New Boats--Let's see em

[Tom Cronk]

2007 TEC Craft

B.J. Tetro's new 175ccH

[G Stillwill]

Mike the BMOD boat has a 6mil tunnel and no step in the bottom. The stuff in the chicken wings is foam same stuf I use in the bottom of the cockpit when I cut the ribs out. The foam is really light and flexable so it moulds to the shape of the bottom and when the epoxy drys its like a rock then I epoxy a piece of 3mil over top of it to kneel on. Ron wanted the transom high for the standard Hotrod tower so Im just leaving the sides higher also makes it easier to get to the back of the boat to start the motor without it sinking.

[MossyRose96w]

I'm now fitting the bottom before epoxying it on.

The boat is coming along nice.

[26V]

kid kraft

I'm now fitting the bottom before epoxying it on.

[raceboat61-S]

Tunnel or Step?

George, can't tell from pictures if the B-Mod boat has a step in the bottom at frame#3 or a 6mm tunnel? Also, what did you use for the sandwich material in the "chickenwings"? Will you cut both the cockpit sides and the transom down for the 22ci OMC or leave them straight/parallel to waterline? Boat looks great, I hope Ron brings it to Franklin in the Spring. We are enjoying a bit of a resurgence of 25/Mod and B-Mod here in the southern part of Region 6 Mike Marshall, Raceboat61-S

[Bill Huson]

About that 125ccH kilo hydro . . .

The sides are on Bob Wartinger's new 125ccH kilo boat. The boat will be running at the Oroville Kilos March 3-4

Good design. Many moons ago we built a few hydros off our "Microwave" design that had funny sponsons shaped like a wing, trailing edge less than 2" thick. Forget lift derived from areo sponsons. If calculated one would have to g several decimal places to the right before an actual number other than zero registered, but the sponsons looked kinda cool as in weird.

The 125ccH boat appears to have the sponsons covered with one smooth deck. Less drag for sure. If the builder(s) fillet the cockpit sides with a 6" radius fillet drag would be further reduced. Back in my design phase I enlisted the aid of an areodynamic engineer and asked how much drag would we lose if we filleted the cockpit sides? Aero guy, Ned Smith, who was a tad strange in the John Nash (Movie -"Beautiful Mind") genius strange way, did calculations in his head! Ned muttered and paced and muttered some more and then, after all math conversions were made, said, "You'd gain close to one horsepower from the drag reduction of a 6" fillet." WHOA! ONE HORSEPOWER! Since the boat design size was around ASH/15ssH one horsepower extra would be way cool. Never built the boat, but the sketch design included shrouding the steering cables which Ned claimed was a major dirty-air drag problem. That I allready knew. For a kilo boat, all those tweaks could result in a speed boost that would crush previous records.

I hope the 125ccH crew keeps us posted on their record attempt with pictures of the boat in action.

[G Stillwill]

David Ron will run a 22 cu in OMC on the BMOD boat and Im running a 15 Hotrod or a sidewinder on the BSH boat.

[David_L6]

The boats look good George.

What motors will you two be running on those boats?

[G Stillwill]

My new Hemp BSH kit in the jig.

[G Stillwill]

Just about done Ron Selewach's new Hemp kit BMOD boat ,sealed with West and will start putting the finish on this weekend. My BSH Hemp kit is in the jig now.

[crankbearing]

not wanting to get political!!

Anyone wondering now why Mercury quit building this motor....

Hey Dave,

Yes it is a shame. In my report I stated that before the approval of the Tohatsu I received at least 5 or more calls a month in regards to new motors, after that I may have received 5 all year.

I also stated in tune with the Manufacturer statement. "I never thought myself to be a manufacturer but we wonder why we have no support, racers buying parts are one issue BUT as a manufacturer - Why was a I not notified BEFORE the tohatsu was made legal , I had no written do***entation sent to me from APBA, SORC or other but in the limelight I had all there support" These are a couple of the captions from my report.

Regards,

[David_L6]

That's a d@mned shame!

BTW..how many 44XS motors have you sold since last year? DaveRacer

Hey Dave,

That would be "0" NADA.

Regards,

Anyone wondering now why Mercury quit building this motor....

[crankbearing]

"goose-egg"

Hey Dave,

That would be "0" NADA. Was my report not read at the meeting..

Regards,

[daveracerdsh]

Dsh

Oh cool. Will there be a class for him in New Jersey? BTW..how many 44XS motors have you sold since last year? Looks like the class is coming back in the N.E. See ya. DaveRacer

[crankbearing]

DSH Laydown

Does the new owner of boat plan on racing in DSH? Did he purchase 44XS with boat or just the hull? I thought Reed had somebody else drive boat at Winternationals one year.....Daveracer

Dave,

If you are referring to Joe's old pugh laydown, Then yes Mike will be racing I believe, He bought a powerhead from me in the fall. He races C-mod and 25 on the east coast now.

Regards,