1979 Hydrostream Viking restore thread

[transomstand]

You're quoting Jim's article about an 80 mph tunnel boat hop??????

Planet earth calling tunnels.......HELLO.....is anybody there??????

[FMP]

If I remember where , I'll bring it TTT . Till then...

[outasite]

Any fool that drives a Hydrostream over 80 safely, understands aerodynamics.By the time your at 90,well if ya been there I don't need to tell ya.

[tunnels]

Any fool that drives a Hydrostream over 80 safely, understands aerodynamics.By the time your at 90,well if ya been there I don't need to tell ya.

What about 75 mph on single ski could that count for anything ? but that was long time ago !!

[roadkill636]

Ok. Lets keep this thread back on track and not a pissing mach please

[rjdubiel]

Ive had better results with wedges in the wings....and allison lip on pad than a "wedge" added to pad.....jmo

What kind of neg tuck do u have ?

All vkings we set up have zero bounce ...flat pad no wedge....execpt the 1 with the 3" wedge added to pad

I think you try this. use some filler and build up wedges on the outter wings of the hull at the very back of the hull. It will also help the boat turn without the hop. My Viper doesnt hop in a straight line, but I like to over trim when running slow to get the hull up out of the water more. When I turn it hops like a mother F%$^er. But once straight again it stops. I think you should take your batter and just put it up by your feet, run cables to it and take it out for a slow ride. If it helps then glass a battery tray in. It can sit there for one slow run!

[W2F a V-King]

Any fool that drives a Hydrostream over 80 safely, understands aerodynamics.By the time your at 90,well if ya been there I don't need to tell ya.

Maybe not the right place to ask this, but is Stream related to "Flying".

Your boat is dialed in. So this begs the question... Does the windshield help in those flying speeds, or hinder?
I see some with and some without.

[rjdubiel]

Maybe not the right place to ask this, but is Stream related to "Flying".

Your boat is dialed in. So this begs the question... Does the windshield help in those flying speeds, or hinder?
I see some with and some without.

Lets hear it! I dont have a windshield, I see lots of fast dudes with no windshield. BOB, your one! That orange boat is sweeeeet. Got to see it last year when Bob made the trip over this way!!!

[XstreamVking]

I've ran mine w/o and with. I like it better with. Just seems like it stabilizes the boat at higher speeds giving it down force.. More aerodynamic, looks better too.

[outasite]

I've never ran with one on a Viking,BUT all the input I've got over the years suggest that windshield helps to hold the nose down and may be a tad faster.I personally like the looks without.My first new stream a 77 vector ran well into the high 90s and was less flighty than the potato chip King.

[texasvector]

hard to drink beer at 70 without the windshield.......ive ran both with and without on several models.....i like the feel with the shield....more planted

[roadkill636]

hard to drink beer at 70 without the windshield.......ive ran both with and without on several models.....i like the feel with the shield....more planted

Wife is already complaining about being able to drink her beers while up on plane

[roadkill636]

Ok. Got 2 40# bags of water softner salt all the way up at the bow hook under the duck to try out today. First up is brothers Bravo 1 prop 24" and next is a 26 Trophy for today.. hopefully i can squeeze in some new plugs and do a plug chop. Because these 90s and 9w jets are done being used for the break in peroid.

[rjdubiel]

Thats a lot of weight way up there. I dont know the ratio but 10 lbs in the bow is like 50 lbs at the drivers seat (again, i am guessing on this ratio). But 80 lbs is alot in the bow like that. I would move them back some to where you may mount the battery if you decide to move it up there by your feet.

[outasite]

The comp Viking comes with a pre drilled weight board glassed from the center of the top deck,to the keel.It has four or five holes drilled through it and according to PIpkorn was for bolting scuba weights to it,for mod VP. IMO 15/20lbs that far forward, should make a noticeable difference.