Gar wood was born on december 4, 1880 in mapleton, iowa, into a family of 13 children. his father was a ferryboat operator on lake osakis, minnesota, and gar worked on boats from an early age. in 1911, at age 31, he invented a hydraulic lift for unloading coal from rail trucks. garwood industries. In piloting the gar wood crafts through boating history, gar wood and his mechanic, orlin johnson, captured the british harmsworth trophy from 1920 through 1933. his quest for building the fastest power boat in the world came to pass in 1930 by piloting "miss america x" to a new world's record of 102 miles per hour.. Site maintained by: antique boat museum 750 mary street, clayton, ny 13624 315.686.4104.
Gar wood boats began stock production in 1921 and ran to 1947. early production was limited in style and design, as these models were basically carryover from the baby gar race boat design, built for gar wood by chris-craft. early gar wood production numbers were limited when compared to chris-craft.. Gar wood custom boats located in brant lake, ny is a closely held family owned and operated corporation that specializes in the construction and restoration of the legendary gar wood boats.. In their time, gar wood motorboats left all competition in their wake, winning the coveted harmsworth trophy year after year. today's gar woods, as powerful as they are beautiful, are sure to make your heart race..
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