File:GRCA 13727 Grand Canyon Historical Boat Collection Esmeralda Jet Boat (7420753772).jpg
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Catalog # GRCA 13727 . Object: BOAT . Description: . River boat "Esmeralda II". Wooden jet boat with inboard motor. Boat is painted green, white, & red. 125 horsepower Gray Marine engine, propeller, shaft, controls, modified V spoon- bill bow, inverted V stern. 3/8" plywood sides, 2 layer 1/4" plywood laminated bottom, 1/4" plywood bulkheads, oak & spruce frames, canvas splash shield. Paint is flaking. The ’Esmeralda II’ was the first power boat to run through the Grand Canyon. It was built in 1947, by a Seattle Marine architect hired by Ed Hudson, of Paso Robles, CA, with consulting assistance from Dock . Marston. Hudson’s intent was to use the boat to run the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, upstream, starting from Lake Mead. The boat was built with a special hull and an inboard propeller protected by a skag, that Hudson hoped would be less likely to be damaged by rocks. It was 19 feet long and 6 feet wide, built of marine plywood over an oak frame. . . In 1948, Hudson tried an upriver run in the ’Esmeralda II’, with passengers Dock Marston, Wilson Taylor, and Hudson’s 16 year-old son. The boat was powered by a 4-cylinder, 75 horsepower motor. The upriver attempt was halted at mile 217 when the boat crashed into a tree at the water’s edge. The next attempt came the following year, using the same crew, with the addition of Bestor Robinson. Marston added a canvas shield to protect the engine from the big waves breaking over the bow, and upped the engine horsepower to 125. This time they made a downriver trip first with the intention of studying the river on the way down, as well as caching gas at various spots for use on the upriver portion. They left Lees Ferry on June 12, 1949. Upon reaching Pearce Ferry, they were the first motor run down the Grand Canyon, arriving 5 days later. On the way back they couldn’t make it past the strong currents at Diamond Creek. They tried again in 1950, this time adding another boat and additional crew. On the downriver run, |
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