Wacky boat ideas.

[burgundyben]

I've had ideas for wacky boats...

Something like an Albacore hull, 15 to 18ft, flat aft, like an old Uffa Fox design, with a Harley Davidson V twin engine on a shaft drive, exhaust pipes out the back, possibly a jocky style seat, enough hp to make it plane.

Or, a Fairey Atalanta hull, remove all the sailing gear, big petrol V8 on a shaft, painted matt grey all over, machine gun on the front, it would look a bit like a WW1 CMB.

Nurse...its time for my pills...

 

[rotrax]

When I was an apprentice at the first London BMW dealer the Govenors son crashed an 1800Ti. He put the donk in an open large rowboat, about 16 foot.

He was a bit flaky with the anticipated performance and associated loads and the engine fell out-or almost did-while going fast on Southampton water.

He and his mate discovered adrenaline was brown................................................

 

[Concerto]

Over in Thailand they do something similar with a long shaft with an engine attached that is pivoted on the transom.

https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/imag...668141e9ce90a99e86b5a9fa41d.jpg?itok=SADF5cNm

 

[Biggles Wader]

Over in Thailand they do something similar with a long shaft with an engine attached that is pivoted on the transom.

https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/imag...668141e9ce90a99e86b5a9fa41d.jpg?itok=SADF5cNm

Back in the 70s they were used as river taxis in Bangkok. They were known as jetboats and great fun for cooling off in the tropical heat. I'm sure the Praya River had a speed limit but at 40 knots no one seemed to care.

 

[Lightwave395]

Here's a wacky boat - ashore in La Rochelle last year:

 

[Slowboat35]

I've had ideas for wacky boats...

Something like an Albacore hull, 15 to 18ft, flat aft, like an old Uffa Fox design, with a Harley Davidson V twin engine on a shaft drive, exhaust pipes out the back, possibly a jocky style seat, enough hp to make it plane.

I'd have thought there would be many better, lighter, more powerful and practical choices than a Hardly Worthitson air-cooled tractor engine. Might work in a small trawler or cockle-dredger I suppose, or a mooring-layng barge - as long as you can cool it.

 

[KevinV]

..or a mooring-laying barge..

it'd certainly be most use as a mooring..

 

[DJE]

Here's another.

 

[johnalison]

One of the local oldies once fitted some weird car motor into his boat, with four gears forward and reverse, which must have been impressive.

 

[LittleSister]

I met someone who'd removed the sailing rig from a Laser dinghy and fitted a 5hp outboard. It was a sight to behold underway!