Info and Model Long Tail Race Boat Plans are available from <br />http://www.john-tom.com & www.ReplicaPlans.com<br /><br />Long Tail boat races are held regularly in the Thai provinces, many owners and teams travel to compete in the competitions.<br /> <br />The prize winnings are status and a trophy with prize money that just above covers the cost of the fuel and transport. <br />Many of the competitors are owners/workers of the small engineering shops scattered around the provinces that maintain, fabricate and repair farming equipment. <br /><br />Success at the boat races brings more custom to the shop, after all if you can make a 150cc motorcycle engine hammer down a canal at 100mph then you have a reasonable measure of the shops ability with engines and fabrication.<br /><br />Usually the only parts purchased are the propeller and the engine - the rest is made in house or refurbished from old domestic long tail boats.
