can a blown engine put a hole in the hull?
03-29-2005, 09:47 AM
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can a blown engine put a hole in the hull?
was wondering if anyone ever heard of scattered engine parts rods etc every gone through the engine bay floor of the hull? was wondering as i've seen rods end up in unusual places on drag cars.
03-29-2005, 09:53 AM
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Rat, I thought you were going to show us some pictures of some marine engine Carnage!! You have to figure.....if your twisting something in the 6K RPM range and something goes seriously wrong......It's possible. 
03-29-2005, 10:20 AM
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I've seen it through the side, not bottom. I have also seen prop blades come clear through swim platforms. Had an 8 (? I think) blade Rolla come apart and send a blade through the SP of an 80' Baia last summer and one on a 42' Fountain. That's some some wild stuff at 80 MPH (Fountain).
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Had an 8 (? I think) blade Rolla come apart and send a blade through the SP of an 80' Baia last summer and one on a 42' Fountain.
03-29-2005, 10:43 AM
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Had part of a rod cap miss a fuel tank in a staggered engine 32' Cobra race boat by an inch!
Could have been a real bomb.
Could have been a real bomb.
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Re: can a blown engine put a hole in the hull?
Originally Posted by ratman
do many of the racers use engine diapers to prevent this?
