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motorboat

Small, waterborne craft for pleasure cruising or racing, powered by a petrol, diesel, or gas-turbine engine. A boat not equipped as a motorboat may be converted by a detachable outboard motor. For increased speed, such as in racing, motorboat hulls are designed to skim the water (aquaplane) and reduce frictional resistance. Plastics, steel, and light alloys are now used in construction as well as the traditional wood.

In recent designs, drag is further reduced with hydrofins and hydrofoils, which enable the hull to rise clear of the water at normal speeds. Notable events in motorboat or ‘powerboat’ racing include the American Gold Cup in 1947 (over a 145 km/90 mi course) and the Round-Britain race in 1969.
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Byline: STEVE BAGNALL ARSONISTS were yesterday blamed for setting a speedboat on fire on the roadside.
Arsonists blamed for boat blaze by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), one of the major oil producing companies of Assam, donated the speedboat at a function organized at Kamalabari Ghat.
Now, a river ambulance service in Assam by Asian News International
A GROUP of friends grounded their jet skis and watched their speedboat sink - all in the space of a few hours.
BOAT SUNK AND JETSKIS BEACHED by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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