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Holy cow Glen,

Thanks for sharing. That is some piece of work. Forgive my ignorance but is that a scale model or full size. It looks like it could power a full size hydroplane. :lol:

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Hello Jack,

It's the full size real deal. :)
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Now you've got me wondering, into what are you going to install that thing?

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Hey! I haven't seen one of those Merlins since we tried tobuy a surplus patrol boat in the 70's! We passed because of the AV GAS needed to run it, and the fuel scare going on. They reportedly need a soft touch to keep one in tune and tight, I never got to pull a wrench on one. They are simply an amazing machine.
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JackF wrote:Now you've got me wondering, into what are you going to install that thing?
Jack,

I installed it in the owners truck bed! :)

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Dave,

I believe you are referring to the 4M-2500 Packard marine engine that was in the Higgins PT boats. Different animal.

http://www.ptboats.org/20-01-05-ptboat-008.html
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Thanks Glen,

I could half way see that one coming. :mrgreen:

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Duh! my bad. It was neither! It was Allison made in the mid 60's. The boat was an aluminum hull used as a Radar picket boat, (survellance) and was short of 50 ft. It had very roomy accamodations, and we were planning on using it for a dive boat. The fact that it had a 1K fuel bunker in the keel, put a damper on the enthusiasm. I only laid eyes on the running engines once, when we test ran it. Boy was it fast. On low cruise it only consumed 16-18 gal per hour, but push the throttles and its about 50. In 72 it was in private hands, and passed to a boat yard, that pulled the engines for the new owner and installed diesels of his choice. Short story long, it never got on plane with that arrangement, and last I heard another yard had the engineless Hull (k) with no buyers or lookers. The boat was Ugly compared to a sleek design like Cigarette, so it was probably scrapped for the metal value.

We got a bargain 40 ft fishing tug, that turtled through the water, and did diving off of that for a while, til the playboy owner went bust with his Dive shop. Too much play, and not enough pay.

At any rate, that is a magnificent piece of engine. I still would want to know what it went into. I can almost hear the roar now.
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Big Dave,

Glen informed me it is in a P- 51 Mustang.

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Wow, another rare bird. Had an uncle that flew 51's at the end of the Great war. He loved them. He awed me with his tales when I was young 10-12 yr old. Sadly he left the family about that time, I dont remember where his Grave is. That would have been mid 60's.
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Here's another one I finished up last year.

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Good golly Miss Molly,

Glen, I should have been paying better attention. :shock: I had no idea you were into this kind of stuff. I can't believe this is just a hobby with you. How long have you been rebuilding these monsters?

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I've been doing it for a while. I graduated from Hot Rods.
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