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ernie
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| Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 10:01 pm: |
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July 1916 Don't you wish you were aboard
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| Posted on Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 10:59 pm: |
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Are you sure that's 1916? The boat is a draketail displacement racing launch (from what I can see)and would have been common in racing in 1906. Serious racing boats in 1916 were mostly all planing hulls. The large tent like cover over the engine area seems to indicate a performance boat. |
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ernie
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| Posted on Sunday, June 19, 2005 - 09:44 am: |
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The date on the magazine was July 1916. |
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