It's definitely an awesome thing. If you're interested you can look up Aggressor hydroplane here. There are a few videos of it running on the Hawksbury River
I grew up in the Seattle area out by Sea-Tac. There was nothing like a 10 boat field running a flying start at full throttle during a hydro race. You could hear them for miles.
I grew up on the gulf coast of Texas and I spent a lot of time on the water! I used to go to boat races all the time.. the older guys with the older boats were always my favs. I seen a few of these in action back in the late 70s early 80s always loud always fast and always fun to watch!!!
It's not my boat but my cousins! This was the first time I'd seen it start up in person so I apologise that there wasn't details included that you were looking for. I was obviously overwhelmed by the whole experience at the time. I went searching for a picture of the rudder and prop. I was able to find a picture that gave a bit of a glimpse of the prop which is made of bronze or brass and has two blades. The rudder is removed from the boat when it's out of the water so I'm not able to share pictures of it.
@@pagano126, Thank you very much for your reply to my complaint, I guess we could call it. I think that where the power hits the water is pretty darn intriguing is all,.. especially with a boat like this! Thank also for the description of the prop. You certainly don't owe any explanations to anyone for filming this! We appreciate it greatly! Merry Christmas buddy!
@@pagano126 Obviously . Find an aircraft mechanic that has experience with this kind of carb and get him to tune it. These things were able to crank up and be in the air in about a minute back in the 40s.
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum has "Miss Pepsi" from the early 50's. She was powered by two Allison V-12s. What a roar she must have made. Also she had a stepped hull, rather than a three-point that left so much turbulence in the water behind her she was almost impossible to pass.
When I was a kid living in White Center, Wa., a bunch of us were running around and we came across a garage and inside was the Miss Burien. We all had wooden hydroplane models that we would tow behind our bikes in those days. ( 1957)
I was there the day it crashed at Cabarita...made front page news...tore the top deck off... they towed it back to shore upsidedown....they needed 2 4x4s hooked up to flip it over..... seriously injured both drivers....I remember it sat for many years before being restored.......it had so much power it used to bend back propellers.....
Hey Mate, I did not know you had a channel. I just showed this to Arabella and said “hey look it is my mate, who doesn’t have a TV but has a lot of cool vehicles. Your family should just be happy that I am not putting this on their lake”. Wifey gave me a dirty look haha. Happy New Years David
@@pagano126 nice to know ya, I’m David’s Mate in the states. David has been a good role model and bad influence on me. My wife and I live in the mountains of Idaho and I do the same thing David does. Nice to know you and cool video. You need to get more footage of his toys. Does David have a channel?
The engine looks like it has the carb and supercharger inlet upside down. I don’t think I’ve seen a setup like that before. Lovely to see a real Merlin with all its compressor system on and not a Meteor detuned one.
Used to watch him race on the Detroit River for the Gold Cup when I was a kid unbelievable you could the noise would come off your chest, the experience is not the same no more love the old boats
It looks to me that you need to get someone who knows how to properly set up the carbs on that engine. I just recently went for a fly in a Spitfire and it wan't farting and blowing unburned fuel like that out the exhausts. Yes on start up you get a cloud of oil smoke but immediately settles down. Yours is unburned fuel. Look at the exhaust ports... black. It should be running on 100 octane if it is a Merlin and the ports will burn white if correct. Get it sorted or you will F%$K it.
Looks like the rudder has been taken off for trailer transport (fragile sticking out piece) and i would guess the prop which is under the boat is also off as its low to the ground
There are faster boats and bigger boats. Plenty of more expensive boats. But no cooler boat than this.
It's definitely an awesome thing. If you're interested you can look up Aggressor hydroplane here. There are a few videos of it running on the Hawksbury River
That's a pure, fact.
@@danielgurney5264 would be even cooler if it had ROLLS ROYCE on the rockers !! Sounds like a Packard ???
@@christopherhampson265 The packard you are referring to is in fact a license built RR merlin ;)
@@nielsdebakker3283 ta for the info cheers
The video does no justice to just how loud that Merlin really is!
I grew up in the Seattle area out by Sea-Tac. There was nothing like a 10 boat field running a flying start at full throttle during a hydro race. You could hear them for miles.
Thunder Boat! There simply isn't anything be more awesome than when those were racing flat out.
I grew up on the gulf coast of Texas and I spent a lot of time on the water! I used to go to boat races all the time.. the older guys with the older boats were always my favs. I seen a few of these in action back in the late 70s early 80s always loud always fast and always fun to watch!!!
Not to mention the Miss Hawaiian Tropic competition!
Now that Is Just Bad Asszzzz!!
