1948-25G
1948 | Skip - A - Long G-25 | Lake Tahoe, Ca. |
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Owner - Stanley Dollar | ||
Designer - Ernest Fetske | ||
Builder - Stanley Dollar | ||
Hull - Cab-over with high sponsons | ||
Driver - Stanley Dollar | ||
Power - V12 Allison | ||
DNF | ||
Color - Aluminum | ||
No engine cover in early 1948 | ||
1949 | Skip-A-Long G-25 | |
Driver - Stanley Dollar | ||
Detail - Low sponsons | ||
Won the Detroit Memorial & 100 Mile Marathon race | ||
Detail - Low Sponsons | ||
Color - aluminum, red and black | ||
Photo: Stanley Grattan | ||
Name on hull - "Skip-A-Long of California" | ||
Skip-A-Long U-25 | ||
Numbering changed from G-25 to U-25 before Harmsworth Detail - Large black lettering |
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Winner of the Harmsworth Trophy Race at 83.01 mph. | ||
The boat sank in 700ft of water at Lake Tahoe, Ca. | ||
1984 | ||
The boat was raised in Oct. 1984. | ||
1990 | ||
The boat was in Ken Muscatel Hydroplane & Race Boat Museum in Seattle, Wa. | ||
2000 | ||
Boat went back to Ca. | ||
Owner - John Clause, Sunnyside, Ca. | ||