Turbine-Powered 47’ Apache Ready For Testing
 

A little more detail than what's been provided so far—plus some new images, http://speedonthewater.com/boat-rest...r-testing.html.

Looks great, can't wait to see the results.

That's one mad rig! Need pics of the engine room.

sick machine! no pictures of cockpit or engine compartment?

Uhh, wow. That thing is a lot more involved that I first realized. What a boat.

That thing is totally out of control ! ! ! ! :eekdrop: LITERALLY.

I can't wait to se and hear more about this boat.

Completely different in all the cool and right ways.

bad a$$ im a v hull guy so i love it!!!!

The boat has not had a formal shoot done yet. Gary Stray actually went into the shop and shot these images for the speedonthewater.com story.

Attached is one of the photos I could not resize, and hence could not use, in Photoshop for our story. I think it shows the degree to which AMF Offshore Rigging was willing to take the detail on this project. (Of course, it also helps to have a client who is willing to pay for it.)

Quick update: Stray and Begovich ran out of time and did not get the boat in the water yesterday.
If it happens today, speedonthewater.com will report.

Also, someone an in earlier post asked for an engine shot. Here's one, courtesy of Gary Stray.

those are Jims engines 13B,s.
Looks like Stray really does a nice job with the rigging.

Thanks for the pic.....this is probably the gear box configuration to get the gas turbine aimed with the exhaust facing rearward. SCS units.
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/3098256-post619.html

soooooo did this thing hit the water yet??

Checked in with Gary Stray earlier today, but did not hear back.We hope to have something to report early tomorrow.

Had to wait on turbine mechanic to adjust idle. He is here now. Fuel delivery coming today or tomorrow than its waterbound

I can show you how !!

Actually Ed those are the engines.

Nice! I like when SCS gets in the game, they build some great products. Hoping to hear more about this Apache....????

Well, what ever happened to this thing?

What he said...

It went to Trinidad......

Well, that was a bad ending to a great story.

Hell yeah. I love the brute force huge v-hull.

He commissioned this after his TS top gun unexpectedly spun on him.

Yes bad and incomplete. Like spending 5k on a hooker and having whiskey dick. Come on. Someone tell us if the thing ever worked at all and if it did what it ran and how it handled. Pretty please.

Yup, want to know if the drives worked on a straight V. I am sure someone will attempt to push some rainbows up our ass here :eek:

Found these updates
http://speedonthewater.com/boat-rest...BhcGFjaGUiXQ==

http://www.speedonthewater.com/boat-...a-success.html

http://www.speedonthewater.com/boat-...mph-target-hit

Now we know more! Thanks for the link!

I looked on the Trinidad Tobago powerboat site, no mention of the boat, Cant find any sign of it since the 2013 articles.

100mph? Lol. What's kemosabe run?

Im pretty sure I saw a vid. of it running 111, maybe as high as 117? That was some time ago, maybe on instagram or facebook no idea. I know it did over 110mph whenever I saw it. I've always loved that boat

I suspect what happens in situations like this, is that somebody has a bright idea, drops a chunk of change, idea doesnt work as expected, a couple more chunks of change get dropped trying to make it do what its supposed too. Yet it doesn't and happy guy with bright idea gets tired of dropping chunks of change, thus bright idea goes to the wayside. Its a phenomenon ......... and is either collecting dust or for sale.....