Hallet 48 CI

You are bidding on a 1951 Hallet 48 Hydroplane. This Vintage race boat is absolutely beautiful. It is professionally restored and rebuilt with a deck-off restoration. True 3-point hydroplane. It has a 100 HP modified Crosley with big throat Stromberg 97 carb. Motor has fresh rebuild and has not been racedsince rebuild. The boat sits on an original restored Crosley trailer. The boat has natural Mahogany decks and runs on alcohol. History, documents and photos also come with it. This amazing vintage hydroplane is turn-key and is ready for the APBA vintage circuit.

When boat was raced by Jim Sharde in the 1960s, it was converted to alcohol with a twin Amal carburetor manifold and was converted later to a Big Throat Stromberg 97 carb. When it was outfitted with the Amal carbs, the boat was clocked at 108 MPH andaveraged 88 MPH in oval track races.

Y Class in Vintage Hydro Racing:

The 48 Cubic Inch class started in the late 1940s. The motors that were being installed in this hull class being the 44 inch Crosley motor from the Crosley car. The motor was modified and used with either multi-carburetors of fuel injection setup. No superchargers allowed. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, other motors were tried, including motorcycle engines. By the late 1960s and early 1970s the dominant engine was the Sunbeam 4 cylinder car motor. This motor was still winning races in 1994. In the early years the hulls had to be a minimum of 9 feet long. As the speeds increased the minimum length also increased.

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