Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum2024-03-29T07:05:32ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJoneshttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/66503055?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://thunderboats.ning.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=2829hwidt3b3u&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAlter Egotag:thunderboats.ning.com,2017-10-27:6315479:Topic:1054152017-10-27T02:11:04.569ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>A friend sent me a post of the "Alter Ego" hydroplane on facebook. 1958 32' Stadaucher V-12 Allison. I am asking him where this is located. Do you know of this boat? It sure looked nice in the pic!</p>
<p>A friend sent me a post of the "Alter Ego" hydroplane on facebook. 1958 32' Stadaucher V-12 Allison. I am asking him where this is located. Do you know of this boat? It sure looked nice in the pic!</p> Slo-Mo-Shun II Sabre Jet Connection?tag:thunderboats.ning.com,2017-09-11:6315479:Topic:1048162017-09-11T14:48:17.968ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>Good afternoon. My father was a crew chief during the year of 1954 of a sabre FU-539. Before it was in his hands, the nose are read Slo-Mo-Shun II. Website to my fathers plane is: <a href="http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/">http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/</a> -- Pictures to slo-mo-shun II Sabre are: <a href="http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/images/2017slomoshun/2017sms01.jpg">http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/images/2017slomoshun/2017sms01.jpg</a> and…</p>
<p>Good afternoon. My father was a crew chief during the year of 1954 of a sabre FU-539. Before it was in his hands, the nose are read Slo-Mo-Shun II. Website to my fathers plane is: <a href="http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/">http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/</a> -- Pictures to slo-mo-shun II Sabre are: <a href="http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/images/2017slomoshun/2017sms01.jpg">http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/images/2017slomoshun/2017sms01.jpg</a> and <a href="http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/images/2017slomoshun/524539sms.jpg" target="_blank">http://sweetrose.yocumusa.com/images/2017slomoshun/524539sms.jpg</a></p>
<p>Would any of you know if the sabre name was related to the speedboats? Just seems rare for that name to be a coincidence. Just trying to find out if their is a connection if any. I don't know where to start other than here.</p>
<p>Thanks! Any help is appreciated.</p>
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<p></p> 1954 Gale V sponsonstag:thunderboats.ning.com,2017-06-25:6315479:Topic:1031202017-06-25T06:29:54.439ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>I've always wondered about the rear end sponson treatment on the 1954 Gale V. I can't recall any other boat having this compound radius from the top and side view into the side of the boat aft of the sponsons. The Gale IV didn't have it, and in 1955 the Gale V was reworked to look like any other conventional 3 pointer of that era. The 1953 and 1957 Miss U. S. had a distinctive treatment at he trailing edge of the their sponsons, similar in the side view to the Gale, a radius from the side…</p>
<p>I've always wondered about the rear end sponson treatment on the 1954 Gale V. I can't recall any other boat having this compound radius from the top and side view into the side of the boat aft of the sponsons. The Gale IV didn't have it, and in 1955 the Gale V was reworked to look like any other conventional 3 pointer of that era. The 1953 and 1957 Miss U. S. had a distinctive treatment at he trailing edge of the their sponsons, similar in the side view to the Gale, a radius from the side but a fillet from the top; while the Gale of 1954 had a radius from both top and side views.</p>
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<p>This is shown on Video Vault footage of the Slo-Mo's from 1954; @ the Mount Baker pits, both Gale IV and V are side by side on their trailers being filmed from the rear. I'm assuming the Gale V's sponsons were reworked in the off season before 1955. The boat was National Champ both years, but this unique sponson treatment had to create peculiar loading and or handling issues. I don't recall any boat before or after with this look. Does anyone know the logic for this design feature?</p> Pict Sweet picturestag:thunderboats.ning.com,2017-05-25:6315479:Topic:1027112017-05-25T21:32:09.282ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>I picked up a set of 16 Pict Sweet pics at the auction last Saturday. Happy to have them,</p>
<p>my brother Rich ordered a set from our local IGA store about 60 years ago. He remebered</p>
<p>there were four color pics which I recall the Slo Mo IV, Shanty One and Hawaii Kai III</p>
<p>photos, Rich thought the fourth was the Such Crust. The 16 b&w pics I picked up are the</p>
<p>Shanty One, Miss Thriftway(1st), Thriftway Too, Miss Wahoo, Miss Wayne, Slo-Mo-Shun IV,</p>
<p>Miss Seattle,…</p>
<p>I picked up a set of 16 Pict Sweet pics at the auction last Saturday. Happy to have them,</p>
<p>my brother Rich ordered a set from our local IGA store about 60 years ago. He remebered</p>
<p>there were four color pics which I recall the Slo Mo IV, Shanty One and Hawaii Kai III</p>
<p>photos, Rich thought the fourth was the Such Crust. The 16 b&w pics I picked up are the</p>
<p>Shanty One, Miss Thriftway(1st), Thriftway Too, Miss Wahoo, Miss Wayne, Slo-Mo-Shun IV,</p>
<p>Miss Seattle, Maverick(1st), Hawaii Kai III, Gale V(2nd?) Gale VI, Breatless, Miss B & I,</p>
<p>Miss Bardahl(1st) , U S II, and Such Crust III. All pics are from 1956-57. 50 years later,</p>
<p>that IGA store was Tad Dean's body shop</p>
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<p>Was this the complete set, since the U S 1(1957), Miss Rocket, Breathless II, Short Circuit,</p>
<p>Scooter Too-Adios , Supertest II, Gale IV-Wildroot Charlie were not included in the set I</p>
<p>bought or maybe they never existed. Happy to have the pics I have, they are some of my</p>
<p>earliest memories of hydros. Any info would be appreciated, some of the shots have the</p>
