Look it up in the dictonary, hydro means to use water for power, plane means to fly, thus the only thing in the water should be the prop. this is no hydroplane, its a drag boat, its not even balanced right to get up out of the water, and even if it did go fast enough, if it came up out of the water, it wouldn't fly, the design is so far off base its ridicullous
@gottagoat This is built like a vintage Hydroplane. Looks like it has all the parts and it will get on a plane. Not like a modern 3 point hull that skims the water on the sponsons and rides the prop only about 1/2 of it but still it is a hydroplane..Look at pictures from The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum if you doubt me.
could care less if it only does 60 mph cool as shit!!! how fast you had her to??? i live near one of two flying lancasters... my shop shakes when it flies over. fucking sweet sound!
@PCandrewadc 1,650ci...yup, I guess that qualifies as "huge". Depending on what you want to compare it with, of course...but it terms of hp/ci/lb, it's hard to beat. Especially considering that the Merlin has been around since the late-1930's!
It's the real McCoy - all original.
woodennut 6 months ago
is this a restor or a replica? either way great work love watching the vintage boats.
Naterz100 6 months ago
Yes, the Windsor ramp on the Hawkesbury River.
woodennut 8 months ago
hey is that windsor river boat ramp?
BLOWMEV8 8 months ago
Look it up in the dictonary, hydro means to use water for power, plane means to fly, thus the only thing in the water should be the prop. this is no hydroplane, its a drag boat, its not even balanced right to get up out of the water, and even if it did go fast enough, if it came up out of the water, it wouldn't fly, the design is so far off base its ridicullous
gottagoat 10 months ago
@gottagoat This is built like a vintage Hydroplane. Looks like it has all the parts and it will get on a plane. Not like a modern 3 point hull that skims the water on the sponsons and rides the prop only about 1/2 of it but still it is a hydroplane..Look at pictures from The Hydroplane & Raceboat Museum if you doubt me.
Naterz100 6 months ago
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gottagoat 10 months ago
wankers
barry7700 11 months ago
I'd like to go tubing behind that boat...
theoriginalleif 1 year ago
that thing sounds like a tank! Awesome boat.
Arandomguy96 1 year ago
ahhh the serenity :)
proph3t777 1 year ago
the copy of ferrari Hydroplane?
surferkiter80 1 year ago
Damb i like it alot man!!!
dangoman13 1 year ago
BAD ARSE!!!!
winter599 1 year ago
well shit. it idles 25 mph
funnyduck4 1 year ago
That is an amazing sound
Nikkodemis 1 year ago
funny,.the moment you fire it up it wants to go. Shes a beauty boys! :)
ZMonster06 1 year ago
carbon footprint like an imperial nation!
Axbent 1 year ago
Is the timber ski boat seen in the water at the ramp "Comanche" as seen in Graham Lloyd's book Cool Boats??
Very nice!.....
Dec0dog 2 years ago
Well spotted Dec0dog. It's the same boat.
woodennut 2 years ago
could care less if it only does 60 mph cool as shit!!! how fast you had her to??? i live near one of two flying lancasters... my shop shakes when it flies over. fucking sweet sound!
jviturbo 2 years ago 2
damn i just saw the boat and i was like muda fucka da engine is huge...
PCandrewadc 2 years ago
@PCandrewadc 1,650ci...yup, I guess that qualifies as "huge". Depending on what you want to compare it with, of course...but it terms of hp/ci/lb, it's hard to beat. Especially considering that the Merlin has been around since the late-1930's!
justforever96 1 year ago
I have a dinghy without oars...
FARMSET 2 years ago 2
i got 350 chev
goumielicous1 2 years ago
@goumielicous1 that's toys compared to this motor!
barthoedemaker 1 year ago
holy shit all i got is a 2.2hp outboard motor lol
cazbabe123 2 years ago
lol does it have hare and tortoise settings on it for speed?
fondled 2 years ago
I seen it run in 1970. This boat kicks arse!!
geoff245 3 years ago
i wanna see it flat out! anny videos of anny vintage boats like this one going flat out!??
MatsNorway 3 years ago 2
merlin v12, engine that won the war.
bpeterdude316 3 years ago
nice motor- V8? sounds like a tall pitch on the prop - she wants to go 150 just cruisin
pudd750 3 years ago
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my jet ski is faster than this shit :D
samer201 3 years ago
you so stupid!!!
this''shit'' as you clamed cans go at 130 mph!!!
this shit can pass you easly!!!!
patricklt1 3 years ago 2
fucking awesome!!!!!!!
trumpetboy588 3 years ago
It would be great fun to go tearing up the Thames past Henley when all the Hooray Henries were having their famous regatta.
NJPurling 3 years ago
u scared...... no way it awsome
vincewelder 3 years ago
scared
boatdaredevil 3 years ago