The Life WATER
BY SIMON MURRAY
THE M41 DEFIES DESCRIPTION THERE’S NOT MUCH OUT THERE THAT FLIES LIKE THIS WATERBOUND ROCKET.
D
ave Hemmingson is in the business of building boats, al-
in the Korean War, and the much, much older Messier (M) 41, an open
though you would be forgiven for thinking he builds rock-
cluster of stars in the Canis Major constellation. While these other two
ets. Founder of Dave’s Custom Boats (DCB), the Southern
things seem distinct and separate, the best description for the DCB’s
California builder is known industrywide for pushing the limits of
high-performance catamaran may very well be the combination of a
design, construction and eye-bulging performance. With the M41
light tank and a dense cluster of stars light-years away. By that, I mean
Widebody, he may have outdone himself.
this cat is powerful as all hell and appears to be not of this world.
YET, THE M41 IS NOT THE FIRST M41 UNLEASHED.
engines, the M41 hit a top speed of 170 on its first test run. This
It shares a similar name with the M41 Walker Bulldog, a light tank used
wasn’t on a glasslike surface of a lake. No—this was In. The. Ocean.
First of all, it can move. Powered by twin Mercury Racing 1350
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