volunteer International crew. Throughout, the boat was run on 100% bio-fuel with a net carbon zero footprint in order to draw attention to the need for renewable fuels and sustainable living.

Earthrace around the World record holder

Earthrace was an amazing powerboat that holds the record for a powerbo ...

Updated: Jul 26, 2010 6:22pm PDT

Ady Gil former Earthrace : At a fund raising event in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society unveiled their newest “ocean defense” vessel: the Ady Gil. Formerly known as Earthrace, the ship was renamed to honor the benefactor that helped the anti-whaling group acquire the ship. “We’re very excited that the Ady Gil will be joining the Steve Irwin in Antarctica this campaign,” Captain Paul Watson said. “With these two ships, we will mount the most ambitious and aggressive effort to date to obstruct the slaughter of the whales in the Southern Ocean.”

Ady Gil former Earthrace

At a fund raising event in Los Angeles on Saturday, the Sea Shepherd C ...

Updated: Aug 06, 2010 3:28pm PDT

Are You Kidding? : Email Mongo

Are You Kidding?

Email Mongo

Updated: Aug 06, 2010 3:15pm PDT

Unique Boats, Ships and Ideas :

Unique Boats, Ships and Ideas

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 4:41pm PDT

Seair Flying Boat :

Seair Flying Boat

Updated: Jul 15, 2010 5:36pm PDT

Chris-Craft Classic Wood Boats : The company that is now referred to as Chris-Craft, was started on Point du Chene, in Algonac, Michigan, a small town on the St. Clair River. It was here that Christopher Columbus Smith built his first boat in 1874 at age 13. These Smith-built boats were referred to as "punts" or "skiffs." With his reputation as a master boat builder on the grow, Chris joined with his brother Hank in 1881 to begin producing boats full time. As demand for their dependable hunting craft increased, the duo started building boats in rapid succession, perhaps laying the ground work for their future as builders of "standardized" runabouts. (Continued Below)

Chris-Craft Classic Wood Boats

The company that is now referred to as Chris-Craft, was started on Poi ...

Updated: Jun 29, 2010 11:40am PDT

World's Largest Solar Powered Boat : Nearly 500 years after Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first circumnavigation of the globe using nothing but renewable power, Swiss engineer Raphael Domjan and French sailor Gerard D'Abouville are preparing to repeat Elcano's journey in an all-electric boat powered by the energy gathered by 470 square meters of solar panels. Unveiled at a shipyard in Kiel, Germany, the vessel is a catamaran made entirely out of the same kind of carbon-fiber composites that make modern airplane wings strong yet light. On its 25,000 mile journey around the world, the 100 foot long and 50 foot wide boat, known as PlanetSolar, will have to withstand high winds, stormy seas and days without sunshine. On board, the world's largest lithium-ion battery, a 13-tonne monster capable of storing 1,300 kilowatt-hours of energy when fully charged, will allow the boat to slice through the water at an average speed of 13 kilometers per hour for three days straight in complete darkness before its charge is completely exhausted. The ship can fully recharge its battery in the span of a little more than two days of full sunshine if it's not drawing power at the same time, such as when it's docked in a marina, according to Domjan, a paramedic turned engineer who is the visionary behind PlanetSolar as well as its co-captain. The ship is designed, however, to operate at sea indefinitely, and under normal conditions its 38,000 solar cells average enough power production to muster the 20 kilowatts of power needed to keep the boat cruising along at its average speed. The maximum electrical output of all the cells together on a sunny day is about 100 kilowatts. On a solar boat, where the amount of energy available is much lower than on a traditional fossil-fuel–powered vessel, efficiency is of the utmost importance, says Jeff Morehouse, head of the Solar Splash intercollegiate solar boat competition and professor of mechanical engineering at University of South Carolina in Columbia. In addition to its double-hulled design, which means the boat has much less drag when it moves through the water compared with a single-hulled boat of similar size, PlanetSolar has a number of innovations to make it as efficient as possible. One of these innovations is PlanetSolar's propeller design—both propellers sit at the water line, half in the water and half out. This kind of prop, known as a "surface-piercing" propeller, can be much more efficient than traditional propellers, because it prevents the blades of the propeller from interfering with one another as they push through the water, Morehouse says. The blades of a surface-piercing propeller also experience almost no drag during the time spent out of the water.

World's Largest Solar Powered Boat

Nearly 500 years after Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first circu ...

Updated: Jul 25, 2010 5:20pm PDT

The Python by WaterCar Inc. :

The Python by WaterCar Inc.

Updated: Aug 12, 2010 1:34pm PDT

George Whittell's Thunderbird :

George Whittell's Thunderbird

Updated: Jul 17, 2010 11:05am PDT

George Whittell :

George Whittell

Updated: Jul 18, 2010 6:41pm PDT

Links : USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

Links

USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

Updated: Jan 29, 2011 6:00am PDT

History of Keaton Boats : Photos and information on Keaton boats was provided by the Keaton Boat Website at www.keatonboat.com. Thank you very much for the great website!

History of Keaton Boats

Photos and information on Keaton boats was provided by the Keaton Boat ...

Updated: Sep 07, 2012 9:56am PDT

Great Pictures of ......... :

Great Pictures of .........

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 5:00pm PDT

Bare Foot :

Bare Foot

Updated: Apr 26, 2011 6:19pm PDT

Personal Water Craft :

Personal Water Craft

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 4:40pm PDT

Pets :

Pets

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 10:25am PDT

557' Mega Yacht :

557' Mega Yacht

Updated: Jul 28, 2011 5:41pm PDT

Wallypower 118' : Wallypower 118 is arguably the most distinctive and fastest motor yacht in the world. Its three gas turbine engines produce 17,000 horsepower, propelling the 118 to more than 60 knots.

Wallypower 118'

Wallypower 118 is arguably the most distinctive and fastest motor yach ...

Updated: Jul 28, 2011 6:45pm PDT

Duff Daily K Boat Crash :

Duff Daily K Boat Crash

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 4:17pm PDT

Tahiti Jet Boats :

Tahiti Jet Boats

Updated: Sep 21, 2011 5:39pm PDT

Boating :

Boating

Updated: Oct 07, 2012 9:42am PDT

Boat Crashes :

Boat Crashes

Updated: Oct 07, 2012 9:41am PDT

Horizon Boats :

Horizon Boats

Updated: Sep 04, 2012 5:55pm PDT

Misc. Marketing Material :

Misc. Marketing Material

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 3:22pm PDT

Older Misc. Boats :

Older Misc. Boats

Updated: Sep 04, 2012 6:09pm PDT

Cherubini :

Cherubini

Updated: Sep 05, 2012 4:19pm PDT

Sleekcraft :

Sleekcraft

Updated: Sep 06, 2012 4:23pm PDT

Funny - Non-Boating :

Funny - Non-Boating

Updated: Sep 07, 2012 9:00am PDT

Water Sports - Sking, Boarding & Towables :

Water Sports - Sking, Boarding & Towables

Updated: Oct 06, 2012 6:18pm PDT

Boat Racing :

Boat Racing

Updated: Oct 07, 2012 9:00am PDT

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I like to consider myself a river rat who loves the Colorado River, especially the lower Colorado River. I was first exposed to the River at a place called Fisher’s landing in 1962 by my uncle and have been going back ever since.

Please send me your funny, oh crap, embarrassing, beautiful and awesome pictures of your memories from Imperial Dam to Lake Powell and beyond so I can make this site more than just about me.

Any information such as make, model, length and name of boat, for any pictures you see would also be appreciated

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