Phenomenon whats the latest?

[T2x]

"Didn't learn boat design sitting on a bar stool" Whaddya mean by that??????

Of course that doesn't count the "mobile boat designing university" that you preside over at various watering holes......

[relible one]

I agree,Call Gilbreath to set it up and then have JT throtlle it.....Bob

[McCaffertee]

Well, from what T2x indicates, it sounds like this design may have developed from a lot of theory and not modifying proven efforts. That's scary (and expensive). Why is their such a tight lid on the designed and builder or whatever?

[skaterdave]

kind of funny t2x talks about gilbreathe, i wonder what would have been if another team listened to gilbreathe several yrs ago instead of "letting him go" in favor of the king of turbines.

between geico, jbs and phenom theres would have been enough $$$ for about 20 plus supercats and $$$ leftover to pay for TV, prize purse, ect, ect, ect....................................basically what is needed and what everyone talks about wanting!

sad but looking at today's realities, jbs crying about $$$ and not racing, geico is rumored to park the turbine and move to supercat class of some sorts and phenom, well.........

it will be interesting off season. maybe, just maybe something positive might happen????????

[schnydo]

GILLBREATHE SMILLBREATHE

[shifter]

Whats with the three pipes coming out the bottom of the boat above the drives? What are they for?

Water dumps for coolers or tail pipes.

pat W

[T2x]

Water dumps for coolers or tail pipes.

pat W

Pat: They might also serve to put pre cavitated water (as you indicated) around the props to help break them loose for planing.

[shifter]

Ahhh yes but that would depend on rotation. With those hairdryers I do not think they would have trouble breaking the props loose...

What do you think inboard props, inboard rotation and outboard props, outboard rotation???

pat W

[premier3216]

boat sank

[BBB725]

boat sank

Phenomenon?

[Slandrew]

boat sank

I heard damage not sank?

[boostbros]

interesting but becoming a sad project i understand the teething problems but good old al would throw more resources at it till it worked i sure hope this does not become a spruce goose!

[premier3216]

boat sank in lake ponchatrain and is all apart with the engines being rebuilt all of the boat is apart and to be put back together again

[BBB725]

That's going to cost a couple bucks

[Pete B]

boat sank in lake ponchatrain and is all apart with the engines being rebuilt all of the boat is apart and to be put back together again

Can you explain more?? forget drain plugs?? Torpedos?? Iceberg??

Alligator bite a chunk out of the hull???

[MANITIE]

I wounder with all the knowledge from Dave S, JT, Mistic and Geico...
Could they have built a 50 to 55' cat with just 2 turbines and brake the record..or did they just want to do it with 4 turbines....
I would think with all that knowledge and experiance and Copelands money..
That would be the way to go...

[Slandrew]

They should copy a hull proven to go 200+ and loose 2 motors sounds like the way to go from the pros??

[Donskihp]

premier3216 is your source here say, or a reliable source? Your not referring to the Sarasota insident are you?

[T2x]

Ahhh yes but that would depend on rotation. With those hairdryers I do not think they would have trouble breaking the props loose...

What do you think inboard props, inboard rotation and outboard props, outboard rotation???

pat W

I don't think there would be much difference between L-R, L-R and L-L, R-R...

[mdkeywest]

I agree,Call Gilbreath to set it up and then throtlle it.....Bob