NEW CRAFT ON LAKE
A water-borne go-kart made its debut on Lake Taupo on Sunday morning. It is an American designed hydro-kart, built in 'Taupo by brothers John and Roger Fulljames. The tiny craft is powered by a 12 h.p. chain-saw engine and the hull is of hydroplane design. It took three months of spare-time work to build and cost about £100. - Sunday's water trials were to test. the engine and two-biaded seven-inch propellor under load. Hydrokarts are designed for speeds of 50 m.p.h. and more.
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Taupo Times, Volume XIV, Issue 40, 25 May 1965, Page 1
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86NEW CRAFT ON LAKE Taupo Times, Volume XIV, Issue 40, 25 May 1965, Page 1
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