And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If owned today and still seaworthy, you would have the baddest nostalgic boat on the water. Every skier on the water would like to be pulled by this at least once.
Fuel costs? Probably just as efficient as any big block powered boat. Cool factor? Off the charts.
Is that a Packard PT Boat V-12?
ReplyDeleteThat is what I thought, when I saw it.
DeleteI think it may be an Allison v-12, but was kind of hoping for a Packard.
ReplyDeleteCool either way
ReplyDeletein the end it was too much show and not enough go.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention, it had a drinking problem.
DeleteWeight vs horsepower.
DeleteIf owned today and still seaworthy, you would have the baddest nostalgic boat on the water. Every skier on the water would like to be pulled by this at least once.
DeleteFuel costs? Probably just as efficient as any big block powered boat. Cool factor? Off the charts.
Indeed an AllisonV-12…… https://www.motortrend.com/news/cream-puff-saga-craziest-1960s-marathon-boat-history/
ReplyDeleteI'd sure take it crappie fishin'!
ReplyDeleteToo bad that motor's not in a plane.
ReplyDeleteThat must take a serious water pump (or pumps) to propel that hull at high speeds. But you're probably NOT going to run out of power.
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