Could you imagine that thing on Nitromethane!!
That is awesome. What a historical thing of beauty!!!
Just.....just awesome!!! This video made my day!!!
Wow first time I've seen a spitfire engine in a boat
British motor torpedo boats in ww2 ran merlins
Absolutely beautiful
Thanks for sharing
Way cool. Nice work.
That is absolutely fantastic 👍👍👍
Grew up on lake Washington sea fair love the piston boats. Turbines ruined a beautiful thing
I agree, but the old aircraft engines were too hard to find anymore.
What a beautiful thing
Absolutely beautiful
Sweet sounding engine
Best thing I've seen on the internet all fuckin day man!!!
A literal marvel to behold
Shame he didn't show us a long shot of the complete boat and the propeller.
Yeah he walks right by the back with his camera trained up so we can't see the rudder or the prop! What the heck!? Lol
It's not my boat but my cousins! This was the first time I'd seen it start up in person so I apologise that there wasn't details included that you were looking for. I was obviously overwhelmed by the whole experience at the time. I went searching for a picture of the rudder and prop. I was able to find a picture that gave a bit of a glimpse of the prop which is made of bronze or brass and has two blades. The rudder is removed from the boat when it's out of the water so I'm not able to share pictures of it.
@@pagano126,
Thank you very much for your reply to my complaint, I guess we could call it. I think that where the power hits the water is pretty darn intriguing is all,.. especially with a boat like this! Thank also for the description of the prop. You certainly don't owe any explanations to anyone for filming this! We appreciate it greatly!
Merry Christmas buddy!
Bring it to tri cities for testing in June. Maybe put it on the columbia for water follies weekend or Richland regatta weekend as a exhibition boat
That’s awesome!!
That's as good as it gets. Does anyone know where the "SOLO" hydroplane is these days?
Looks like something outta the original tv Batman show.?? That thing is awesome.!!
Everything powered by a Merlin engine is awesome by default. But, off topic, what's the blue coupe in the background?
OMG I want to see it run!
I want one of these!
So cool
Amazing, beautiful hot rod, is that bad mother****** supercharged?
Yes, dual stage supercharger as used in the spitfire, mustang ect!
@@pagano126DOUBLE NASTY
Thank you for sharing
You should rename the boat to: Blast from the Past
Awesome! 👍🏻
You Aussies got all the coolest shit
Any videos of this in the water? Cool vintage
If you search Aggressor hydroplane on TH-cam there are some videos of it on the water.
@@pagano126 found some. Wow so cool. Definitely calm waters for this one. Waves are no good
@@jimcole2648 completely flat water is no good either. There needs to be some roughness to the surface for the boat to get on a plane.
@@pagano126 didn’t know. I would definitely think this at boca inlet in Florida would have this at the bottom.
This reminds me of the game Hydro Thunder!
That is cool as
Нихрена себе!
Fookin eh don't let Mike Finnegan see this boat
sounds like a Spitfire
Real life pod racer
Similar paint scheme as the old U 40 Miss Bardahl.
Still is draining water from '63.
Shed
LOUD NOISES
that supercharger is bigger than my future
Some pounded out up to 28 pounds of boost😅
That's such an awesome sounding engine.
Can you imagine a squadron of those flying at you?!?!
When piston power was on Lake Washington you could hear them in Woodinville....about 15+ miles from the 🏁 race.
I love watching these old engines start. It’s such an “event” just to get it going. Absolutely amazing
Greetings from the Miss Canada III & IV restoration team, Aggressor looks and sounds wonderful.
I love it how merlin engines are hard to start, it's an event.
Ideally my cousin needs to overhaul the carburettor. That would make it significantly easier to wake up.
Uh, it’s running rich? Or is that oil smoke?
@@pagano126 Obviously . Find an aircraft mechanic that has experience with this kind of carb and get him to tune it. These things were able to crank up and be in the air in about a minute back in the 40s.
You are bonkers 😉.great stuff
sweet boat!!!
Just Awesome ...
i like the miss Bardahl paint scheme on this one.
Sur l eau ce serait mieux quel gaspillage de carburant pour rien
I think it is an old Bardahl boat.
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum has "Miss Pepsi" from the early 50's. She was powered by two Allison V-12s. What a roar she must have made. Also she had a stepped hull, rather than a three-point that left so much turbulence in the water behind her she was almost impossible to pass.
I need to visit that place
God that looks and sounds dangerous. Awesome mate
Smallest boat with the most horsepower....fish die from headers shock waves
What a magical ✨️ piece of art🏁👍🇺🇲
That would be cool to see on the water!
What's the light blue car in the background ?, Maserati Indy maybe ?
