Turbine Warlock Project

**Capt.Insane-o** · 09-18-2017, 10:12 PM

Love it.

**John Hice** · 09-18-2017, 10:14 PM

This is the drive system that will be bolted to the transom.

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**John Hice** · 09-18-2017, 10:17 PM

I would have to call it knee deep at about this point. It's got a little ways to go before the "Johnny Rocket" special is ready for the water.

**JPEROG** · 09-18-2017, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by DRAG'N FEVER

I would have to call it knee deep at about this point. It's got a little ways to go before the "Johnny Rocket" special is ready for the water.

That's way better then little Howard--I love it....

Joe

**John Hice** · 09-18-2017, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by JPEROG

I am gonna call you little Howard. I can remember seeing Arneson with his flame machine (40 skater) as a kid. Nothing like turbine boats and jet cars to give the crowd some excitement. I give you a lot of respect for following thru on the projects that you start-they take a bunch of time and a bunch of money to come out at the level you demand.

Joe

Thanks Joe!
This has been a dream project for me ever since I was a kid and seen Art Arfons with his first jet car the "Green Monster" and then Howard Arneson with the skater. I have had lots of time to think about what I want to accomplish and learned a lot from almost everyone who has ever ventured into the turbine powered boats with reputable success.

**obrien** · 09-18-2017, 11:12 PM

John I am enjoying seeing the pics of this thing coming together
i am hoping to have a free weekend to come up and
check it out

**roadkill636** · 09-19-2017, 12:19 AM

Very cool.... i will be following this build for sure

**Tom Foley** · 09-19-2017, 04:55 AM

When John says " I'm working on something new " he really means it !!Can't wait !!

**XstreamVking** · 09-19-2017, 05:26 AM

Going where no Warlock has gone before! Gonna be epic....

**Da Bull** · 09-19-2017, 06:43 AM

DRAG`N FEVER, I envy your talents and desire to go after your dream. I do have one small bit of advise tho. If you haven`t already made plans to install a drive shaft loop please do. Lake Trash who still post`s every now and then sunk his 31ft Warlock when his shaft came apart. His was a V-drive set up like yours. It cut a nice size hole in the bottom. Sometime after that he gave up on the turbine deal and we hung twin 300 ProMax`s on the back to make the boat more useable.

It was amazing to see and ride in a boat that big going that fast. I think 125 was tops. Yours should be faster. I`ll give LT a call and see if he will post some pics. Maybe they can be of some help to you in your build.

DB

**John Hice** · 09-19-2017, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by Da Bull

DRAG`N FEVER, I envy your talents and desire to go after your dream. I do have one small bit of advise tho. If you haven`t already made plans to install a drive shaft loop please do. Lake Trash who still post`s every now and then sunk his 31ft Warlock when his shaft came apart. His was a V-drive set up like yours. It cut a nice size hole in the bottom. Sometime after that he gave up on the turbine deal and we hung twin 300 ProMax`s on the back to make the boat more useable.

It was amazing to see and ride in a boat that big going that fast. I think 125 was tops. Yours should be faster. I`ll give LT a call and see if he will post some pics. Maybe they can be of some help to you in your build.

DB

Thanks Da Bull,
Yes, the shaft will be in a full enclosure since it will be spinning at 6000 rpms. I will be using 1550 u-joints, no CV ball joints. They have been the demise of many boats from coming apart and fire from the required grease in the cv joint.

**89LASER** · 09-19-2017, 07:07 AM

Awesome!!!!!!!

**Da Bull** · 09-19-2017, 07:12 AM

Originally Posted by DRAG'N FEVER

Thanks Da Bull,
Yes, the shaft will be in a full enclosure since it will be spinning at 6000 rpms. I will be using 1550 u-joints, no CV ball joints. They have been the demise of many boats from coming apart and fire from the required grease in the cv joint.

Sounds like your way ahead of the game. I don`t know what type of joints LT had but I do know that when it came apart it created lots of work for us LOL.

DB