Next Project- 1972 Vampire FJ boat restoration thread.....

[Tom Smyth]

Piney Point Md. ?

yup. 2 day vintage regatta this weekend. Held there every year by the Southern Maryland Boat Club

[mr fun]

Graduated Harry Lundenberg School of Seamanship there. JFK's personal sloop was donated to the school , the " Manatoo " ( sp ? ) a wooden sloop about 30' . Enjoy

[Tom Smyth]

Well the repaired Vampire ran perfect last weekend in Maryland. No prop marks were found on the boat. A few pics to enjoy !

[Tom Smyth]

Here are the pics…….

[1954bmw]

Have you ever ran this for a top end speed and what kind of prop is that?? Congrats on a great week end, it was a great week end, wasn't it??

[Tom Smyth]

Have you ever ran this for a top end speed and what kind of prop is that?? Congrats on a great week end, it was a great week end, wasn't it??

got several go to props depending on water conditions. No i have never run it just for max speed. Usually in the high 60’s to low 70’s according to what mood the speedo is in that day.

and yes it was a great weekend. No prop marks on th3 boat !

[CUDA]

OMG

Looks Great

[Tom Smyth]

The old vampire strutted her stuff for two days of heats at the New Martinsville Vintage Regatta last weekend ! Running like a 55 year old champ ! Time to rest till spring .

[1954bmw]

Does this mean you aren't coming to the Madison, Indiana meet???

[Tom Smyth]

Does this mean you aren't coming to the Madison, Indiana meet???

no sir. Done till spring….

[Tom Smyth]

one more really cool pic from the weekend.....

[FUJIMO]

[Tom Smyth]

Have you ever ran this for a top end speed and what kind of prop is that?? Congrats on a great week end, it was a great week end, wasn't it??

so the current prop i like best is a 3 blade 26 pitch merc cleaver that was tuned by Steve Smith for this set up. It is running 3 mph faster than the 24 pitch cleaver and turning 3-400 MORE rpm. I was afraid it would lug the motor but runs 6500-6600 rpm with great acceleration out of the corner. Toying with the idea of a 28 pitch ?. Remember this is only a stock 1400 motor ( well almost stock ) !!!

[Tom Smyth]

But will it hit 100,000 views ? WOW !!!