588" boat closer, a few pics.

Posted By: galen

588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 12:30 AM

Thanks Tony, boatracer 572 for helping me spec gears and prop. Hope to make some break-in runs in 2 weeks. since I am paralyzed from waste down they are designing a custom grip throttle steering wheel.

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Posted By: galen

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 12:32 AM

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Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 12:33 AM

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Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 12:34 AM

Posted By: galen

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 12:38 AM

Posted By: dOc !

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 01:14 AM

Hay g ... how high will that motor RPM ?

Posted By: roadhazard

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 01:55 AM

Galen you are crazzzzy

Looks great by the way

Posted By: hemi-itis

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 02:07 AM

Now THAT'S a motor plate

How big a boat are you bolting to that engine??

Posted By: dOc !

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 03:36 AM

HEAR is my plate 'itis ...

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Posted By: boatracer572

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 04:06 AM

Looks good Galen! let me know how your first outing goes.

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Posted By: galen

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 04:21 AM

Al it's an 18 foot hydro, Doc rpm with the cam in it now will be 7300-7400. Hang on to that front motor plate you have they are getting hard to find. Thats what has been hard, Chrysler so much fabrication involved compared to ford or chevy. But I wouldn't have it any other way.

Posted By: BIG BEAR

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 12:19 PM

Awesome

Posted By: Anonymous

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/04/11 11:02 PM

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That engine looks scarier that michael meyers. Awesome.

Posted By: boatracer572

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 04:37 AM

Hey Galen, was wandering did you pick up lifeline or equil.chute or non chute jacket?
Tony

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Posted By: galen

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 05:44 AM

Tony I went with the Lifeline non chute jacket, goggles and open face helmet. Very nice people to deal with. Wife is measuring for my ballistic shorts tomorrow. I sure like that dolly trailer , Nice operation you have Tony. galen

Posted By: dOc !

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 05:49 AM

Hay g ....could you(or would you have rather) have used that Nicson plate ...or was the belt-drive in the original plan ? do you have a pic of the prop ?

Posted By: boatracer572

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 05:49 AM

You right,the lifeline folks are good people,very prompt on jacket recerts.

Posted By: galen

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 06:36 AM

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Hay g ....could you(or would you have rather) have used that Nicson plate ...or was the belt-drive in the original plan ? do you have a pic of the prop ?

Doc it was a combination of the belt drive and I am going to try and run a heat exchanger using anti freeze in the block loop instead of running lake water in the engine. I am just running lake water through the heat exchanger tubes only. I am hoping I can control my engine temp a little better this way and keep corrosion out of the block and heads. I had originally looked into a cover like yours and was having trouble locating one. I found listings but when I called came up empty. I will try and dig up a picture of the prop. It is a 11x17 3 blade cleaver for a hydro. Got it from Tom Bentley at Menkins V-drive.

Posted By: tboomer

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 11:57 AM

Nice project,Galen...That will be a very fast ride,indeed!!

Posted By: HardcoreB

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 02:01 PM

Posted By: dOc !

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 06:42 PM

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Hay g ....could you(or would you have rather) have used that Nicson plate ...or was the belt-drive in the original plan ? do you have a pic of the prop ?

Doc it was a combination of the belt drive and I am going to try and run a heat exchanger using anti freeze in the block loop instead of running lake water in the engine. I am just running lake water through the heat exchanger tubes only. I am hoping I can control my engine temp a little better this way and keep corrosion out of the block and heads. I had originally looked into a cover like yours and was having trouble locating one. I found listings but when I called came up empty. I will try and dig up a picture of the prop. It is a 11x17 3 blade cleaver for a hydro. Got it from Tom Bentley at Menkins V-drive.

g ....we have some same thoughts but my combo will be a bone-stocker 2.2 4-banger compared to yours.

I was thinking about a small radiator and yes using antifreeze instead of lake water. Because of the potential of corrosion yes ... but I am not a fan of the potential "shock" of the cold lake water on the block and heads. BTW ...what is the cooling "factor" of having the motor out in the open like that?

My plans are to cut those "ears" off that plate(and OF COURSE save them) ...and then use a STD water pump ... but waaaay slow-up the speed of that WP.

Posted By: cold85

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 09:00 PM

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Hay g ....could you(or would you have rather) have used that Nicson plate ...or was the belt-drive in the original plan ? do you have a pic of the prop ?

Doc it was a combination of the belt drive and I am going to try and run a heat exchanger using anti freeze in the block loop instead of running lake water in the engine. I am just running lake water through the heat exchanger tubes only. I am hoping I can control my engine temp a little better this way and keep corrosion out of the block and heads. I had originally looked into a cover like yours and was having trouble locating one. I found listings but when I called came up empty. I will try and dig up a picture of the prop. It is a 11x17 3 blade cleaver for a hydro. Got it from Tom Bentley at Menkins V-drive.

g ....we have some same thoughts but my combo will be a bone-stocker 2.2 4-banger compared to yours.

I was thinking about a small radiator and yes using antifreeze instead of lake water. Because of the potential of corrosion yes ... but I am not a fan of the potential "shock" of the cold lake water on the block and heads. BTW ...what is the cooling "factor" of having the motor out in the open like that?

My plans are to cut those "ears" off that plate(and OF COURSE save them) ...and then use a STD water pump ... but waaaay slow-up the speed of that WP.

I run ice water through my motor

Posted By: dOc !

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 09:06 PM

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I run ice water through my motor

THAT is a real common practice now(I hear) ...with most of the Pro Stock cars.

HOW MUCH of the block is "filled" ?

Posted By: 1967dartgt

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 09:21 PM

Yea it is popular in outlaw radial and 275 radial to run ice water from intercooler through the motor and not use a raditor.

Posted By: boatracer572

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/05/11 10:27 PM

Cold engine and hot oil is what the pro stock guys are doing. That makes power.

Posted By: tubtar

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/06/11 02:04 AM

Man...my junk tightens up just looking at those boats.
Don't get me wrong.............I dig all types of internal combustion performance.
But you guys ARE crazy.

Posted By: dOc !

Re: 588" boat closer, a few pics. - 05/06/11 02:33 AM

Mine is going to be a bike with training wheels compared to these guys ... but it will still be fun. I want mine set-up just for a gate-shot ...... since you really can't run these things out on the other end on a regular lake.