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- 1 2 3 4 Oben, Bill. (July/August 2008) "Penn Yan: How a Boat in a Barn Gave Rise to Eight Decades of Innovation". Wooden Boat, 203:72-77.
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- ↑ Bond, Hallie E. (1998). Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-0374-0
- ↑ Stuart, Robert B., "Planing Boat", US patent 3515087, issued 1970.
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