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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Pleasure boats, Sports, Race, Power and Leisure Boats: => Topic started by: essex2visuvesi on January 25, 2011, 02:39:45 pm

Title: Jet Drive in a Hydro
Post by: essex2visuvesi on January 25, 2011, 02:39:45 pm

I am thinking of building the 1-16th classic shovelnose hydro for my boy.  I have a spare brushless jet drive unit and was thinking if it would be possible to run this type of boat with a jet drive unit?

Title: Re: Jet Drive in a Hydro
Post by: martno1fan on January 25, 2011, 02:54:50 pm

No i doubt it the bottom of the tub on a hydro rides clear of the water,they only ride on the sponsons and the prop so dont know how you would make it work.Id find a suitable vee hull and modify the bottom to accept it personally.
Mart

Title: Re: Jet Drive in a Hydro
Post by: essex2visuvesi on January 25, 2011, 03:09:31 pm

After looking at the plans I see what your getting at.... Ah well back to the drawing board

Title: Re: Jet Drive in a Hydro
Post by: martno1fan on January 25, 2011, 06:36:50 pm

If your looking for something to build from plans the wild thing hull could probably be modified to make a flat ridepad to install the intake for the jet pump?.

Title: Re: Jet Drive in a Hydro
Post by: essex2visuvesi on January 25, 2011, 06:41:19 pm

(http://www.astecmodels.co.uk/plans/MissThriftway.jpg)

This is the one I was planning on
http://www.astecmodels.co.uk/plans.htm

Title: Re: Jet Drive in a Hydro
Post by: martno1fan on January 25, 2011, 10:43:02 pm

Yea i love the thunderboats i build a large one for gas motors shes 50",they run great i love how they handle.My advice if you want a roundnose is stick with surface drive or you could try this setup on it see link,scale looking too..
Mart

http://forums.offshoreelectrics.com/showthread.php?t=12687