TU-9 Tunnel Hull Speed Testing

First Speed testing of my boat with a 1956 Evinrude Fastwin 15 HP with 2 blade bronze speed prop!! This boat was a Londonderry High School Woods Project

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• TU9
• TU-9
• clark
• craft
• tunnel
• hull
• homemade
• boat
• lhs
• woodworking
• woods
• londonderry
• high
• school
• keith
• maffei
• eliminator
• cougar
• hydrostream
• fast

[jedirifleman]

Rather see this with a steering wheel and foot pedal or mounted throttle .

[MovieMakerKeith]

@jedirifleman see "Dialed in at Lake X" video for first run with steering and jack plate, and the "Showcase" video for the final product with the hatch cover. Shows all features of the boat

[26braxseven]

i dont think this is a 'speed TEST' ?

[MovieMakerKeith]

@26braxseven It was the first time running the boat with a 15 horsepower motor and getting it up on plane. The first time it went on the water was with a 3 hp motor. The boat requires alot of tuning and tweaking with different setups so when we take it out we have to test each setup. We GPS each setup and see how fast it is. It is now being run with a manually adjustable jack plate so I can adjust both the height and trim of the motor for best performance see "Dialed in at Lake X" video.

[26braxseven]

@MovieMakerKeith what sort of speeds are you getting, It was my smartass mate who commented on this not me haha, looks good anyway bud

[MovieMakerKeith]

@26braxseven Its been doing about 26-28 mph on gps. Feels much faster in the boat but it still needs more tuning as I should be able to get it to go faster with the 15.

[guitargeek1122]

its almost a certified jet ski now!

[runeski74]

to everyone talkin trash.... I'd like to see what you made in wood shop in high school! post some pictures of your cutting boards, your wooden flowers.....

[cadoda44]

Very cool and you should be very proud of this boat.

[trickykwoo2]

@botifigus, I forgot more about boats than you will ever know. I owned a mercury dealership for several years. been to more schools than you know exist.

[trickykwoo2]

@botifigus, Your showing your ignorance. Your talking to the team member that holds the world speed record. We used a champion hot rod, stacks speedmaster gearbox, custom three blade stanless prop, pickle fork hydro built of carbon fiber. Anytime you are willing to put your money where your over sized mouth is, I'm game!!!! I raced APBA, AOF,won nationals in both. You my friend must be tryng to race in a barge!!! This guy did fine for a young man, holds promise.

[botifigus]

@trickykwoo2 Nobody is buying that line of BS.