Hydrocruiser

Anyone hear of these guys?

Length: 28 feet
Width: 8.5 feet
Weight: 2800-3000 lbs
Seating: seats 5 comfortably
Engine: T53 Lycoming (1 year warranty)
Horse Power: 1100 hp
Torque: 2000+ lbs
Fuel: Gasoline, Diesel or Kerosene
MTT Surface Drive handles up to 1400 hp
Genesis Hull by Elite Powerboats Inc. Air Entrapment Cat with Centerpod
Trailer included (dual axle)
Free 2 day training turbine boating course


Cost: $195,000.00 + applicable taxes

That's boat,1100 HP Lycoming turbine,trailer and a 2 day course!

http://n2speedturbineboats.com/

Hydrocruiser

http://www.powerboatmag.com/2003tests/12_03_elite.php

Here's the hull test I found with piston power for 100k and extra 100k gets you the Lycoming. Champagne taste on a beer budget.

BAJA WILL

seems like a cool boat but you can get a turbine powered cat from Elininator same size for allot less, I wonder what the performance is on this boat???

Will

Hydrocruiser

I didn't see any performance figures. I also looked for a turbine Eliminator to no avail. ITS has a sweet package that is a 40' Skater that has the potential for 170+ mph for around 900 k with Twin-1400HP Lycomings. Has a neat clutch system for docking as turbines only put out 30 hp each at idle. It's not cheap but it's a great ride for the $$ and not far off from some top end piston powered boats.

http://www.integratedturbine.com/