Interesting Photo...

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[mr fun]

thats pretty damn slick

[1954bmw]

Dink, oh chit, start over and those are only two ring pistons, not three.

[David]

I had not heard of "My Darling" before. It's an interesting boat, a single step hydroplane build after the shift to 3 point hydros.

My Darling Question - Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum (ning.com)

My Darling U-16 Start and run at Bay Harbor Boat Show - YouTube

[mikesufka]

I had not heard of "My Darling" before. It's an interesting boat, a single step hydroplane build after the shift to 3 point hydros.

My Darling Question - Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum (ning.com)

My Darling U-16 Start and run at Bay Harbor Boat Show - YouTube

I saw this boat run on Gull Lake in MN several years ago - it was spectacular - think of the sounds a P51 Mustang ( or similar ) makes ...

MDS

[David]

It ought to sound like a P51 as it uses a Merlin V12. I like 24 exhaust ports. From Wikipedia:

"The Mustang was designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine, which had limited high-altitude performance in its earlier variants. The aircraft was first flown operationally by the RAF as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber (Mustang Mk I). Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin resulted in the P-51B/C (Mustang Mk III) model, and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000 ft (4,600 m) (without sacrificing range),^[8] allowing it to compete with the Luftwaffe's fighters.^[9] The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered by the Packard V-1650-7, a license-built version of the two-speed, two-stage-supercharged Merlin 66, and was armed with six .50 caliber (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns.^[10]"

[mikesufka]

YUP - so awesome.

MDS

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