Wildest Design Tunnel

[Slideblues]

This one wins it in my book, My question is did anybody own one or have the chance to see one run?

Here it is:

 

[GTR]

Carbon Proteous with a NR SS OB conversion - maybe Donald Trump owned the one in the picture?

 

[Slideblues]

Hey Gary,

Dats correct, A pricey outfit fer sure :lol:

Just wonderin how tha hull did performance wise,

Gene

Oh Hey,

If anyone have some pics of way different design tunnels, Id like to see what ya got

 

[izitbrokeyet?]

:blink: Schweet

 

[Tom v.d Brink]

well cool boat. h34r:

does it still qualify as a tunnel with such a small area connecting the sponsons to the main hull?

 

[Bob Kensill]

unfortunately,this boat does not qualify as a tunnel.

 

[Slideblues]

Hey Bob,

Yea there is not much actual tunnel area there, Dang thang had to be fast thou

Gene

 

[bzubee]

Bob why doesn't tthe pictured tunnel qualify as a tunnel? if the tunnel was extended all the way back to the end of the sponsons would that make it qualified?

Per- IMPBA rulebook "g. Tunnel Hulls: The tunnel hull will have two continuous keels or "sponsons", thus creating a tunnel or air trap along the length of the hull."

 

[Jack Garcia]

This one qualifies. It's a FOF, (fibreglass over foam) designed and built by Steve Hamilton from the california bay area back in the late 70's. I iherited the boat and raced it a couple years. The sponson ride surfaces were concave. Was'nt very fast but it sure did handle well.

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[Slideblues]

KEWL pic Jack

Yep thats a different design fer sure........I like Em,

Anyone have any others?

Gene

 

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Googles Paisano, He's still sitting in my friends Jeff's garage. I outta race it.... :lol:

 

[Slideblues]

Googles? :lol:

Rodney where do ya come up with these names?

Gene

 

[[email protected]]

Gene,

You should hear my kids names.... :lol: :lol:

 

[garrett randall]

Names...

"Goggles Piazano" was the alias Fred Flintsone used when he became a race car driver, so that his boss Mr. Slate wouldn't know he was skipping work, or maybe it was to keep the secret from Wilma...(true story)

Garrett

 

[ez jeloni]

Doe

 

[ez jeloni]

Doe

 

[ez jeloni]

So doe

 

[ez jeloni]

I'm so sorry :unsure: :unsure: :unsure: about the last 3 post wasn't intentional, my keyboard keep hanging. Everything is good now but my pocket are dry. I own the same hull ( PROTEUS 3.5cc Tunnel ) from AE Composites. with the same setup motor and pipe. I've not been able to run it successfully. Could someone help me. Thank Ezzy.

 

[snowdog-2112]

Ezzy,

Check out the thread on this link. http://www.intlwaters.com/index.php?showtopic=6756&st=0

We rambled on a bit, it died and then someone recently ressurected it. Take a read, lot's of good info. Also, most of the posts on that have been compiled into a word document that can be found here.

http://www.snowdog.info/boats%20setup.doc

Snowdog

 

[ez jeloni]

Thank you snowdog, but i could not find anything that would help me with the type of hull that i have. I really appreceiate your time and advice. Thank again Ezzy