Strange New Boat
An Englishman has invented a. boat which travels half in and half out of the water. It is called a hydrofin, and has a pusher type of airscrew which is attached to the tail. When the airscrew moves the boat, the hull is lifted out of the, water and two arms, which extend from the side and reach • forward _ ahead of the boat and then bend back under water, - have horizontal plates which adjust themselves to the waves at a correct angle. It is claimed that in this way pitchingand rolling are largely eliminated, - and the boat can, travel at a speed of fifty miles an hour!*
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 29, 6 December 1948, Page 5
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110Strange New Boat Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 29, 6 December 1948, Page 5
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