I found 4 Tunnel hulls in storage
 

I was snooping around at a storage place and found these 4 old Tunnel hulls,They had been there a long time ,maybe 80's? They had a name Impact on the back of them.2 looked like they had never been finished,one looked used and the other is kinda ruff. The lady at the desk said they belonged to a Doctor and he had just passed and they were tied up in a estate, She's suppose to call me when they come up for sale.Ya never know what ya might find out there:D Ill be going back and try and take my camera to get some better picks.

Kinda looks like something from a 007 film from the 70's.Squared off looking

Rob:ernaehrung004:

Cool Find!
The tunnel apairs to be wide.
V8 Evinrudes to boot!

Found a couple turds that still might float.

The lady at the storage place said they were made in Fl and he use to race them,one hull has never had a motor on it,now there tied up in a estate .She said there still paying the rent,

1986 hulls.

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You must have a lot of time on your hands to be snooping at this time!!

Nice Find!!:ernaehrung004:

Those are cool lookin. I would imagine they'd get a lot of looks on the water if restored!! Cool find.

nice find, i wonder if they want to sell???

Cool find, I wonder how they ride. BTW I am looking for a picklefork abount 19-20' looking to build another jetboat.

Switzer Craft made a hull that looked like those.

Not exactly a great comparison "boatwise", but this reminds me of the old warehouse oversea's that houses the Sultan of Brunei's old Cigarettes.

Bud and I talked about those boats at the Lauderdale Show and he said they're still over there locked in a warehouse. Stumbling on that place with the possiblitly of coming home with one, or all of them would be a dream!

I think you should by them Rob. Great winter project!:evilb:

Post those on Scream and Fly, someone there should know what they are.

I wish I had the time now,there in a storage place were my dad keeps his motor home,Ive been keeping a eye on them,The lady at the storage place said if she hears from them she would ask if they want to sell.Thats been 2 years. The Dr. that owned them died and there in a estate,She said they pay every month on time.Hopefully I get first dibs on them,but they may think there worth a bunch,the boats would have to gutted and start from scratch.

You wouldn't believe the security system in this place,cameras and Mic's . Her office must have 6 monitors with multiple cameras on each monitor.Its next to a real bad neighborhood.


Dock Ive got enough projects this winter:(:drink:

cool pics

Now that is a cool find!

I've seen a lot of boats, but not these. Anyone wanna venture a guess on how they would ride, handle and how fast they would go?

I wonder when and if they would pack air and lift. With that much area under it once it lifted whoa baby!

Strip,before you do anything,please post on scream and fly,not general discussion,go to outboards and racing history.The knowledge there is unbelievable.

I bet,,Ryan Beckly (STICKER BOY) knows what they are and who made them,,,maybe even who ownes them !!!!!

Even ,we dont like each other that much ,,,,he knows all that kind of stuff,,,his life is BOATS.:eek:

I am just pointing some things that I see there. The sponsons are pretty flat. That is going to make a really fast boat, the problem is that any chop at all and it will be all over the place.

The tunnel is shallow so it should pack a lot of air once it is at speed, but who knows at what speed. I would guess htat there is power trim back there to help with handling.

I would bet also that new prop technology might make those things more user friendly.

Great find. If they give them away cheap, I might be interested in one for the collection.

They did?....... When?

IF...... they were "raced"...I never saw them...and I've seen a few races.

Very low dihedral...the term "IMPAC" probably refers to the shots your back takes in choppy water......

Frankly they look like crap.

T2x