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...lavish touch was Bayhead Skiffs' 30-ft. Caribbean sports express. It has a hot-water shower, two electric refrigerators, a built-in rotisserie in its all-electric kitchen. Price: $28,000. But the biggest attention grabbers at the show were the new jet motorboats. Buehler Turbocraft exhibited a 16-ft. inboard (price: $3,450), powered by a jet engine. It draws in water through intakes amidships, forces it out at the stern, drives the boat up to 38 m.p.h. in as little as three inches of water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: Happy Sailing | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

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