<p>look of Bob Carver from inside the course on race day, some don't; but there all cool.</p>
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<p>Tom Ormbrek</p> Video Vault Addition - March 2017tag:thunderboats.ning.com,2017-03-25:6315479:Topic:1023502017-03-25T20:40:09.050ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>Slo-mo-shun V Restored 1st Run - In 1992-93, Ken Muscatel and the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum restored the legendary Slo-mo-shun V. This video covers the first test run on Seattle's Lake Washington July 1993, followed by new owner Bruce McCaw driving the boat later that year.</p>
<p>If you are not a member of the Video Vault, <strong><a href="http://thunderboats.ning.com/profiles/blogs/video-vault-q-a" target="_self">find out how to become one</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
<p>Slo-mo-shun V Restored 1st Run - In 1992-93, Ken Muscatel and the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum restored the legendary Slo-mo-shun V. This video covers the first test run on Seattle's Lake Washington July 1993, followed by new owner Bruce McCaw driving the boat later that year.</p>
<p>If you are not a member of the Video Vault, <strong><a href="http://thunderboats.ning.com/profiles/blogs/video-vault-q-a" target="_self">find out how to become one</a></strong>.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p> Detroit Historical Museum/Dossin Great Lakes Museum Photographstag:thunderboats.ning.com,2017-03-15:6315479:Topic:1022342017-03-15T17:26:08.162ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>I am a volunteer at the Detroit Historical Museum working at their Collections Resource Center entering photographs into their database. These are hydroplane photos donated to the museum and span the years from Gar Wood's Miss Americas to boats and races from the 1950s and 1960s. Many were taken by professional photographers during races on the river.</p>
<p>If you haven't seen them I urge you to take a look by logging on to detroithistorical.org. Click the collections button and key in…</p>
<p>I am a volunteer at the Detroit Historical Museum working at their Collections Resource Center entering photographs into their database. These are hydroplane photos donated to the museum and span the years from Gar Wood's Miss Americas to boats and races from the 1950s and 1960s. Many were taken by professional photographers during races on the river.</p>
<p>If you haven't seen them I urge you to take a look by logging on to detroithistorical.org. Click the collections button and key in the name of your favorite boat, in quotation marks, like "Shanty". In total there are now over 1,000 pictures available, and I am adding more every week.</p>
<p>The Dossin Great Lakes Museum is the permanent home of Miss Pepsi. If you haven't seen her before you should stop in at the museum on Belle Isle when you come to Detroit. I think she is truly on of the most beautiful step hydroplanes ever built. There are also many great photos of her on the website. </p> Norberg Custom Boatstag:thunderboats.ning.com,2016-10-17:6315479:Topic:1005502016-10-17T02:54:29.582ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>I recently finished an in depth article about Norberg Custom Boats and the collaboration between Norm Berg and Dave Knowlen that led to the building of the '79 Squire Shop and Circus Circus unlimited hulls. I am sharing the article here, so that the membership can read the story of these two legends and the impact they had on the sport of piston-powered hydro racing.</p>
<p>The piece was written with the assistance of Berg, Knowlen, and Steve Reynolds. I hope that it creates interest in the…</p>
<p>I recently finished an in depth article about Norberg Custom Boats and the collaboration between Norm Berg and Dave Knowlen that led to the building of the '79 Squire Shop and Circus Circus unlimited hulls. I am sharing the article here, so that the membership can read the story of these two legends and the impact they had on the sport of piston-powered hydro racing.</p>
<p>The piece was written with the assistance of Berg, Knowlen, and Steve Reynolds. I hope that it creates interest in the restoration of the two Norberg hulls and that those two projects are eventually completed for everyone's enjoyment.</p>
<p><br/> Due to the size of the article and the size of the included photos, I have split the story into two parts in order to up load it to this forum.<br/> <br/> Enjoy. I will look forward to your comments.</p> Detroit Historical Society picturestag:thunderboats.ning.com,2016-08-17:6315479:Topic:1000342016-08-17T02:03:24.866ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>I am still entering pictures in the DHS collection, and hope someone can identify the man in the pictures of the 1956 Gold Cup Race standing on the deck of Miss Thriftway. Pictures are numbers 2016.004.003c,d,e,f, and 2016,004.004a and b. Is this Jack Ramsey?</p>
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<p>I am still entering pictures in the DHS collection, and hope someone can identify the man in the pictures of the 1956 Gold Cup Race standing on the deck of Miss Thriftway. Pictures are numbers 2016.004.003c,d,e,f, and 2016,004.004a and b. Is this Jack Ramsey?</p>
<p></p> A newcomer’s guide to Seattle’s hydrostag:thunderboats.ning.com,2016-08-06:6315479:Topic:1002222016-08-06T05:34:46.631ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p><a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/a-newcomers-guide-to-seattles-hydros-its-all-about-the-party/" target="_blank">It’s all about the pa-a-a-a-rty</a>...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/events/a-newcomers-guide-to-seattles-hydros-its-all-about-the-party/" target="_blank">It’s all about the pa-a-a-a-rty</a>...</p> Thunderboats are impressive, even without the thundertag:thunderboats.ning.com,2016-08-06:6315479:Topic:1001102016-08-06T05:17:23.496ZParker Joneshttp://thunderboats.ning.com/profile/ParkerJones
<p>Nice article by <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/thunderboats-are-impressive-even-without-the-thunder/" target="_blank">The Seattle Times</a>...</p>
<p>Nice article by <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/thunderboats-are-impressive-even-without-the-thunder/" target="_blank">The Seattle Times</a>...</p>