Yes, that's true. I could have gone along with one boat, to film it on the big lake, but would have missed the other 99. You're right, we wouldn't hear them run, without adding in the audio later. You are a lot smarter than the average viewer. Thank you, I was beginning to worry about people. You picked up a lot of the slack for them.

You do know there are laws that don't allow you go above idle in a no wake zone? it makes sense they aren't breaking the law. These guys did race them, even blowing an engine once in a while. Probably not anymore. Cannot be replaced. Many of the engines are valued at a half million dollars. Some are more expensive than that, and one of a kind. Most people would put the engine on a display in a museum. The Smithsonian would bend over backwards to have one of these boats. WHY BOTHER HANGING UP THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS IF YOUR NOT GOING TO FLY IT? You would be silly to ask that question. It hangs on a ceiling. It's good we still keep these things from our past. You have to go the the Smithsonian Museum to see the Wright Brothers plane...they don't start the engine for you. (Plus, nobody died, flying that plane, it changed history, but did not require the balls of a winning Gold Cup boat pilot). I get to watch the Wright Brothers' boat go by, hear the engine they transformed into a marine engine. All or Alexander Graham Bell's items are in museums. I get to touch the boat he designed in his lab, and hear it run. I see all these boats crashing through waves on the lake often. What an incredible thing, that anybody would even drive a museum piece on the water. There are many idiots on the lake, it's dangerous. Thank you to the boat owners and skippers that share with the rest of us!

pretty sure the uploader was just sharing some priceless sounds and brightwork.

One would hope they open them up once in a while!

@@gulllakeful what a d bag.

I consider it a privilege to see them, and hear them. It takes a team, and a lot of time. The engines need to be thoroughly wiped down after they are driven at higher speeds. These guys do take them out and go fast quit often.

That is going to be the first guy that I ask for a ride. It also has many spots to clamp on a GoPro.

@@gulllakeful yeah dude!

Yes, like watching someone drive a Le Mans winning Ferrari (before Italy was crushed by the U.S.) out the door of a car museum, and into the parking lot. I would be so happy and lucky to be there to film that too. Although there would probably be some idiot standing in the parking lot complaining that it’s not racing.

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Out of all the race boats, that one probably creates the most adrenaline. I had a buddy who built one from the blueprints in a Popular Mechanics magazine. He borrowed a 25hp two stroke motor, and took it out on a river. He returned the motor, with the boat for free. It was way too scary, and too fast, even with a 25 horse. It literally rides on the prop, and requires skill.

@@gulllakeful yes my uncle bob built mine in ths 50s from a popular science or mechanics mag also. Its 10 feet long with a 92 merc 9.9 on it. It literally does 35 mph with a speed prop on it lol. But its really nice, it's got a base clear red paint job and matches the feathercraft it sits ontop of the feathercraft while towing lol. It's a pain to get it in the water but looks great on my garage ceiling. 👌

@@shornandkenny I remember now, it wasn’t only the motor that was too big, it was the untested pulley system for the steering and the throttle. It throttles up well, but didn’t do well on the throttling down. The steering cables were also loose and sticky. For anyone who builds a hydroplane, it’s a good idea to test all those connections, blocks and pulleys. You might end up going on a John Glenn test flight. On a side note, my brother rebuilt an E boat. It now hangs on the ceiling at the Gull Lake Yacht Club. A wood hydroplane would make a really good bar. The outboard motor could hold the mini fridge.

@@gulllakeful lol, the feathercraft has a rather strange throttle setup. Merc motor evinrude controls. I set it up kinda custom. It worx though. Old stuffs the most fun. Docking it's a bugger lol

There are several Liberty engines, they are very rare. There are many by Vetnor Boat Works, and Allison engines. Famous Gold Cup winners. Even an engine by the Wright Brothers.

Nope, in fact they don’t really exist, it's just a computer generated illusion I put together on my laptop. I do that just to get people with short attention spans to waste their time. They don’t move on the cover of Classic Boating magazine either, we’re all in on it. Don’t tell anybody the big lie.

I think it’s time to ask these guys for a ride out on the lake. They do get together and race them. The last big event was in New York a few years ago. I’ve watched from a pontoon as they go by on the lake in Minnesota. A unique sound.

There hasn’t been a sound like that in Vietnam since the Higgins. If one of these were to idle up the Mekong, it would stop everyone in their tracks. It could also spark PTSD for many of the grandparents along the shore. In person they create a sound pressure level that you feel in your gut. It sounds better with stereo speakers, not a laptop. I used a good microphone, and spent some time mixing the audio. I'm standing on the shore in a 'no wake zone', the only way to capture all the boats at a boat show. I will ask for a ride this summer. They go fast all the time. Now I have a reason... "Let's open this thing up for gods's sake". I hope they don't mind me knocking on their doors, with camera equipment, once the ice melts on the lake.

5 MPH/No wake zone anybody that has a boat knows the rule. It's etiquette, boats don't have brakes and nobody appreciates having their hard earned investment banging into the dock because of some idiot that doesn't get the gist of a no wake zone.

The cops would take your boat away from you, rightfully so. It is fun to watch the bass pros come out of the no wake zone, during a tournament. It's like pit row. Then, yes very cool to watch a boat with a 350 on the back leave no wake, not even a ripple. The antique boats have a fixed propeller and steer with rudders. I believe it was the addition of sponsons on the 'later' boats, that allows them to plane out of the water.

I have a better view of that boat docking that day. It's "U-17" I cannot remember the name of the boat. I'm sure it was a Gold Cup Race boat, that won. Most of them in the video have won first place. Here is the video... U-17 is at the beginning, 20 seconds. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9F8Z5SqyK2zfnU.html

@@gulllakeful thank you!

The real Upton Sinclair would have taken time to read the description. . Is it possible Grandpa was so good at raking the muck, while the grandson is so bad at critiquing amateur videos?

@@gulllakeful ...burn...

Yes, I heard that Bill Clinton brought his woody there. (27 times).

I will have the same email, when you get a new account. . Also, not the video to chat in. Maybe a video with 100 views instead? I responded a long time ago, but it was to everyone, not to your message. Not a good communication platform.