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Miss Wahoo

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

Miss Wahoo

The owner / restorer of Miss Wahoo would probably frown on my suggestion – but this 2.4m restored woody hydroplane would look amazing hanging from the rafters in a boat shed, bar, man-cave etc. Or maybe attached to a wall vertically.

Or of course you could pop a small outboard on the back and have some serious fun. Uber cool xmas present for the kids / grand kids 😉

It is currently on tme and I reckon will sell quickly.

Check out this short 1955 movie of hydroplane racing in the UK.

PHOTO AND VIDEO’S FOR MIKE

4 thoughts on “Miss Wahoo”

Stephen Horsley on October 24, 2021 at 9:53 am said:

And at the opposite end of the mini boat speed scale, when I was working at Keith Atkinson’s yard in Browns Bay during school holidays, his son was racing bathtubs across the Waitemata. I remember he was modifying the props into sharp looking lethal weapons to get extra speed.

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Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder on October 22, 2021 at 9:40 am said:

Hi Keith – see below
Listing #3314073399

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murray on October 22, 2021 at 7:48 am said:

Reminds us of the Auckland Mini Powerboat Club racing at the Boat show, Mr Schimanski of Briski used to clean up regularly.

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Keith Munro on October 22, 2021 at 6:40 am said:

Hi Alan,
Do you have the listing please i can not find it. Thanks Keith

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