At speed on Lake George. The boat is a very early single-step racing hydroplane built to the plans of the Margaret III, designed by Christopher Columbus Smith, founder of Chris Craft. Plans were drawn for the 151 cubic inch class and published in Rudder magazine. The original boat had a 3 cylinder Pierce-Budd engine; this one has a turbocharged Ford Pinto.
At about 50 mph, in the company of a replica of the 1935 design 225 class hydro Ednandy III (left) and the original 1937 Gold Cup boat Juno (right).