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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
Dark brown mahogany, green below the water line, 32' pointed at both bow & stern and powered by a Ford 12 cylinder flathead that sounds like a rumbling low roar. That speed boat has been out on the water, cruising past buoy 3 quite a bit, lately. Supposedly, Henry Ford II used to commute from Dearborn down the Rouge River to the Ford Rouge River Plant where they built Fords in the 1930's.
What-a-boat!
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Actually, that was his Dad's doings - Edsel Ford. The boat was named Typhoon, from the engine model used to power her.
You are seeing a shorter version on the Lake. Hangs out in Smith Cove with some other examples of horsepower encased in mahogany and chrome.
Here's an even shorter version of the original:
