Thought we could spice up the site a little bit, and add a fun little friendly competition to bring out the best photos from our members. Visit the Photo Competitions section at the bottom of the forum to learn more. The photo/boat of the month will be featured on the homepage, and the winner will be sent some Hydrodyners.com merchandise. Any questions, please ask.
Excellent photo Bob! It should be down in the Boat of the Month/Photo of the Month forum though. It's down at the bottom, one section above the Classifieds.
Bryan, That section said I didn't have the privledge to reply there. If you can move it there, pls. do so. Thanks !!!!! Bob
You should be able to reply to the September 2013 post that I started, just not start a new one. Hmmmmmm...I'll have a look at that. I'll see if I can move it too.
Sorry Bob, I had the permissions set wrong. Should be working as advertised now. Was able to move your photo too.
I gotta think that the Twin Rigged Canoe will take the cake, and get the T-shirt. I have been patiently waiting to see the tow pylon setup. Does it have a trick release? Tim
Congrats to this month's winners!!! Wasn't really expecting a tie, so we just crowned them both, in the Boat of the Month category. Will get some prizes out soon. Thanks to everyone who voted. October's contest is officially underway. Good luck!
There is a man down south near Nawlins that owns a little company. His passion is using de-certified aircraft turbine engines to power cigarette-type boats. A few years ago he built a nice little 42 footer that packed over 3000 horsepower and could easily hold 100 mph using diesel fuel. Since the U.S. Armed Services have committed to trying to use one fuel source to power non-nuclear (or is it non-nucular) units, this guy cooked up a turbine powered outboard motor fueled by diesel. Keeping in mind that a turbine can run on darn near anything except water, Turbine Ted McIntyre cooked up a lightweight 250 horsepower turbine. I am drawing a picture in my mind of the Twin Rigged Canoe powered by a pair of these. Of course, there would be the obligatory injectors in the exhaust pipes that would allow the flames to billow out 40 or 50 feet. Who is the gentleman on this site who has the phrase "Driver, Put some fire in that canoe!"?
Not positive on the original source, but I know a guy from Nort'dakota that got the phrase onto some tank tops for the Twin Cities River Rats. You may have seen them at Nationals this year if you were there. I like the turbine option. Especially with afterburners. Can we get a triple? Gotta be a bit more careful with the ropes though when the afterburner kicks in....
I am thinking that 500 horsepower on a canoe, probably kevlar/resin plastic to hold the sheer power of the turbines and it would have to be a hollow hull to hold enough fuel to get across the lake. I am not knowledgeable enough about turboshafts to confirm whether there could be a reheater to boost power output. The other option is to use straight turbines or low bypass turbofans similar to the JT8-D formerly used on 727/737 jets. High bypass turbofans are much more efficient but much larger in diameter. There are a few videos out there depicting turboshafts hard at work. If the site is still up, www.turbokart.com. had a few good vids. His second boat project employed a 1350 hp turboshaft previously used in an M1 Abrams tank. That unit can get the 110000 pound M1 up to 70 mph on unpaved surfaces. Think what it does in a 10000 pound performance hull! A surface drive and massive cleaver prop would keep the line taut for the West Coast ski racers.
