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The hull was manufactured by Richard Sooy
in 1982/1983 it campaigned as Y-101 Ulua Kai by Tillman Mohr. The
next owner was Joe Longo. The final owners were the Smithson's running
it as T-15 Albatross. After the safety cell rule was
passed in 1991, the boat sat outside, which caused it to decay to its current
state. It then passed hands to the Shaw family, which if it wasn't for
them I would never have been involved in hydros. Now it is my turn
to return it to its original state of glory. |
I have attached the "before pictures"
of the boat. I received the boat with the intentions of setting it
up for current hydro racing by adding a capsule and all the other necessary
safety equipment. On top of the boat in the pictures you can see
the capsule and the cowlings that I intended to use. After visiting
this website, I was convinced to rebuild the boat as a vintage racer.
When I got the hull it had no engine, shaft,
or prop. It had the decks already removed, and the bottom had to
be removed soon due to the holes and the rot. |
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This is another before picture of
the hydro,
this time right side up. |
| Here is a close up of some of the weathering
that was caused from being outside for the last 10 years. |
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I have started by tearing off all the old
wood and cleaning it up with some sanding. Note that the outside
piece of the sponson is missing because it was broken in 3 separate places. |
| I am going to try and save this piece
of plywood. It is one of the only plywood pieces that still feels
solid. |
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