Chris-Craft, Gar Wood, Hackercraft, Minnett-Shield, Century, Stanley, all these and more of the most popular runabouts from 1915 through 1965 are expertly chronicled in this eagerly anticipated history of America's nautical icon. While their larger speedboat cousins were powered by aircraft engines and piloted exclusively by the wealthy, early runabouts'with their more modest inboard and outboard engines were more accessible and yet every bit as stylish in all respects. Today, even "low-end" runabouts from the golden age, with their hallmark chrome accessories and lovingly polished wooden hulls, fetch handsome sums at classic boat shows around the world. Authors Duncan and Ballantyne feature, in exclusive color photography, many of the finest wooden powerboats still breaking the waves today. Historic black-and-white shots capture them in their heyday, along with the legends who led the way: Christopher Columbus Smith, Gar Wood, John Hacker, Nap Lisee, and other giants of industry.
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Philip B. Ballantyne is a builder of antique powerboats who owns and operates Philip B. Ballantyne Wooden Boats near Lake Tahoe in Truckee, California. Ballantyne's writing has been featured in Classic Boating magazine. Robert Bruce Duncan is one of the preeminent antique and classic powerboat photographers in America. His work has appeared in a wide array of books, magazines, and calendars. A former charter boat captain, Duncan lives in Santa Barbara, California.
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America and Europe. Powerboat racing became another important factor in the history of run-about speedboats. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
power hull design, runabout speedboat, racing runabout, custom runabout, runabout models, cockpit runabouts, deck hardware, painted topsides, double cockpit, varnished decks, motor box, boat division, boat production, powerboat racing, utility boat, engine options, boat company, deck sections, model powered, engine division, race boats, power options Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gar Wood, Gold Cup, Robert Bruce Duncan, Classic Boating Magazine, John Hacker, New York, World War, Chris Smith, Sea Lyon, Baby Gar, Sea Maid, Hacker Boat Company, Alexandria Bay, George Crouch, Horace Dodge, Delco-Remy Carburetor, Van Blerck, Jay Smith, Correct Craft, Howard Lyon, Lawrence River, Lyman Boat Works, Miss Detroit, Newport News, United States New!
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America and Europe. Powerboat racing became another important factor in the history of run-about speedboats. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
power hull design, runabout speedboat, racing runabout, custom runabout, runabout models, cockpit runabouts, deck hardware, painted topsides, double cockpit, varnished decks, motor box, boat division, boat production, powerboat racing, utility boat, engine options, boat company, deck sections, model powered, engine division, race boats, power options Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gar Wood, Gold Cup, Robert Bruce Duncan, Classic Boating Magazine, John Hacker, New York, World War, Chris Smith, Sea Lyon, Baby Gar, Sea Maid, Hacker Boat Company, Alexandria Bay, George Crouch, Horace Dodge, Delco-Remy Carburetor, Van Blerck, Jay Smith, Correct Craft, Howard Lyon, Lawrence River, Lyman Boat Works, Miss Detroit, Newport News, United States New!
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- The American Dream by Lew Smith on page 15
- Speed Boat Kings (Michigan Heritage Library: Vol. IV) by J. Lee Barrett in Front Matter
- The Legend of Chris-Craft by Jeffrey L. Rodengen in Front Matter
- Henry Ford (Inventors) by Paul Joseph on page 41
- Chris-Craft Boats by Jack Savage in Back Matter
- American Wooden Runabout by Tony Mollica in Back Matter
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