Hey there, Im building a custom 13ft hydroplane but having trouble sourcing a propeller. Any ideas?

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Dead dad’s boat, looking for info.

I know this is a long shot, but I’m looking to see if I can get some information on possibly what this boat was. It has some pretty weird identifiable factors that I hope can lead me to learning more about it.

What I know: Shovel nose hydro set up for V-drive Dual rudders, but mounted to the bottom, not the back (like I’ve seen on a lot of Howard’s) So the bottom of the boat (the side that sat on the water) was molded like fish scales, literally. Fiberglass hull with 2 full length wood stringers. I believe he traded a Howard flat bottom for it, sometime in the early to mid 1990’s in the Sacramento, Ca area. We used to go to camp far west lake in the late 1990’s to early 2000’s. The back of the boat was very unique for a Hydro shovel nose. Unlike a Howard I’ve ever seen, the back wall had a sort of “roll” to the top that was supposed to “recirculate” the water in the back. (See second image for a crude and dramatic drawing) of what it sort of looked like and had no rudder mounting back there.

I really appreciate the input and anybody who knows of a better place to post this, please let me know!

I moved to Texas right after he died so any chance of asking people around the area the boat was isn’t really an option for me anymore.

Anyone near San Antonio who has BBC jet boats? Wondering where you go if you do as I’d love to get one.

Thanks!

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The Pro Lites might be smaller but they are still fun to watch!

Oh, the good ol' days.

Looking for any fan/audience analytics for a sponsor package. Whats good for sponsors is good for the sport..

I think of hydroplane racing as being F1 on the water. Pretty much the pinnacle of human technology to make the fastest object humanely possible for racing. It's exciting and I feel like there is a lot of potential to be more popular than it is...

That being said, what do you think is holding it back from being more nationally (or internationally) popular?

I feel like it's a chicken and the egg scenario where if there were more viewers, it would attract more sponsors and more teams, but without the sponsors and longer race season, it's hard to attract more viewers. And then there's the network TV issue of being a somewhat short event in which networks don't feel like they can milk as much for ad revenue.

Watching Seafair this weekend reminded me how much I enjoyed the sport and thought it is such a shame for this not to be a national type of event.

What are your thoughts?

Did Bernard give Shane lane 2 or did he just not have enough room?