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The Typhoon's origin began with Edsel
Ford, who was an avid raceboat enthusiast. Seeing
the famous Teaser speedboat in action, Edsel Ford
wanted a new fast boat just like it. He contacted
the yard that built the Teaser and had an exact copy
built, naming it the Typhoon. Measuring at 40' in
length with a 2000 cu. in. Wright Typhoon engine,
she was made for racing. Edsel Ford did not use her
as racer but a commuter speedboat between the Ford
factory and his home. In the late 1960's, at Bryants
Marina in Washington, the boat that was docked next
to the Typhoon caught fire. The fire raged out of
control, and soon engulfed the Typhoon.
This Typhoon model features:
- Scratch-built.
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Plank-on-frame
construction.
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Heartwood Honduras Mahogany (the best
mahogany type.)
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Deck made of real individual thin strips of
planks, not a large piece of wood with faked lines.
- 11 layers of paint and varnish. Each was left to
dry and micro sanded before apply another layer.
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Hundreds of tiny copper nails.
- Precisely duplicates the real boat's elegantly
curved hull and wealth of detailing
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Realistic gauges, switches...
- Epoxy waterproof.
42.5"L
x
8.8"
W x 8" T
$900
($120
S&H in
the US and $220 outside the US.)
Open up for RC installation, working
propeller and rudder, epoxy waterproof $1.200
64"L
x
13.5"
W
SALE $2,000
($240 S&H in
the US and $400 outside the US.)
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