The Fountain Beak - Why?
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[QUOTE=T2x;3319678]1966 16 foot Allison...... long before Hydrostream was a gleam in Howard Pipkorn's eye. This was also the first production pad vee hull.
Never knew that ..way cool..
Never knew that ..way cool..
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Hydrostream was using the beak in the 70's, they used it to raise the coast guard hp rating, most of their boats also had wings at the transom for the same reason......