His workshop was in Lavender Bay at the bottom of Crescent Street.

Hydroplane boat builders. Premier to this select group is Ron Jones of Costa Mesa California. 59K likes 39 talking about this. While Ron Jones once said he drove every boat he built.

Henry Lauterbach and his son Larry. Originally built to run an 8 cyl engine the boat was sold to. She is also equipped with a Rotax engine.

These gentlemen would make hydroplane modifications adding subtracting moving and refining the many angles that grace these racing machines. This 1978 model was originally built as a Forumla E class hull but has been campaigned on the vintage circuit recently with an F-class Mercury 75H engine. Blue Streak Mk II MM956 1250 Add to basket.

Plans for Hydroplanes Sailboats Inboards Runabouts Canoes Kayaks and many other boats. Ted Jones and his son Ron and Les Staudacher and his son Jon continues to this day building Hydroplanes. Clem Anderson looks after the fantastically complex 16 litre 2000 hp.

The stresses imposed on a hull in these conditions create design and construction problems that are unique to Unlimited hydroplanes. Unlimited hydroplaneoffshore power boats builder and owner Ritchie Sutphen L holding the 1988 U-66 Sutphen Spirit 18th scale built and owned by Steve Gualtieri R. Henry Lauterbach died in 2006.

He was also a skilled driver winning National High Point Champion in three hydroplane classes in the 1950s and was inducted into the American Power Boat. Home Model Boat Builder Plans Hydroplanes Hydroplanes. It resembles the racing pickleforks found on the competition circuits but in a more compact form.