Worlds Fastest Paddlewheel Boat (Part 2)

Paddlewheel on Lake Powell, Philips Inlet, Panama City Beach, Florida

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[prayloodr34]

thats what i love about baots, theres so many ways to propel them, i think this is a great idea!! What lake are you on?

[gheenoe2]

@prayloodr34 - Are you familiar with the west end of Panama City Beach? Lake Powell.

[Stirmlost]

Hey how did your desighn turn out with a bigger engine?? I actually desighned a paddlewheel boat with 5.5hp OHV engine last summer and got it plained off at 15mph at times we think it may have topped 20mph but i am currently putting two 8hp briggs and stratton engines on so= 16 total horsepower but i think i can easily get 35-40 mph out of it with my desighn.

[gheenoe2]

@Stirmlost - You must have gotten your gearing about right. The funny thing about planning boats is that the drag force hits a sort of brick wall where V^3 knees up to a sort of asymptote. At this point it takes a disproportionate addition of power to make even small speed gains.

[XxxXAceManXxxX]

u suk

[Dav123xyz]

@redbaroniii quite

[bowtie4ever96]

throw a 496 volvo penta engine in that thing itll go faster but nice boat tho ive never see a paddle wheel boat go faster than 10mph til now

[redbaroniii]

Don't be around that boat when one of the wheels gives out.

[philip21786]

There's always that one idiot on a seadoo that has to follow someone.

[prayloodr34]

@gheenoe2 ah, i missed the discription, was hoping you were in michigan lol, ive been wanting to try somthing similar