Actually, this is a Canadian dream…

Chris Moore I thought the same thing. That is not easy to do.

Ben Lloyd Compared to a piston boat, you can barely hear it coming. All the race boats leave a wake about two inches high, and they are gone in a flash. Also, when out practicing, the race drivers give right of way, and a large margin to anyone who's out enjoying their boat. Guys like you get a lot of respect. Usually boaters wave at us.

I wonder if they are gyroed?

These are world championship competition boats, but it's still fun!

madluther It was designed to produce very little wake.

Your dad is not wrong. These twits are too self centered to care.

@@LitoGeorge ?

+bmann1132 That is how we talk, but we throw a few extra "eh"s in when we know Americans are listening. We know they like to make fun of us, and we let them, 'cause they need cheering up these days, eh?

HAHA yeah i'm canadian too bud, i still say it all the time without even thinking, it's pretty much second nature, eh? :)

I had a few canadian friends in the telecom industry and I would overuse the word "eh" when they were around. Well it stuck and now I find myself using it constantly w/o thinking. serves me right eh?

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... I saw what you did there... 24VDC, bang. It's a small rotor with not a lot of inertia, so it starts just fine.

Electric starter for the T-58. It is in the nosecone, and the electric wiring to the starter is what you saw. It takes a lot of power to crank it up to starting speed. In fact, a false start results in going for a coffee (if possible) to allow the starter motor to cool down.

Driver controls it on the fly.

233kosta These boats do come up for sale. One is available now that has a winning history.

Last I heard, 777 was #1. Things change fast at the top, though.

I'm the engine guy. All they tell me is American Turbine and Casale.

grant weymouth The rules are open to anything, but the boats need to be small enough to navigate the sometimes tight race courses made on the smaller rivers. The T-58 requires a hull 2ft longer than the piston boats use, and that has a noticeable effect on turning and handling.

Yes, I would like that... unless you are using my footage to "prove" that these engines run on air without any fuel...

Awesome, thanks!

You moonshiners! Tell the truth it is running on 180% ethanol off the first batch's!

+Little Star (Zvyozdochka) Yes. These are not piston engines.The cooling period before shutdown is more important than warming up after starting for turbine engines.

Warmup about 30 secs.

Alan Caraway the 'jet' in 'jet boat' refers to the jet of water that propels the boat. You can have a jet boat with a piston engine for a power plant, or you can use a gas turbine, like this boat does. In aircraft, the 'jet' refers to thrust from shooting air out a jet nozzle at high velocity. These boats have no jet thrust from the exhaust, all the power is tapped by a turbine to run an impeller to squirt water.

CacheRAM I can understand the confusion. I am aware of the mechanics of final drive propulsion, and also aware of piston engine implementation vs "jet" engine utilization. I guess my initial comment of the marriage of a "jet" final drive and a T-58 turboshaft from an aircraft was offensive to chocolate, peanut butter, and piston engine lovers. My sincere apologies!

CacheRAM I'm voting a big ol' yeah to Mr. Caraway... As for the Cache, rammed or not... it's full of stuff everybody already knows, so thanks, but really not necessary. We are all Jet People here. I happen to be looking at a copy of Mr. Caraway's papers right here....

Alan Caraway No apology needed, I didn't know you knew, y'know. I was ignorant of the difference until I saw last year's race boat videos. Have a great day o/

AgentJayZ Since you didn't call me out on any mistakes, that means I have actually been paying attention! You are an apt instructor, sir.

Pablo , I'm curious about the speed myself. Is it " classified " or what..... Lol.

@@JohnSmith-pv5xp LETS JUST SAY 150 OK?

In the T58, all of it. Exhaust thrust is about 2 or 3 Kg

AIM54A No, but they need to be as short as possible. They need to go fast, and they need to turn.

Fierobsessed I've only seen T58 powered race boats. I'll be interrogating the owner of any boat using any other engine, for sure.

+Johnny Slaps It takes more effort and determination than money.

I'm looking for an empty hull to build off of. What kind of boat would this be called exactly? I know it's a jet (water jet) boat, but is there a site which lists hulls for sale?

Charles Bass The accessory gearbox brace is proprietary secret info. The alternator drive mount was made of 3/8" thick aluminum. It kept breaking, so now it's 1/2" thick SS... prob eight times stronger, eh?

SuperSecretSquirell This is easier than you think. I did this in NZ for the 2013 Worlds... right where they filmed the Hobbit. I mighta run over one or two... Bobby is doing the driving, and he is a pro.. literally. He spent his youth as a class 1 driver in the oilpatch. Nuthin he can't do.

I know it's not "hard' per se, just that I find it way easier to back 48 and 53 foot trailers into something tighter than that then it would be to back a boat in..............for me anyway.

SuperSecretSquirell Here's a super secret: the first time I ever launched a boat into a river was during a race for the 2013 world championship. If I can do that, I'm certain you could with ease. You need to remember that the guys driving these boats are the best of the best. Follow their signals, and you can't go wrong.

Beam me up Scotty!

It's a turboshaft engine, rated at 1250 Hp, and zero thrust in the exhaust.

RumbleBelly I think you might enjoy watching my playlist called Turbine powered race boat... or something like that.

RumbleBelly Did he say 147 mph?

Stupid question. This is a turboshaft engine, yes? This is from some plane or builded for this boat?

+peter olsen Just googled the specs, 1250 hp at 26000 rpm. cool man.

+Christopher Coe It's for when the boat hits rocks or sand bars, and flips onto them.

mikeallenbrown1 The canards are for stability and control of the the boats plane/ride on the water and is angle adjustable "in flight" so to speak. One of Jay's earlier video's explained them if memory serves me right.

mytmousemalibu Is there any gyro control function on them aswell? I'm thinking in case of a sudden strong gust of wind that might flip the boat over, or just to stabilize the boat after hitting a wave.

preben birkeland I believe they are manually controlled by the pilot of the boat. As for a blowover, I don't think they are intended to stop one, if the boat is going over, the canards aren't going to stop it. The bottom of the hull has way more area for air to blow against, and if the bow gets that high, the crew is in for a rough ride.