FYI: Dec 12 MythBusters: Airplane Hour

B A R R Y wrote:
On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 15:27:29 -0500, Dudley Henriques
wrote:

Got into racing boats as well. Really liked that. I had a place on the
riverfront in Maryland where we raced outboards. I had a D Utility made
by Sid Craft in New Brunswick New Jersey powered by a KG9 Mercury
running a quicksilver lower unit with an Oakland Johnson racing prop.

I used to work with a guy who raced antique outboard hydroplanes.

I was blown away with how fast one of those things went with so little
power. That takes nuts! G

Yeah; up to around 70mph can really get your attention when you're
kneeling on a piece of plywood, especially if you bury the bow in
somebody's rooster tail; but these new boats like the Formula 1's are a
whole new world of racing. In our day we never came close to imagining
the speeds these guys are capable of. Unbelievable!!

--
Dudley Henriques