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Build Your Own Boat Popular Mechanics, March 1965
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Build Your Own Boat: POPULAR MECHANICS, March 1965
Don't let the $25 price tag fool you. This sleek one-man skimmer is a rugged boat built for speed.
Published in the June 2002 issue

Republished from the POPULAR MECHANICS 1965 issue, by popular reader demand. 

DESIGNER: Glen L. Witt
TYPE OF HULL: Three-Point Hydroplane
LENGTH: 8 ft. 2 in. Over-all
BEAM: 54 in.
WEIGHT: 74 lbs.
COST TO CONSTRUCT: $25
MAXIMUM HP: 20
SPEED: 33 m.p.h. with 14-hp. McCulloch motorturning 7-1/2 x 10 two-blade prop; load included 175-lb. driver and 5 gal. gas
CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS: George Blow, PM Art Dept. 


WHILE NOT INTENDED for an assault on world speed records, Saucy Shingle is basically the same breed as those big record boats. Three-point hydroplanes hold all major water speed records, and though her points may be smaller, she's a miniature thoroughbred.

Small enough to fit inside a station wagon or on top of a compact car, the bare hull weighs only 74 lbs. It's an easy construction job that can be accomplished in a corner of your garage or basement.

Study the drawings and photos carefully before starting to build. No building jig is required, but the steps must be carried out in order...

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