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popular science : motorized surfboard, 1932

Popular Science : Motorized Surfboard, 1932.

Extract from
Popular Science Magazine
July 1932, Vol. 121, No. 1, page 40.

Introduction.
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Strangest of aquatic vehicles is a motorized surf board, invented by a Sydney, Australia, mechanic and built during his spare hours.
He proposes its use for life-saving, since the speedy device would quickly reach a swimmer not to far from shore.
The motor is encased in a protective housing and is capable of driving the craft at considerable speed.
The board is so bouyant it will support the weight of two or three persons in case of an emergency.
It can be operated in shallow water and would not be easlily tipped by high waves, as would an ordinary rowboat.

An Australian built this surfboard which is powered with a motor.

Popular Science Magazine
July 1932, Vol. 121, No. 1.

Geoff Cater (2010) : Popular Science : Motorized Surfboard, 1932.
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