This is a 1967 English hydroplane owned
by Oliver Guerin of
France. He acquired the hydroplane from Manchester, United Kingdom. He
has just started restoration of the hull and will be sending photos in
as he completes the different steps. Here's the information Oliver has
to date and is still investigating who built the hull originally and what
names/numbers it campaigned under:
"The only info I can find about my hull
is the transom hull number - HY 1017 - and under the first paintcoat an
advertising for "AUTO HIRE - GREAT.....can't read the end of this text.
I'm trying to contact Jim Noone,
who helped create and developed the R1 class hydro in UK. I hope the Royal
Yachting Association of Great Britain could give me more information on
this boat. It raced in the Midlands near Manchester, UK.
The info I do have is this is a 1967 racing
hull, 4.5 meters long, plywood construction.The boat was originally powered
by a 1-liter Coventry-Climax or Hillman marinized English engine. This
motor ran about 140 HP, at 10,000 rpm and that would put the hydro to a
top speed of about 100 mph. The class was the R1 CLASS, which is no longer
in existance.
The next season it ran, the Alfa Romeo
engine was more affordable, and so the owner put a 1750cc in the hull in
place of the 1000cc. This moved the hull up to race in the R2 CLASS (between
1.5 and 2. l engines).
After completion of the restoration of
the hydroplane's hull, I will be installing a 2-liter Alfa Romeo dohc prepared
engine producing about 160 HP.
As you can see, the hydro is a round fronted
one,
The restoration is only begining, and
I will be updating with many photos as I complete the steps toward restoration
of this English hull".
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