Thunder Boats!, the Game. High-speed Hydroplane racing

We played a recent game of Thunder Boats! rules using my newly painted and numbered Hydroplanes.  Both Hotwheels and Matchbox produce suitable hydroplane racers, but I prefer the new ones from Hotwheels. The board is a 5'x8' blue sheet with 4" hexes drawn across it. A circular course is set up and it's off to the races.

 The back row shows three of the styles (L-R, Hotwheels Power Speedboat, Hotwheels Hydroplane, Matchbox Hydroplanes, and another Hotwheels Hydroplane.)  I did some custom paint jobs, such as the zebra stripes, but there are plenty of different paint jobs available, you just have to look for them.  I bought many of them for $1, and some I found for much less at the flea market and thrift stores.

The water tails are simply made from foam core board.

I thought I took pictures of the actual game, but I'll have to find them now as they seem to be mis-filed.