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Daily Archives: December 3, 2025

Wuzz a Fuzz: Tom Flood’s former police boat still thrills

Blog, News, Water Wonderland ChapterBy ACBS Rudder MagazineDecember 3, 20254 Comments

In 1948, the Hacker Boat Company built a boat for the City of Detroit to operate as a police patrol boat on the Detroit River. She’s special, and not just because Hacker produced only 10,000 custom boats during the company’s existence. They named her Fireball. Originally, she had twin Chrysler straight 8 engines, but in…

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