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.
That is a picture of raw power. Would you drive that? And wide open throttle with the exhaust pulse rattling your teeth? Bet you'd be glad to be on terra firma afterwards.
Nothing will destroy an aircraft engine faster than using it in a boat. Years ago Air & Space magazine did an article about the shops that specialize in rebuilding old aircraft engines. Those craftsmen all detested those that put them in speed boats.
I suspect that would be due to high performance boats tending to have the props get air while dealing with rough water, which would overspeed the engines. Those were never designed to handle revs above ~3000 rpm, generally.
Ballast in the bow
ReplyDelete400 gallons of nitro up front
DeleteThat is a picture of raw power.
ReplyDeleteWould you drive that?
And wide open throttle with the exhaust pulse rattling your teeth?
Bet you'd be glad to be on terra firma afterwards.
I'll run any boat out there. The faster the better.
DeleteLoud would not begin to describe being in that seat under any throttle load.
ReplyDeleteHuh. So, the drivetrain goes forward off the cranks to a gearbox, and then reverses back as propeller shafts?
ReplyDeleteExactly.
DeleteThat's commonly known as a v-drive.Required to get the prop shaft at the right angle.
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Time Traveler talking on His Cell Phone! LOL
ReplyDeleteI bet he's stuffing cotton in his ears.
DeleteI'm just admiring the are rests in the driver's lounge chair.
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ReplyDeleteanybody know what kind of engines those are, Alison, Rolls Royce?
They look like supercharged Allisons to me (not an expert).
DeleteThe Allisons, Packards and the Rolls Marlins all had full .coverage
Deletevalve covers. These look similar to the Liberty engine.
Bubbarust
Looks like an oil sheen in the water...
ReplyDeleteNothing will destroy an aircraft engine faster than using it in a boat. Years ago Air & Space magazine did an article about the shops that specialize in rebuilding old aircraft engines. Those craftsmen all detested those that put them in speed boats.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that would be due to high performance boats tending to have the props get air while dealing with rough water, which would overspeed the engines. Those were never designed to handle revs above ~3000 rpm, generally.
DeleteThey were built for PT boats and other naval craft also.
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