messed up race boat

[blueskyracer]

i did not photo shop it i just found it on Google images i did not touch it i don't know what is up with it it cant be RC because its looks like its 10 ft i doubt it is legal to do that because of you standing on the dock and you would have horrible perception at the distance and you would crash it but you would be a midget to fit in it I doubt it was photo shops because the sizes are correct and the battery in the background makes a nice reference
if you do not believe me look here and here

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&s...-s1g3&aql=&oq=

(look for it) and here

http://thepowerpros.com/specials.htm

and that was uncalled for (Ekorpe) i am not messing with you guys i found it and i thought some one might have some info or might enjoy seeing a pic of something like it but i wont be insulted like that thank you!

I still bet it is R/C. Back in 1996 we were playing with 8 foot hydros with Brigs and Stratton and motor cycle engines. Also look at what the military is doing with survelliance planes. Nothing is to big to Radio Control! Plus it is 2011 so I bet equipment is even better than 1996

[hydroplane junky]

yea your right but it would half to have cameras not like a regular 1 ft rc boat but i have never heard of any branch of the military getting into something like this but i was amusing it was a regular person?

[johnsonm50]

Its there to see but no more than the same pic, no description. If it was photo shop its done well, the shadows seem to work. It could be a mock up of parts. On port-side front there's a small port looking thing where it looks like no driver could fit?

[treadguy]

Ok.............

Here's the weird part for me. I seem to remember seeing this boat somewhere during my travels. It is rear driver positioned (driver sitting on the right side of the pipes) I can't remember where I saw it but my age will allow a pass on that. Just remembered that whoever came up with this configuration didn't think it out as well as they should have. Cool looking boat, though...................

[hydroplane junky]

i have not touched the photo in any way i just found it but before yesterday day i have never heard of the powerpros.com? so i doubt it was photo shoped it could of been mock up but if it was why does it look so complete that would make sense what treadguy said that id was driven from the rear but it does not look perfect so it may of been scrapped but i still think the design is cool and some one should try to rebuild it but fix its small problems

[Mini Max]

The rest of the page is motorcycles by the pipe guys.

Would you straddle your outboard turning 14,000 rpm and rest you nuts againt the gas tank at the same time? Thats what we do when we ride a crotch rocket and don't think anything about it.

[hydroplane junky]

well i would i ride motor cycles but the boat i am not sure about that thing is cool but i don't know

[johnsonm50]

How its driven & by who's no problem, there's never a shortage of them who would LoLs. It looks like it would be a mid ship seat type thing. Because of the height of the hull, to see over the front would be tuff if low &/or back.

[B Walker]

This thing is all show and no go.

Modern news paraphrase: video or it didnt happen.

BW

[hydroplane junky]

well some one built it i bet is semi seaworthy and will do over 30mph but how much more is the question

[johnsonm50]

well some one built it i bet is semi seaworthy and will do over 30mph but how much more is the question

I doubt its done much of anything, There would likely be more pics maybe vid too. Theres that pic that shows little of what it is. No one recognized it [specifically] & theres no writeup. If it could be searched farther & something found it would be as interesting to read as the rig looks. Till then I think BW's tagged it.

[David Weaver]

Prototype jet hydro

The boat that I saw did not have the engine installed (they were in crates beside the boat). It was a serious attempt to wed a tunnel boat and a jet ski/wet bike engine. I was told it was prototype for a new class. I did not ask about the water pick-up, but is did appear that the boat was built to house these engines.