Oh look, another dangerous expensive hobby!

A 12 foot hydrofoil you kneel down in and race against other like-minded enthusiasts.*

* (your adjectives may vary)

Buy it Now - $1500. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/yamato-hydro-speed-boat-vintage-/110676784051?pt=Other_Boats&hash=item19c4d9b3b3

Holy crap that's badass!

Oh I need one of those.. wood one so i can make a mold and make it out of carbon fiber... if I was rich - i'd probally be dead...

I am reminded of the Clarkson review of whatever Porsche that was.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

tuna55 wrote: I am reminded of the Clarkson review of whatever Porsche that was. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Porsche GT2. I LOVE that review!!!!!!

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote:

tuna55 wrote: I am reminded of the Clarkson review of whatever Porsche that was. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Porsche GT2. I LOVE that review!!!!!!

Me too, probably the most accurate review he's ever done.

GrantMLS wrote: Oh I need one of those.. wood one so i can make a mold and make it out of carbon fiber... if I was rich - i'd probally be dead...

It's probably best you don't live near me.

http://www.bobdillonwindsorchairs.com/boat-racing.htm

Bring knee pads.. An uncle back in the 60s raced these with tweaked 9.9hps... Always complained of sore knees from the pounding over the water...

ggarrard wrote: Bring knee pads.. An uncle back in the 60s raced these with tweaked 9.9hps... Always complained of sore knees from the pounding over the water...

There's a dirty joke in there... I'm not gonna say it though.

12 foot, a big one.

Make a little 8 footer out of plywood for even more dingieness fun. http://svensons.com/boat/?p=HydroPlanes/minimax

So...what's it sitting on?

One of my cousins built a couple of small plywood hydroplanes. He used to claim that they would go over 25 mph with a 7hp outboard.

25 on water in something that small could be pretty punishing.

SillyImportRacer wrote: So...what's it sitting on?

Pontiac Lemans maybe? Looks like a Pontiac front end to me.

You had me at, "oh look, another dangerous and expensive hobby."

ggarrard wrote: Bring knee pads.. An uncle back in the 60s raced these with tweaked 9.9hps... Always complained of sore knees from the pounding over the water...

About that same time I watched them race on the Quinebaug River in Ct. As a kid I was impressed by the speed; moreso by the tight 180's they had to make before going over the dam.