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17-06-2007, 09:43 AM
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Location: Essex
Occupation: This & That
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Cruising area: From Shoreham
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Sea Phantom in Sunday Times
Hi just for info.
Theres a piece on something called a Sea Phantom - a Batmobile on steroids in this week's InGear Comic. Appraently powered by a Ilmor V10 in the write up but quite clearly powered by something different.
http://www.seaphantom.com/index.html
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LorenZo
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17-06-2007, 11:54 AM
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Boat name: On The Rocks
Boat make: Ring 21 marshan 17 four winns horizon, hydro 3 pointer, f2 cat, backdraft 22
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This is like a W.I.G Craft but taking its drive from the water, then using two legs to keep it stable.
Is the ratio, water is 800 times more dense than air or something like that!
getting the main hull clear of the water is going to give more speed for less HP.
The Russians did on a big scale with that Caspian Sea Monster thingy.
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17-06-2007, 12:16 PM
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Country: England
Location: Birmingham
Occupation: Scratching
Interests: Big Dinners
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Boat make: Seaquel 600xs
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So it pretty much just an over engineered 3 point hydroplane?
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17-06-2007, 01:10 PM
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Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
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Dont say that, you'll get Lorne interested...
They appear to be running a 2.5 efi.
I wonder what it would be like as a class III boat?
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17-06-2007, 01:34 PM
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Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by verytricky
I wonder what it would be like as a class III boat?
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Going by the videos,.......shite!
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17-06-2007, 02:25 PM
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Occupation: Champion Pie Eater
Boat name: On The Rocks
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I would certainly be interesting seeing it tackle a force 5 / 6.
Looks like it has a hydraulic arm operating the gill bracket!
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17-06-2007, 08:06 PM
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Location: redhill
Occupation: data manager
Boat name: salamis
Boat make: cheetah (not that cat thing), Invicta Jupiter 5.0
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gazza
I would certainly be interesting seeing it tackle a force 5 / 6.
Looks like it has a hydraulic arm operating the gill bracket!
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What happens to it when it stuffs a wave? Will it just dive?
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17-06-2007, 09:01 PM
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Registered User
Occupation: Champion Pie Eater
Boat name: On The Rocks
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Rob
Its got the right shape for one of those mini subs,
A bit of WD 40 around the engine, to keep off the water the electrics, Bobs your auntie.
It be good for 200 metres,
It will be in the next James Bond movie!
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17-06-2007, 10:50 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
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Actually quite clever design on the sponsons when they hit a wave they collapse, in place of flipping the boat over. Like a skier bending his knees over the wash.
Also when you stear, it drops the inside sponson so allowing the cog to move to the inside of the turn.
Perhaps some modifications to the bladerunner are in order then?
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18-06-2007, 01:02 AM
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Registered User
Location: redhill
Occupation: data manager
Boat name: salamis
Boat make: cheetah (not that cat thing), Invicta Jupiter 5.0
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It takes two meters of air. The tail catches the crest of the following wave nose diving head first to the water. The springy sponsons flick down and pogo the front back up. Now that would actually be quite clever.
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