This outboard hydroplane is a mid 70’s Ed Karelsen “A” class racer designed to run about 50mph with a 15hp vintage Mercury. Karelsen unlimited hydroplanes won the Gold Cup four years in a row 1967, 68 , 69 & 70 as the Miss Bardahl and Miss Budweiser. The outboard world speed record was set with a Karelsen hydro running 176.5 mph with Bob Wartinger driving 11/30/1989. This boat was given to me free by my neighbor due to damage and rot. It needed a new bottom and part of the top deck was missing. It was purple. Restored in the summer of 2013 taking about 4 months. Used as a lake racer and art object. Boat is displayed with cool photo of Billy Schumacher winning the 1967 Gold Cup.
