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20-02-2008, 11:48 AM
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Jet Turbine engines...
Has anyone ever had anything to do with these engines in a boat?....
I have an idea & a big Cat 
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20-02-2008, 01:54 PM
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Country: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Is this want you mean?
http://www.turbinemarine.com/
nice.....
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20-02-2008, 02:48 PM
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Jason on here dude, I think Matt knows a fair bit about them too
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20-02-2008, 03:19 PM
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Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
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Transmission 
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20-02-2008, 07:13 PM
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:)
Thats just what i mean Pizza!, what a site....
OK Burt, will ask away...ty ty ty.
 
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20-02-2008, 08:34 PM
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Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Boatbuilder / Design
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dodgydan
Has anyone ever had anything to do with these engines in a boat?....
I have an idea & a big Cat |
Bob and Ian Nurse fitted one in a Cat in the Seventies ....I had a run in it at Windermere....strange beast I thought . 
Mike
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20-02-2008, 09:14 PM
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Traveling
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Location: Alderholt
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Boat name: T/T D2S
Boat make: Midas 27' Cat, Argo 16 Cat. Avon Rib Thingy
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There are some pics of them on the site here
1 was the old "Catapult" which had a Turbine in the other was a mono very "Moppie" looking but TBC- Little Nige would know more. Both called Black & White Whiskey.
As i said biggest problem is the transmission, recall the brake they shaft on the US ones to shift in & out of gear, but that will create EGT issues on the wrong type of engine. So something very agricultural and not to EGT sensitive really.
I had a GTC-85 here I was playing with but a box & drive would have cost more than a few new 280's so was a no brainer really.
MTT have done some intresting projects. My Fav is the Turbine outboard, coupled onto a 2.4 Leg
That has potential and would kick the new Verado into touch
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21-02-2008, 09:35 PM
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Country: UK
Location: TYNE & WEAR
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Boat name: Turbinator
Boat make: 50 SUPERHAWK/36 CAT/32 ACTIVE THUNDER
Engines: 3X502 EFI/1600 hp TURBINE/2X700HP MRD
Join Date: May 2004
Location: TYNE & WEAR
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SCS Transmissions are the best to use with turbines as long as you use a disk brake to stop the free power turbine while shifting.
Still working on my turbine project but spare time is hindering progress.
Here is a video of our first test run of the 1600hp motor idling at 20,000 rpm
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