100 knot sport commuter Express

[BBB725]

http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2009-Hydrofoil-100-knot-Sport-Commuter-94878609

 

[glassdave]

a hundred knots . . . . lemmie see . . . . thats about 116 mph . . . .




hull material plastic?

 

[Tom A.]

Top speed of 130 knots!
Is it funded by a Nigerian email bank account!

 

[MikeyFIN]

I reckon aluminum.

Russians have perfected Hydrofoils for many moons....























































But not in the ROUGH HAHAAAAAAA....

 

[cigdaze]

Well, it's interesting that's for sure. Looks kind of delicate, though.
It's got to be a pleasure docking that thing.

 

[phragle]

draft 1.5 feet.. not when your scraping bottom at the dock..

 

[Wrinkleface]

It has a beak!!!!!:26::leaving:

 

[BradH]

Do I see half a Turbine Marine logo towards the stern?

 

[Smarty]

50' Long, and the ad says "She has a top(Full Military Power)speed of 130 mph. Price will vary depending on upgrades of interior finish or other use configurations requested." Plastic Hull, that is something else, if it is true. $2,000,000 is just a tad beyond my budget.

Cool post. I learned something new.

 

[phragle]

plastic can mean a lot of things.....

 

[BradH]

Looked some more into it. From the little bit that I know, everything sounds about right.

http://www.hydrofoil.com/

However, it lists Casalle V-drives from either 1500hp Sterling piston or 3000hp TM turbine power, with a proprietary surface drive system. John or Rik, can you comment?

 

[phragle]

so with twin 1500 strelings its 20% faster than a comparable sized cat... so we are talking a top speed around 210~220??? Does this thing even acutally exist somewhere besides paper??

 

[Airpacker]

Gee, I wonder if the GPS sounds like this...............................

"Use the force Luke".

 

[RPM]

Do I see half a Turbine Marine logo towards the stern?

It's on their website as an upcoming project!