Renegade

OWNER

Owners Name

Bob Isaac

City/State

Eldorado , Maryland

Drivers Name

Bill Bunn

BOAT

Hull Type/Class

Original hull - 145 cubic inch class hydroplane (S)
Built in 1968 by Bill Bunn from Ruark design

LOA

13' 6"

Beam

MOTOR

Motor Description

6 cylinder - 1964 Chevrolet Corvair
Stock. Bill Bunn was an innovator in the class. Engine was stripped of all fans, bellows and ducts. The boat was modified to send air over the engine and out through the bottom of the boat (assisted by the
exhaust pressure). There was a sprinkling system installed to help cool the engine. This played hell with the ignition. He solved this problem by completely encasing the ignition system in plastic. Bill was a stickler for weight. He had no starter solenoid but a rod that enabled the driver to manually engage the starter. Once the engine started, the force of the flywheel would disengage it. Bill always said, "the Corvair has to be better than the Falcon, because it has 2 carburetors, instead of one.

Gearbox

direct

Propeller Mfg. & Size

Cary 10 x 16

HISTORY

Years Raced

1968 -1969	Bill Bunn
1973-1995	Lou Doetsch and Bob Isaac [Murdock]
1995 to present	Bob Isaac [Murdock]

The previous boat to this, Bill had set a World Competition Record at Chestertown in 1960 at 60 mph. This boat only ran 4 races but won several heats in it's time. Also, splitting heats with the National Champion Redtop.

Launch:

crane or ramp