1924 - Do It With Gasoline (and a Johnson)

Another 1924 ad, masquerading as an article, this time for the Johnson.  An ad found in the same issue is at the end of this post.

August 1924 - Motor Boating

1924 - Detroit Regatta Outboard Races

Here is another article I wish we had access to the original photos. I want to see the faces of Wood and Greening!!  Am I imagining a sheepish smile?

One of the events at the Detroit Regatta which proved the most interesting was a six mile race for boats powered with outboard motors.  Twenty-two craft crossed the starting line.

They were divided into three classes according to the piston displacement of their motors as follows:

• Class A, 12 cubic inches and under
• Class B, 12 to 17 inches
• Class C, 17 inches and above

Gar Wood and Harry Greening entered Greenwood powered with three Johnson motors.  As they ran out of gas and thus finished last, they will confine their activities hereafter to single powered racing craft.

Class A was won by Long Green, owned by W. R. Doak, and powered by a Johnson motor.

Class B was won by Skipper, a Caille powered boat, owned by F. Kirk, which did the six miles in the remarkable time of 42 minutes, 23 seconds, which is the rate of 8 1/2 miles per hour.

In Class C, Huup owned by A. B. Cohn, completed the course in 34 minutes 5 seconds, and took first prize.  Huup is equipped with a twin Evinrude, and her speed for the distance at the rate of 10 1/2 miles per hour, faster than most cruisers go.

October 1924 Motor Boating

1925 - Johnson Xmas Ad

The full sized image is down below this smaller version.

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! - Photos from 1930

This book was listed in Google Books as not having an online copy in Books.
The trick then is to take the title  and try it in a regular web search.  Hathitrust has this whole book for you to look at.  It has lots of plans for fast boats and general info on the fast motors of 1930.

Some nice designers represented in the boat plans, Irgens, Atkins and other guys I don't remember...(Nedewick or something like that).