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(1) Did Howard Pipkorn design the Voodoo?
(2) Where were Voodoos manufactured?
(3) What was the first year the Voodoo was manufactured?
(4) Were there any metal flake Voodoos?
(5) What is the connection with Voodoos, water ski poles and dishwasher repair?
(6) What are the different Voodoo transom height measurements?
(7) What is the appropriate bare hull weight of a comp Voodoo?
(8) Other than being lighter, what was different about the comp Voodoo.
(9) How fast in mph could a comp Voodoo go with a 49 OMC stinger?
(10) Who owned that Voodoo mentioned in question “9”?

1. No. It was basically a Delta with a pad and a beak
2. Brechin, and where Canadian Edition were made
3. 1989?
4. Yes
5. ?
6. 24 and 20
I don’t know the rest either. My old VooDoo had a 70 Nissan and ran 57 on the rev limiter. It was a not a race boat

1) No
2)Hastings
3)1986
4)yes
5)?
6)23” & 18”
7)180lbs
8)?
9)73mph
10)Steve Heuninck

(1) Howard Pipkorn was the owner of hydrostream boats and designed most of their boats Howard didn’t design the Vixen or the Voodoo. The Voodoo was designed by Canadian Jim Tucker. Jim’s first effort was based on the Delta with a stepped bottom like a hydrostream. Jim liked the way the hydrostream deck and hull came together because it was an easier build production wise and stronger compared to the common Hull into deck method. Jim then copied many of the other hydrostream features into the boat. The boat was called Canadian Edition . Jim’s boats have a rubber outside rub rail and the America Hydrostream has an aluminum rail.

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9)73mph
10)Steve Heuninck

No GPS back then, but Steve’s boat looks extremely fast in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41b49Fi ... JhY2Vib2F0

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2)Hastings

Correct answer...That is the original build location. Later they were built in Brechin

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(3) What was the first year the Voodoo was manufactured?
1989 and 1986 ...
I think neither is correct

(4) Were there any metal flake Voodoos?
Both David and Tim are correct.
There were metal flake Voodoos

(5) What is the connection with Voodoos, water ski poles and dishwasher repair?
No answers

(6) What are the different Voodoo transom height measurements?
Both David and Tim have answers
Each have 2 different heights
Hint...there are 3 different transom heights

(7) What is the appropriate bare hull weight of a comp Voodoo?
Tim has 180 lbs
There were no light core materials back then.
We have weighed 1 comp Voodoo.
It would be nice to hear from original racers as to the weight of their actual boat.


(8) Other than being lighter, what was different about the comp Voodoo.
No answer

The announcer in that video said 70.20mph for Steve

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(5) What is the connection with Voodoos, water ski poles and dishwasher repair?
This one is the toughest question.
I will answer it because it maybe stopping people from posting.
Jim Tucker was a Hobart Dishwasher Serviceman when he decided to start a sideline business of manufacturing ski poles for boats. To promote these poles Jim would install them in boats at the Toronto Boat Show. Jim’s business became successful and he developed contacts with the ski and performance boat builders and distributors in the region. Jim saw a need in the market for a superior smaller horsepower high performance V hull. Jim then designed the Voodoo.

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(6) What are the different Voodoo transom height measurements?
Both David and Tim have answers
Each have 2 different heights
Hint...there are 3 different transom heights
The older models
https://www.google.com/search?q=hydrost ... HM&vssid=l
Full size Voodoo...24 inch
Mini Voodoo.........22 inch
Newer Voodoo.....20 inch