Those were some crazy looking engines. And they sure sounded mean as hell......when they ran.

We will hear only of success only after the fact!! That way they don't have to share the failures... I wish them great luck and even better safety!! Can't take anything away from Reggie he has done a whorl lot for the industry!! With that being said can't take anything from the OL camp as they have singlehandedly raised the bar year after year!!
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Dustin why don't they use radiators in these boats? Seems like at that speed they could use some type of cooling to get them out on the water then swap over to a radiator for when the water pick ups pull out of the water and/or start to suck air?

whats up Audiofn!!

Its crazy how water is the limiting factor on top speeds. trying to get enough water forces the pickups to be large or low and that creates drag which at these speeds is a big deal.

I am with you there must be some better way to cool the engine for the top speed run. It would be interesting to see the difference between more drag or more weight in the boat and how that effects top speed. I assume adding a internal cooling system would add weight.

MP

Turbines don't need any water for cooling or exhaust.......hmmmmmm

Just my 2 cents... I was talking to another member today that has quite a bit of racing under his belt and we pretty much agree. Today, the technology exists for someone with deep pockets to make a vee hull that would do 200 as well as build a motor to get it there. The thing is at that speed you have 24~36 inches of wetted hull so that's 38 feet and what 10,000 pounds of boat floating in the air with less wetted surface for control than a canoe. It could be done if everything goes right. If one little thing goes wrong. throw a blade, gust of wind, loose a drive or motor or the driver sneezes too hard, its all over but the funeral.

That said, its exciting to read about, think about etc. and I wish all involved the best of luck!

The amount of btu's created are insane, you could run a closed coolant system that used an air to water heat exchanger, but weight becomes an issue. You could run a extra water source with an electric pump, raise the pickup at a certain speed and get those last few mph but the water volume needed would be extremely heavy. I agree here is a way, just not an easy one.

How about going to totally dry exhaust with a wrap like the turbine boats run? Then the only water you would need is to cool the engine itself.

Yes, but turbine's get only slightly more respect than Bayliners. We can thank JBS for that.

All I'm saying is that if you put two T55's (3000hp each) in one of these OL with some BPM's or arnesons, it shouldn't be that difficult to break the record. The positive would be that you could spend hours and hours dialing it in and not worry about blowing up a 1900hp piston engine every half hour. Basically take My Way's drive train and put it in a vee bottom.