July 11, 2004
Its techincally the second launch, but the maiden voyage was during some bad seas and my hydroplane isn't exactly a displacement hull. :)
She's laid in the water and no leaks foun
d.
The engine has and did start without too much trouble. She
needs a few pulls when cold to prime the crankcase but she purrs nicely and
pumps water.
This
is me giving it a good bit of throttle from a standstill. She really does
'wallow in the mud' until she gets enough speed to get on plane. But when
she does, The bow drops nearly level with the water and she just moves!!My darn hat fell off on a good run and well, its my lucky Guinness hat! So obviously I turned around damn quick*
*Damn quick is a relative term when it refers to a hydro without a skid fin.
"Wahh!! I don't wanna kill myself on a boat!"
Here's a short movie of my brother cruising by at some wimpy half-throttle speed.