A 12 foot hydrofoil you kneel down in and race against other like-minded enthusiasts.*
* (your adjectives may vary)
Buy it Now - $1500. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/yamato-hydro-speed-boat-vintage-/110676784051?pt=Ot...
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April 21, 2011 11:17 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork
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April 21, 2011 11:27 a.m. nderwater HalfDork
Holy crap that's badass!
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April 21, 2011 11:43 a.m. GrantMLS New Reader
Oh I need one of those.. wood one so i can make a mold and make it out of carbon fiber... if I was rich - i'd probally be dead...
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April 21, 2011 11:44 a.m. tuna55 Dork
I am reminded of the Clarkson review of whatever Porsche that was.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
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April 21, 2011 11:45 a.m. 92CelicaHalfTrac SuperDork
tuna55 wrote:
I am reminded of the Clarkson review of whatever Porsche that was.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Porsche GT2. I LOVE that review!!!!!!
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April 21, 2011 12:10 p.m. tuna55 Dork
92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:
tuna55 wrote:
I am reminded of the Clarkson review of whatever Porsche that was.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"
Porsche GT2. I LOVE that review!!!!!!
Me too, probably the most accurate review he's ever done.
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April 21, 2011 12:50 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork
GrantMLS wrote:
Oh I need one of those.. wood one so i can make a mold and make it out of carbon fiber... if I was rich - i'd probally be dead...
It's probably best you don't live near me.
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April 21, 2011 2:11 p.m. ggarrard Reader
Bring knee pads.. An uncle back in the 60s raced these with tweaked 9.9hps... Always complained of sore knees from the pounding over the water...
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April 21, 2011 2:19 p.m. Conquest351 Reader
ggarrard wrote:
Bring knee pads.. An uncle back in the 60s raced these with tweaked 9.9hps... Always complained of sore knees from the pounding over the water...
There's a dirty joke in there... I'm not gonna say it though.
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April 21, 2011 2:37 p.m. foxtrapper SuperDork
12 foot, a big one.
Make a little 8 footer out of plywood for even more dingieness fun. http://svensons.com/boat/?p=HydroPlanes/minimax
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April 21, 2011 2:45 p.m. SillyImportRacer Reader
So...what's it sitting on?
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April 21, 2011 2:54 p.m. Woody SuperDork
One of my cousins built a couple of small plywood hydroplanes. He used to claim that they would go over 25 mph with a 7hp outboard.
25 on water in something that small could be pretty punishing.
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April 21, 2011 3:05 p.m. mndsm SuperDork
SillyImportRacer wrote:
So...what's it sitting on?
Pontiac Lemans maybe? Looks like a Pontiac front end to me.
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April 21, 2011 3:17 p.m. N Sperlo Reader
You had me at, "oh look, another dangerous and expensive hobby."
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April 21, 2011 3:27 p.m. oldsaw SuperDork
ggarrard wrote:
Bring knee pads.. An uncle back in the 60s raced these with tweaked 9.9hps... Always complained of sore knees from the pounding over the water...
About that same time I watched them race on the Quinebaug River in Ct. As a kid I was impressed by the speed; moreso by the tight 180's they had to make before going over the dam.
