What an article and great set of photos! Thanks for posting it. There were a few twitches in my crushed vertebrae as I read that and remembered the crazy days when it was all about the thrill of speed.
Yes. It would make your sailboat a bit zippy on Biscayne Bay. http://www.powerboatarchive.co.uk/Magazines/1980s/1981 Turbeau & Tribulation.pdf