Progress Report: Fountain Kilo Boat Build On Track For January Record Attempt
12-25-2017, 11:21 AM
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Look at the supervee class, spec carberated motors all make the same power. Fountains dominate, there was a new factory outerlimits that chased one of these all yr.
12-25-2017, 04:41 PM
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Absolutely true. This particular design has been wildly successful over the years for sure. And, I have no dog in this fight other than MHO, hence I'm not biased. However, if one throws enough hp at something like this (be it boats, cars, bikes, etc.) the speed will likely go up until one runs out of hardware; in this case, the boat itself. The only real way to determine the real king poop is to run the boats with similar power.. With al of this said, I'd love to see them pull it off with no repercussions. Good Luck to you guys!
12-25-2017, 05:51 PM
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When we ran 177 mph 13 yrs ago the 1500 hp Sterling's were the most power available. And when outerlimits ran 180 mph 3 yrs ago the 1750 Merc was the most available, & they can easily make 2000 hp with a simple computer change. As yrs go by technology pushes forward & the speeds will increase. That being said with 13 yr newer technology, a more aerodynamic boat with 1000 hp more it should be quite a bit faster than the original kilo boat that ran 184 mph in testing a few weeks after the 04 kilo.
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12-25-2017, 06:04 PM
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When we ran 177 mph 13 yrs ago the 1500 hp Sterling's were the most power available. And when outerlimits ran 180 mph 3 yrs ago the 1750 Merc was the most available, & they can easily make 2000 hp with a simple computer change. As yrs go by technology pushes forward & the speeds will increase. That being said with 13 yr newer technology, a more aerodynamic boat with 1000 hp more it should be quite a bit faster than the original kilo boat that ran 184 mph in testing a few weeks after the 04 kilo.
12-25-2017, 07:25 PM
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SV43 did it with 1650s
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12-25-2017, 09:45 PM
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Looks like an old Chris Craft 'barrelback'. 
Very cool, thanks for posting VR.
Couch potato's point of view, there's no rocket science here. Fountain have a hull that does 177 (plus) with 3,000hp. 13 years later, same hull with a few construction improvements and better aerodynamics for the deck, increase hp by 1/3 then find the right props, this is going to be fast. I'm talking myself into the idea it will crack 200.
I was doubtful at first but always optimistic. Now I'm just optimistic.
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Very cool, thanks for posting VR.
Couch potato's point of view, there's no rocket science here. Fountain have a hull that does 177 (plus) with 3,000hp. 13 years later, same hull with a few construction improvements and better aerodynamics for the deck, increase hp by 1/3 then find the right props, this is going to be fast. I'm talking myself into the idea it will crack 200.
I was doubtful at first but always optimistic. Now I'm just optimistic.
RR
12-25-2017, 11:33 PM
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Man that gunnel looks wicked chopped down...is it really the same as the other Boats listed
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12-25-2017, 11:33 PM
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Some of these comments seem rediculous and biased against fountain.
For starters power requirements are not linear but rather exponential. That is it takes a lot more horsepower for small gains in speed. This becomes a mechanical challenge. It gets harder to ring more hp out of an engine. Look at the cost and longevity of say a 500 hp and a 1500 hp engines. You only have to look at the cost and rebuild schedules to understand how different they are.
As far as the hull is concerned. There is not much that you can do to modify the hulls It will come down to some fine tuning. Current v hulls are very efficient. There is not going to be much of the boat in the water. The real work will be on balance and aerodynamics. Water is very hard at those speeds. The boat has to run straight, a hook at those speeds will cause a loss of control.
It will be a major accomplishment if they are able to break 200 mph.
For starters power requirements are not linear but rather exponential. That is it takes a lot more horsepower for small gains in speed. This becomes a mechanical challenge. It gets harder to ring more hp out of an engine. Look at the cost and longevity of say a 500 hp and a 1500 hp engines. You only have to look at the cost and rebuild schedules to understand how different they are.
As far as the hull is concerned. There is not much that you can do to modify the hulls It will come down to some fine tuning. Current v hulls are very efficient. There is not going to be much of the boat in the water. The real work will be on balance and aerodynamics. Water is very hard at those speeds. The boat has to run straight, a hook at those speeds will cause a loss of control.
It will be a major accomplishment if they are able to break 200 mph.
