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Get Your 2023 Garden Gala Tickets Here!

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS TO THE HYDROPLANE & RACEBOAT MUSEUM'S 2023 GARDEN GALA & AUCTION

BY USING THE FOLLOWING LINK:…

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Added by David D. Williams on July 25, 2023 at 5:18pm — No Comments

Our Online Auction is OPEN - Lots of great items to be bid on!

ONLINE MEMORABILIA AUCTION IS OPEN NOW!

THERE ARE TONS OF COLLECTIBLE, ONE OF A KIND OR JUST DOWNRIGHT AMAZING ITEMS AVAILABLE IN OUR CURRENT ONLINE MEMORABILIA AUCTION - HERE'S A PEEK AT A COUPLE OF ITEMS UP FOR BID:…

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Added by David D. Williams on June 21, 2023 at 1:44pm — No Comments

Vintage Racing Videos

So… we cleared out the shop and found boxes and boxes of videos and slides. You can see some of them are home videos send some are hydroplane related! Let me know if you’d like to go through them with me! I’ve got the projectors.

Leannette - Granddaughter of Don Kelson

Added by Leannette Holmes (Belgarde) on June 21, 2023 at 1:25pm — No Comments

Thunderboats Video Launches on YouTube!

Added by David D. Williams on March 16, 2023 at 3:26pm — No Comments

2023 Mahogany & Merlot

Added by David D. Williams on March 16, 2023 at 3:07pm — No Comments

1979 Circus Circus Restoration

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Added by David D. Williams on March 16, 2023 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Miss Thriftway Too

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Thank you for the add, I live in West Australia, so do not have a lot of knowledge of these boats, my main reason for joining is to find more information about “Miss Thriftway Too”                                                            I’m about to build a Roger Newton plans (DOUBLE SIZED), as I have already done this to “Miss Smirnoff” some years ago that…

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Added by Tim Sandover on August 31, 2021 at 10:55pm — No Comments

Working for Ron Jones

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      My main reason for contacting your organization is to comment that I am the guy who physically built the two Pride of Pay ‘n Pac’s back in the early 70’s while working for Ron Jones when he had his manufacturing facility on 17th st in Costa Mesa CA.  I worked for Ron for about 4yrs as a carpenter and during that time I also built Notre Dame, several 7litres, racing tunnel hulls, a  pleasure tunnel hull he was trying to develop as a commercial project with Phil Anthony of…

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Added by Daryl Stoneham on February 24, 2021 at 11:21pm — No Comments

Doug Ford's book

I just got done reading Doug Ford's book 

What were they thinking", and thoroughly enjoyed it.  

Being from Detroit and having started following the Unlimiteds in 1969, I had some familiarity with many of the boats but this added a lot of information I didn't know.  I appreciated how Doug did somewhat of a root cause analysis of each of the boats at the end of each chapter.

I also learned about some boats that were before my time.

I have been in Dave Bartush's…

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Added by James Piteo on December 30, 2020 at 9:16am — No Comments

Putting the “Unlimited” into Hydroplanes

Putting the “Unlimited” into Hydroplanes

by 

Kirsten N. Johnson 

Gar Wood's great niece…

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Added by David D. Williams on January 11, 2020 at 12:50pm — 2 Comments

Be Thankful This Thanksgiving

AS WE TAKE TIME THIS THANKSGIVING TO REMEMBER WHAT WE ARE THANKFUL FOR, ALL OF US AT THE HYDROPLANE & RACEBOAT MUSEUM WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE ARE THANKFUL FOR OUR WONDERFUL DONORS, MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.…

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Added by David D. Williams on November 27, 2019 at 1:15pm — No Comments

MUSEUM HOLIDAY HOURS

HYDROPLANE & RACEBOAT MUSEUM

HOLIDAY HOURS AND CLOSURES…

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Added by David D. Williams on November 27, 2019 at 10:05am — No Comments

Museum will be closed while we run boats in Tri Cities!

We will be running four boats at Tri Cities this weekend  July 26, 27 and 28. The Museum will be closed until 

we return on Tuesday July 30th. We apologize for any…

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Added by David D. Williams on July 25, 2019 at 8:14am — No Comments

Holiday Hours & Closures

THE HYDROPLANE & RACEBOAT MUSEUM

WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY, JULY 4TH

IN…

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Added by David D. Williams on July 3, 2019 at 10:19am — No Comments

The hydroplane connection

In the ‘50s, males 18 and older had three choices: Be drafted for two years, enlist three to four years or try to find work. In spite of the impending draft I landed a job that offered excitement like meeting well-known personalities and becoming part of hydroplane racing at Stan Sayres Inc. Stan Sayres Inc. was a Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth/Desoto…

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Added by Hydroplane Museum on April 3, 2019 at 10:18am — No Comments

Vintage Unlimiteds are Alive and Well

 By, Timothy Ramsey / HaRM

This past weekend, August 24th – 26th, many witnessed a lot of activity within the vintage unlimited scene as there were events stretching from Kent Washington all the way to Detroit Michigan that involved unlimited class race boats of all shapes and sizes. Below are just four events that we were aware of and there…

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Added by Timothy Ramsey on September 1, 2018 at 4:07pm — No Comments

Hydros and Hotrods - June 3rd - Today

Our 4th annual Hydro's and Hot Rods Car Show brings attendees from around the northwest - featuring a large variety of beautiful vehicles and vintage hydroplanes on display, this FREE and Family-Friendly event also offers Live Music, assorted Food Vendors, Games and much more!



Doors open at 10:00am and the event runs until 4:00pm this afternoon, see you there..



5917 South 196th Street

Kent, WA 98032

(206) 764-9453…

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Added by Timothy Ramsey on June 3, 2018 at 9:30am — No Comments

Hydro fever blends nostalgia with competition for die-hards

David Williams left his real-world job to live his dream. He occasionally drives hydros and works as executive director of the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum in Kent.

Seafair's hydroplane races don't hold the same place in Seattle's…

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Added by Hydroplane Museum on April 23, 2018 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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