Boat built in 1940 to run 300 mph

[old rigger]

Came across this looking for something else. I can't even remember what the fuck I was looking for but thought this was too good not to share.

Only info provided...

The large wheel is powered by a 360 horsepower motor. T.F. Thompson of Des Moines, Iowa, and A.W. Reed of Windsor, Ontario, designed the craft, which they hoped would reach a top speed of 300 miles-per-hour.
Dec. 28 1940

 

[OkHallett270]

What you just stand at the helm and steer that beast at 300mph?? It’s like plywood with a paddle ball on its tail… weird

 

[monkeyswrench]

I'm oddly intrigued...it's like the demon spawn of the Bat Cycle from the Dark Night, and a paddle wheel boat... like it came from the mind of Lovecraft from the Will Smith "Wild Wild West".

 

[Willie B]

… I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t go 300 other than the fact that it wouldn’t go 300???…

 

[4Waters]

That fuckin thing would be scary at 10mph.

But could you imagine the roost that thing would throw

 

[C-Ya]

At 300mph….. it should put out a rooster-tail you could see from space!

 

[coolchange]

Pretty confident in plywood to withstand the centrifugal force on the paddle.

 

[HST4ME]

So how many people in the hamster wheel to get to 100?

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

That thing would have so much wrap around roost going forward and down you wouldnt be able to stand on the platform, assuming it would even get to 50 mph, much less 300.

 

[Bigbore500r]

 

[4Waters]

Came across this looking for something else. I can't even remember what the fuck I was looking for but thought this was too good not to share.

Only info provided...

The large wheel is powered by a 360 horsepower motor. T.F. Thompson of Des Moines, Iowa, and A.W. Reed of Windsor, Ontario, designed the craft, which they hoped would reach a top speed of 300 miles-per-hour.
Dec. 28 1940


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So maybe an extra sentence but a little more info.

Torpedoes must have looked different in 1940

 

[DLow]

Came across this looking for something else. I can't even remember what the fuck I was looking for but thought this was too good not to share.

Only info provided...

The large wheel is powered by a 360 horsepower motor. T.F. Thompson of Des Moines, Iowa, and A.W. Reed of Windsor, Ontario, designed the craft, which they hoped would reach a top speed of 300 miles-per-hour.
Dec. 28 1940


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The world was getting very mechanically smart in 1940. I’m thinking Thompson and Reed weren’t really paying attention in math class.

 

[GRADS]

I’m guessing they reached 15 mph at best

 

[LuauLounge]

This started the debate, I/O or OB faster on a pontoon,

 

[4Waters]

The world was getting very mechanically smart in 1940. I’m thinking Thompson and Reed weren’t really paying attention in math class.

The start of comon core

I’m guessing they reached 15 mph at best

And that would be scary AF on that thing

 

[Nanu/Nanu]

When men were made of steel!

 

[Good Stuff]

The world was getting very mechanically smart in 1940. I’m thinking Thompson and Reed weren’t really paying attention in math class.

Maybe Cheetah was making speedos back then?

 

[Outdrive1]

I’m surprised the paddle ball drive never took off.


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[ElAzul]

I heard there's a vid floating around of it walking away from Dave like he was anchored

 

[WYRD]

The guys who designed this must be related to the guys posting jet boat ads on Craigslist today

 

[chevy]

Might be believable if it was a jet boat

 

[monkeyswrench]

The world was getting very mechanically smart in 1940. I’m thinking Thompson and Reed weren’t really paying attention in math class.

Maybe Thompson and Reed were smarter than we thought. I'm thinking this was the start of government research grants...

 

[STV_Keith]

I'm thinking that was a typo...one extra "0" in the speed number.

 

[Bigbore500r]

The guys who designed this must be related to the guys posting jet boat ads on Craigslist today

 

[RVR SWPR]

I’m surprised the paddle ball drive never took off.
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No doubt would have taken alotta pressure off the Jet Boat guys over the years.

 

[Brokeboatin221]

Does one require a Monocle to charter this craft??? Good day sirs….

 

[jetboatperformance]

Came across this looking for something else. I can't even remember what the fuck I was looking for but thought this was too good not to share.

Only info provided...

The large wheel is powered by a 360 horsepower motor. T.F. Thompson of Des Moines, Iowa, and A.W. Reed of Windsor, Ontario, designed the craft, which they hoped would reach a top speed of 300 miles-per-hour.
Dec. 28 1940


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Hey Rich , Did Schuster splash this one ?