My new ride

Mike Hughes · Feb 9, 2024

Here is my new gas sport hydro. I drew this up last fall. Was too busy to get started on it until this fall. This is a project that Mark Anderson and I have been discussing for a while now. Building a gas sport that can break down and travel in our golf bags. The sponsons are removable just like my riggers. There is 2 booms that run thru the boat. The sponson have pins that slide inside of these booms. Then are held in place from the bolts thru the bottom of the hull. Easy to break down and pack in my double wide golf bag.
Mike

brad nichols · Feb 9, 2024

Nice Mike!! We better be careful or the tree huggers will hate us for the amount of lumber we use.

Brad

Jarcaines · Feb 9, 2024

Turned out well, man!

Bill Gibson · Feb 10, 2024

Nice looking race boat!! I love wood!

Mike Hughes · Feb 10, 2024

Thanks everyoen.
The plan is one of these days, we will be heading to a VooDoo race.

dave weagel · Feb 10, 2024

Mike
Beautiful Very well done

Tom Foley · Feb 10, 2024

Looks great man !!

Hydro Junkie · Feb 10, 2024

I'm surprised you didn't bring it to the show today. I bet there were several people that would have loved it

adam larvenz · Feb 11, 2024

Hi on the pro outboard hydro's some ran the turn fin bracket just to the back inside of the sponson worked great . some even used two turn fin's one full size one a little smaller .

Mike Hughes · Feb 11, 2024

I have some adjustment in this turn fin. The CG is a little further back than I was planning. Going to play with at the lake next weekend.
Mike

Lay26 · Feb 11, 2024

LOoking good Mike....whats the size of this rig

Mike Hughes · Feb 11, 2024

46 x 22

Rokieboater · Feb 22, 2024

Mike Hughes said:
46 x 22

Have you run that thing yet??

Mike Hughes · Feb 22, 2024

Yep, runs nice and solid. Turnfin flexes too much and upsets the boat in the corners. Same problems we had with Eric's sport boat when we did his. Need to find a nice 3 blade to run on it to keep the back end up. Was running a 2 blade 2717. GPS had its last run at 67. But was still not running great. I had a G2 in it. So it should be doing better than that. Looking to shorten pipe and up the rpms some more. Need to go thru my 3 blades at the next test outing. Might even try something totally different after talking to Brian Buaas.
Mike

Lay26 · Mar 2, 2024

Have you tried the austin 6719/3 554 or something similar?....i know snowman will hook you up with a good wheel!

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