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Company:	Mahogany Bay	Contact:	F. Todd Warner
Location:	Mound, Minnesota	Local Phone:	952-495-0007
Fax:	952-495-1237	Listings:	View Dealer Gallery

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Specifications

Make:	Hackercraft	Price:(US Dollars)	Call For Price
Model:	Gentleman's Racer	Year:	1922
Category:	Runabout	Boat Location:	Mound, MN
Trailer:	Yes

Dimensions & Weight

Length:	26.00	Beam:	6
Draft:	n/a	Weight:	4300

Speed, Capacities & Hull

Cruising Speed:	n/a	Fuel Capacity:	n/a
Maximum Speed:	60	Fuel Type:	Gas
Holding:	n/a	Water:	n/a
Hull Type:	Wood

Engine Details

Engine Make:	Rolls Royce	Engine Type:	V-12
Engine Year:	n/a	Engine Hours:	n/a
Horsepower:	650

General Description

Miss Severn was completed in 1994 from a set of plans developed by John Hacker to meet the new rules for Gold Cup racing in 1922. The original boat was built from the same set of plans in 1922 and was called Arab VI. She raced in the 1922 Gold Cup races and came in second to Packard Chris Craft. Arab VI raced for a number of years in the Gold Cup class but was subsequently purchased by Edgar Dobson of Annapolis MD. Dobson raced the boat for a year, powered by a Hispano Suiza engine, but with little luck. He then decided to re-power the boat which he renamed Miss Severn, with a Curtis Conqueror V12 aero engine, and change the classification to K class (Unlimited Runabout). Dobson then proceeded tow in many K class races in the Maryland area. Winning races at Baltimore, Chester, Havre de Grace and at St. Michaels where he set a new world speed record for K class.

The present Miss Severn is 26ft long, 6ft wide and weighs 4300 lbs. She is powered with a WWII Rolls Royce Meteor V12 engine of 1650 cubic inch displacement. This engine puts out about 650 hp at 2700 rpms and will drive the boat at about 60mph. This combination of hull and power closely mathces the original Miss Severn. The marine conversion for this engine was done by New England Boat and Motor, Inc.

It took 3 years to build Miss Severn and about 3700 hours of labor. A total of 23 different craftsmen participated in the project. Over the past 9 years, we have run four different engines in the boat, 2 Rolls Royce V12's and two modern V8's. The Rolls is by far the most fun.

Miss Severn was at Detroit for the Gold Cup in 1996 and 2000. She has participated in APBA sanctioned events at Clayton NY five times, at Valleyfield Quebec, Lake George NY and at Wolfeboro, NH.