What is considered the first generally known outboard boat motors that the public became familiar with was developed by a man who’s name was ( and this is no joke ) Cameron B. Waterman, in 1905 and located in Detroit, Michigan. His first engine was made from a single cylinder Curtis motorcycle engine and was chain driven, which had to have thrown up...
Read MoreThe History of Outboard Boat Motors – Part One
I am sure the idea for inventing the outboard boat motor came from someone who was rowing a boat one hot steamy day and thought to himself, there had to be a better way to move that boat. But Information on the origin of the outboard motor is a little obscure at best. Historians seem to concentrate on writing about more important things that the masses...
Read MoreDrag Boat Racing and Stainless Steel Props
At Dan’s Discount Propellers we offer Great performance and low priced stainless steel props for all modern marine engines. Stainless steel propellers for 9.9 HP. motors on up. So you might ask what does that have to do with Drag Boat Racing… well in racing as well as in recreational boating it is all about the engine and the boat...
Read MoreUnlimited Hydroplane Boat Racing
Contrary to what its name implies, Unlimited Hydroplane Boat Racing does not actually involve hydroplanes that have unlimited power or speed. What it does mean is that the unlimited hydroplane boats used for these kinds of races have fewer restrictions than traditional (limited) hydroplane racing. This is because these 30 foot vessels primarily use T 55 L7...
Read MoreOffshore Power Boat Racing
Offshore power boat racing takes place in the ocean and is done using large specially designed boats with high pitch props that race pretty much at full speed at all times during the race if it is a point to point race over distances of maybe just a few miles or many hundreds of miles. They do have closed circuit coarses that are mostly long stretches of...
Read MoreQuake on the Lake: Hydroplane Boat Racing
“Quake on the Lake” has become one of the prime hydroplane boat racing events of the summer that takes place on Pontiac Lake, Oakland County, Michigan. For the past thirteen seasons the boats have been putting on fantastic shows of speed and with their boat propellers shooting walls of water high and far behind them it’s an awesome sight...
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