Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
We're racing through history!
The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum is the nation's only public museum dedicated solely to powerboat racing.
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Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum
5917 South 196th Street
Kent, WA 98032
Phone: 206.764.9453
FAX: 206.766.9620
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Hours
Open: 10am - 4pm Tuesday through Saturday. Open till 8pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Admission
General Admission: $10
Seniors (60+) & Students under 16: $5
Members & Children under 6: Free
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Lori "Henley" Keehr is attending Jim Mesick's event
2014 Summer Gala "RACING IS MAGIC" at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue
Gary Dougherty commented on Dale Fugier's blog post Hanauer to drive refurbished Atlas at Seafair
Dale Fugier posted a blog postHanauer to drive refurbished Atlas at Seafair
Gerry K. commented on Dale Fugier's blog post The Man Who Builds The Thunderboats
Gary E. Santos is attending Jim Mesick's event
San Diego Bayfair at Mission Bay
Gerry K. replied to Gerry K.'s discussion Bill Muncey Memorial, Mission Bay Park, San DiegoGerry K. commented on Ginny Lea Lyford's photo
Mira Slovak and I
Gerry K. commented on Ginny Lea Lyford's photo
Green Lake, Seattle1956
RACING IS MAGIC - GALA/AUCTION
Racing Is Magic
Join us for The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum Gala/Auction July 31st at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, WA
Join us as we come together for an amazing meal, celebrate another great year and raise money to support the continued operations of the Museum. This year's Fund a Need will benefit the Museum's new Warriors on the Water Program (WOW). The auction features many new and exciting items like a private cruise with legend Chip Hanauer in "The Boat Guy," custom 27 foot Ranger Tug boat.
The date is: Thursday July 31st 2014. Doors open at 5:30pm. First silent auction closes at 6:30. Program starts at 7:15. Located at: Meydenbauer Center 11100 NE 6th Street Bellevue, WA 98004
Click on the picture above to purchase your tickets today!
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Please join us at SEAFAIR as we run Bill Muncey's Atlas Van Lines in Vintage Heats Aug. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd.
Blog Posts
Hanauer to drive refurbished Atlas at Seafair
Posted by Dale Fugier on July 30, 2014 at 10:45am 1 Comment 1 Like
Unlimited hydroplane star will drive boat that crashed, killing Bill Muncey in 1981, during exhibition.
By Ashley Scoby, Seattle Times staff reporter
Originally published on seattletimes.com, July 29, 2014…
Blue Blaster Tested!
Posted by Dale Fugier on July 25, 2014 at 8:30am 0 Comments 4 Likes
On July 17, 2014, the team for the Atlas Van Lines hydroplane, in preparation for the vintage hydroplane races at Seafair 2014, tested the waters at American Lake Park in Lakewood, Washington.…
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Forum
Bill Muncey Memorial, Mission Bay Park, San Diego 3 Replies
The Bill Muncey Memorial is more like a shrine to those that knew the man. And well deserved. His impact on Local and International levels of Hydroplane Racing is legendary. The Memorial is in needy…Continue
Started by Gerry K. in Restorations. Last reply by Gerry K. on Wednesday.
Slo-mo IV picture 22 Replies
I have a question for all of you Slo-mo-shun fans. I am currently working at the Detroit Historical Museum entering photographs of hydroplanes to their collections database which will eventually be…Continue
Started by Tim Matyn in General. Last reply by Randall E. Roe Jul 14.
Sunny Jim 1 Reply
What year did the U-22 Sunny Jim have the notch tail, and what year did it have the straight tail with the peanut symbol on the tail?Continue
Started by Gregory W Calkins in History. Last reply by Robert B. Frank Jul 10.
Trot Along 4 Replies
Can anyone post a photograph of the 1954 Trot Along, which a year before was Such Crust V>Continue
Started by Gregory W Calkins in History. Last reply by Robert B. Frank Jul 10.
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1975 MISS OH BOY OBERTO!
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1977 Atlas Van Lines
52 members
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1967 Miss Budweiser
28 members
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1958 Miss Bardahl
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1962-65 Miss Bardahl
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