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Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 11:35 am
by JackF
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:

Jack.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:55 pm
by GlennW
Hello Jack,

It's the full size real deal. :)

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:00 pm
by JackF
Now you've got me wondering, into what are you going to install that thing?

Jack.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 7:34 pm
by steamin10
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.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:01 pm
by GlennW
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

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:53 pm
by JackF
Thanks Glen,

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

Jack.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:16 am
by steamin10
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.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:16 am
by JackF
Big Dave,

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

Jack.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:20 am
by steamin10
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.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:23 pm
by GlennW
Here's another one I finished up last year.

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Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:30 pm
by JackF
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?

Jack.

Re: Photo Galleries

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:57 am
by GlennW
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I've been doing it for a while. I graduated from Hot Rods.