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A surfboard vehicle and a skateboard vehicle are each powered by a motor unit that is located in the rear of the vehicle and is located so the vehicle is balanced sufficiently to be used in competition and/or at high speeds.

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1. A water vehicle comprising:a) a body member having (1) a front end, (2) a rear end, (3) a longitudinal centerline extending between the front end and the rear end of said body member, (4) a first side, (5) a second side, (6) a transverse centerline extending between the first side and the second

1. A water vehicle comprising:a) a body member having (1) a front end, (2) a rear end, (3) a longitudinal centerline extending between the front end and the rear end of said body member, (4) a first side, (5) a second side, (6) a transverse centerline extending between the first side and the second side, (7) a first surface that is a top surface when said body member is in use, (8) a second surface that is a bottom surface when said body member is in use, (9) said body member being oblong in shape with the longitudinal centerline being longer than the transverse centerline, (10) a longitudinal center portion located on the longitudinal centerline midway between the front end of said body member and the rear end of said body member, and (11) a transverse center portion located on the transverse centerline midway between the first side of said body member and the second side of said body member; b) said body member being curved between the front end and the rear end to be concave when viewed from the top surface; c) a motor unit having (1) a housing mounted on the top surface of said body member immediately adjacent to the rear end of said body member, (2) a motor located in the housing of said motor unit, (3) an on/off switch located on the housing of said motor unit, (4) a key lock connected to the on/off switch to disable the on/off switch when the key lock is in an “off” position, (5) a “motor on” indicator light on the housing of said housing unit, and (6) a power source in the housing of said motor unit and connected to the motor via the on/off switch when the on/off switch is in an “on” condition; d) a hand-held control unit having (1) an electrical connection to the motor, and (2) control buttons; e) a motor barrier positioned on the top surface of said body member between the housing and said motor unit and the longitudinal center portion of said body member; and f) a propeller unit located on the bottom surface of said body and having (1) a housing on the bottom surface of said body member immediately adjacent to the rear end of said body member, (2) two propellers on the housing of said propeller unit, each propeller being located outside of the housing of said propeller unit and each propeller including a drive shaft extending through the housing of said propeller unit, (3) the longitudinal centerline of said body member being positioned between the two propellers of said propeller unit, and (4) a power connection in the housing of said propeller unit connecting the shaft of each propeller to the motor of said motor unit to rotate the shafts of the propellers when the motor is activated.