That is one scary looking ride !
That poor starter must be about ready to melt.
It'll be fine, like everything else of that era. It was massively over engineered.
How fast is it? Not much cockpit coverage must be one hell of a ride!!!!
''So you gonna build a boat or a plane?'' ''Yes''
It sems like a Spitfire boat with this engine song ! The battle of England,,,, at sea....
That boat doesn't sound like it wants to be aggressive anymore...!!!
Wow! Absolutely mad looking machine,in a good way.
Bonkers! Love it, really like the styling and sound of that engine!.
Everything about this I LOVE!!!
G'day mate howzitgowin that thing is beauty. I would love to see video of it in the water cheers for sharing that video mate
If you search Aggressor hydroplane on TH-cam you will find a few videos of it on water.
When I was a kid living in White Center, Wa., a bunch of us were running around and we came across a garage and inside was the Miss Burien. We all had wooden hydroplane models that we would tow behind our bikes in those days. ( 1957)
Oh man.. I was definitely born in the wrong generation :(
Sir, I think the propeller fell off your plane.
I was there the day it crashed at Cabarita...made front page news...tore the top deck off... they towed it back to shore upsidedown....they needed 2 4x4s hooked up to flip it over..... seriously injured both drivers....I remember it sat for many years before being restored.......it had so much power it used to bend back propellers.....
Those mechanical fuel pumps are tempermental.
The carburettor also needs an overhaul. You'd probably notice that it will occasionally blast raw fuel out of individual pipes.
@@pagano126 I saw that. What an absolutely amazing machine !
Hey Mate, I did not know you had a channel. I just showed this to Arabella and said “hey look it is my mate, who doesn’t have a TV but has a lot of cool vehicles. Your family should just be happy that I am not putting this on their lake”. Wifey gave me a dirty look haha. Happy New Years David
I'm David's cousin
@@pagano126 nice to know ya, I’m David’s Mate in the states. David has been a good role model and bad influence on me. My wife and I live in the mountains of Idaho and I do the same thing David does. Nice to know you and cool video. You need to get more footage of his toys. Does David have a channel?
@@emppowersportsandmarine6270 he has a Facebook account that he uses but no TH-cam channel.
@@pagano126 I figured, David does not like technology much and that is one of the things I like most about him
The engine looks like it has the carb and supercharger inlet upside down. I don’t think I’ve seen a setup like that before. Lovely to see a real Merlin with all its compressor system on and not a Meteor detuned one.
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Additionally a very fitting name.
Best regards, luck and health to all involved people.
Used to watch him race on the Detroit River for the Gold Cup when I was a kid unbelievable you could the noise would come off your chest, the experience is not the same no more love the old boats
Love the sound! I’m old enough to remember them!
Maserati Indy in the background?🤔
Yes, 1974 Maseratti Indy
sure hope he keeps better care if it then some of the old cars
This boat ever been up in Washington.. TriCities?
It did. Amazing only one of two international entrants in the race. The other was an Italian boat I believe
It looks to me that you need to get someone who knows how to properly set up the carbs on that engine.
I just recently went for a fly in a Spitfire and it wan't farting and blowing unburned fuel like that out the exhausts. Yes on start up you get a cloud of oil smoke but immediately settles down. Yours is unburned fuel. Look at the exhaust ports... black. It should be running on 100 octane if it is a Merlin and the ports will burn white if correct. Get it sorted or you will F%$K it.
Hello, very nice hydro boat. If ever you consider selling it, please let me know! Great sound.
That’s pretty outrageous! I wonder if it has any running gear like a prop or rudder.
Looks like the rudder has been taken off for trailer transport (fragile sticking out piece) and i would guess the prop which is under the boat is also off as its low to the ground
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She purrs like a kitten!!!!!!!
The mad scientist ought to get a haircut. He looks like a cross between Einstein and Toecutter.
rev to moon
You need 5 gallons of fuel ⛽ just to start it
Tortured battery and starter.
This engine is not good!
I'd pay so much money to give my kids an experience like this 😩 they don't build stiff like they use to
Take your kids to lake Chelan in Washington in the fall when they bring out the old racers to run around the patch!
Oh
Hell
YEAH!!!
Movie Miss Madison is a good overview of the glory days of these beasts.
Are we positive this is a Merlin and not an Alison ?
It is a Packard merlin
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I'd love to see it in action...
Damn right!
Lamborghini Espada on the left there.
74 maseratti Indy
@@pagano126 I wondered if it was also that, but went with the lambo. My mate had the Indy. Most troublesome car he ever owned.
Beaut Shad !
It was built from timber sourced from old piers when darling harbour was built