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Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: Ralph Brunt on March 21, 2012, 07:00:15 PM

Title: boat trivia
Post by: Ralph Brunt on March 21, 2012, 07:00:15 PM

who invented the first boat to break 70mph

1 paul allison
2 alexander grahm bell
3 gar wood
4 don aronow
5 karl friedrich benz

dont cheat and google it either :sly:

Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: 76NORDIC on March 21, 2012, 07:49:47 PM

gar wood :thumbup:

Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: Ralph Brunt on March 21, 2012, 08:08:14 PM

Quote from: 76NORDIC on March 21, 2012, 07:49:47 PM

gar wood :thumbup:

nope, i thought that as well

Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: flytime on March 21, 2012, 08:41:04 PM

Paul Allison

Title: boat trivia
Post by: SuperJet on March 21, 2012, 09:09:16 PM

I have a feeling it's Bell. Only because  it seems so wrong that it could be right


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Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: 76NORDIC on March 21, 2012, 09:49:41 PM

My second choice would have to be Don :thumbup:

Title: Re: Re: boat trivia
Post by: BIG JOHNSON on March 21, 2012, 09:57:16 PM

Quote from: Ralph Brunt on March 21, 2012, 07:00:15 PM

who invented the first boat to break 70mph

1 paul allison
2 alexander grahm bell
3 gar wood
4 don aronow
5 karl friedrich benz

dont cheat and google it either :sly:

6 the devil

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Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: Marcsrollin on March 21, 2012, 09:58:05 PM

I'm going with Alexander.

Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: propless on March 22, 2012, 12:08:56 AM

  I know,  I know,  but I wont say because I cheated and Googled it.   :-[ ;D

Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: Ralph Brunt on March 22, 2012, 06:43:31 AM

Beginning in 1908, Alexander Graham Bell and engineer Frederick W. "Casey" Baldwin began experimenting
with powered watercraft. In 1919, with Baldwin piloting their HD-4 hydrofoil, a new world water speed
record of 70.86 mph (114.04 km/h) was set on Bras d'Or Lake in Nova Scotia.
 

 

Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: Nick on March 22, 2012, 07:33:23 AM

That is good stuff Ralph!

The part I found ironic is that here we are about 100 years later and we're still trying to get these damn things to break 70mph.....

Title: Re: boat trivia
Post by: 76NORDIC on March 22, 2012, 07:43:09 AM

Good stuff Ralph :thumbup: :thumbup: And I agree with Nick too   LOL