How about some strange shaped Old Race Boats

[Clustergear]

Heres some old race boat with a strange look for the time

 

[Clustergear]

Back than these boats looked funny, to most of us here in the US as we were used to most race boat having a flat deck. :biggrinjester:

 

[Anchored]

Here's a few more of the first one>

Jeff

 

[glassdave]

if your gonnna talk strange . . . . ya cant forget about "Spooky"

 

[olli]

Colin Mudie design:

http://media.boatmad.com/gallery/v/graham/racing/N/News+Of+The+World+_1966_.jpg.html

 

[h2oMag]

Here is one from the early 80's, the Trition. They thought they had the answer to the catamaran !

 

[old377guy]

thanks for the pix h2o mag, I was thinking of Triton when I opened this thread - been 25 or more years since I last saw one at a race in the San Francisco area. - Jeff

 

[olli]

Another tripod:

 

[glassdave]

Another tripod:
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man that is strange. Anybody know how they handled?

 

[NNRT]

Who has a photo of "Can DO" - the Sea Sled - now that was a piece of work - !

 

[olli]

Who has a photo of "Can DO" - the Sea Sled - now that was a piece of work - !

Did you think of this Sea Knife? If there was a "Can DO" Hickman slead I would definitely like to see a picture:drool5:

 

[Bobcat]

I have a copy of powerboat that has a pic of the sea sled, I'll dig through some issues.

 

[tommymonza]

I have a nice big article with lots of pics about the SeaSled in an old Woodenboat mag.My Scanner is acting up right now but i will try to post it later

 

[ygrowup]

Who has a photo of "Can DO" - the Sea Sled - now that was a piece of work - !

Seem to remember film footage of that beast and the commentator (T2X?) said something to the effect that it was a cross between an aircraft carrier and a wedge of cheese!!

 

[NNRT]

Seem to remember film footage of that beast and the commentator (T2X?) said something to the effect that it was a cross between an aircraft carrier and a wedge of cheese!!

Yup - it was a sight to be seen - UnREAL!

PHIL

 

[Steve 1]

man that is strange. Anybody know how they handled?

The great James Beard tried to make them work BUT nothing beats a Cat. I saw an unlimited Hydro in the reverse three-point configuration can you say Lawn Dart!! The front section broke off on impact when it found it’s way back into the water, a very ugly crash.

Let’s see you take a very short Cat then place a blockage in what is left of the tunnel with a Vee (slug) bottom NO less LOL and NOW that Thing has ONLY the drag of the missing sponsons !!!! But NO lift! Not good! a step foreword and two back.

 

[MikeyFIN]

The great James Beard tried to make them work BUT nothing beats a Cat. I saw an unlimited Hydro in the reverse three-point configuration can you say Lawn Dart!! The front section broke off on impact when it found it’s way back into the water, a very ugly crash.

Let’s see you take a very short Cat then place a blockage in what is left of the tunnel with a Vee (slug) bottom NO less LOL and NOW that Thing has ONLY the drag of the missing sponsons !!!! But NO lift! Not good! a step foreword and two back.

Here´s one that has given some cats over here a run for their money in the same class... and it beats a batboat hands down.
33 starts and 33 Wins outright.

 

[Steve 1]

Here´s one that has given some cats over here a run for their money in the same class... and it beats a batboat hands down.
33 starts and 33 Wins outright.

Good idea narrow stabilised Vee bottom. That will work!

 

[MikeyFIN]

Good idea narrow stabilised Vee bottom. That will work!

I must mention also that it has the U.I.M speed record in it´s class as the fastest monohull under 1.3 liters.

Actually a batboat is also a stabilised V-bottom but look at this ones steps. they don´t step and therefore could work better in boat with a seriously raised X, like a Surface drive to provide cleaner water to the prop.
Or what do you guys think?

 

[Steve 1]

I must mention also that it has the U.I.M speed record in it´s class as the fastest monohull under 1.3 liters.

Actually a batboat is also a stabilised V-bottom but look at this ones steps. they don´t step and therefore could work better in boat with a seriously raised X, like a Surface drive to provide cleaner water to the prop.
Or what do you guys think?

Glassdave is the one to ask about that he has a lot of seat time in those.

Back in the day I built a stepped wing EP Class outboard (70 Yamaha) race boat for a guy in Portugal, low and behold about a year later I saw the first bat boat!