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1982 U-00 Atlas Van Lines
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2 The off-season between 1981 and 1981 was full of tough choices for Fran Muncey. On Oct. 18, 1981, her husband Bill Muncey was killed when the… View »
1980 U-1 Miss Budweiser
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2. Just how big is the Roll-Royce Griffon engine that powers the 1980 Miss Budweiser? To simply say that it is 2,240 cubic inches is not enough… View »
1973 U-12 Miss Budweiser
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2. The late 1960s and early 1970s were a time of change and revolution. Music, fashion and politics were all going through unprecedented transf… View »
1967 U-12 Miss Budweiser
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2. One of the most beautiful boats in the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum’s collection is the 1967 Miss Budweiser. Designed and build in 1962 by… View »
1960 U-4 Miss Burien
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2. The original Miss Burien became kindling on Lake Coeur d’Alene during the running of the Diamond Cup in 1959. Like all unlimited hydroplane… View »
1959 U-60 Miss Thriftway
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2. In every element of human endeavor there is one accomplishment that stands above all the rest as "the" definitive classic. If you talk to a… View »
1958 U-40 Miss Bardahl
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2 After Ole Bardahl dabbled in unlimited hydroplanes racing in 1957, sponsoring the U-4 built by Norm Christiansen, he was infected with the wa… View »
1956 U-8 Hawaii Kai III
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2. The Hawaii Kai III was built in 1956 for industrialist Edgar Kaiser. Edgar and his father Henry gained worldwide acclaim during World War II… View »
1951 U-37 Slo-mo-shun V
Reprinted from Skid Fin Magazine, 2003, Volume 1 Number 2 The Slo-mo-shun V, owned by Stan Sayers and driven by Lou Fagel, won the first unlimited hydroplane race held in Seattle, the 1951 Gold Cup.… View »
1950 U-27 Slo-mo-shun IV
In the years before the Mariners and other local big league sports teams, Seattle had the Slo-mo-shun IV hydroplane - “Slo-mo” for short. This speedy vessel’s designers, builders and racers, Anchor J… View »
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