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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:23:20 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

That's nothing, there was a ten foot three point hydroplane on Spirt
Lake Iowa, back in the fifties. Had an eighteen horse motor.

My brother and I had a homebuilt 3 point hydro in the early 60s. It
was 8 ft long and scary fast with an old Merc 7 1/2 on it. Control
was a big issue and it required a bit of body english to get it
turning properly. Freeboard was just about non-existent, with a 1 ft
wake enough to submarine it.

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