With apologies to its zealous owners their vision was apparently too clouded by speed to notice the original wrx was one of the homeliest cars around, a budget crackerbox in a highperformance halloween costume. All in all, everything went quite well there was a bit of leaking from the stuffing box around the prop shaft and. Suitable inboard engines for a crackerbox boat design net. Did you build it from plans or just your own design. The center of gravity looks to be a little too far back. Check the webpage to get more information viewing the website is worth your time. V8 ford flathead engine with period correct speed equipment, including a california mag.
Please restore them properly and preserve history sunday, february 27, 2011 wickens crackerbox boat while visiting a friend in the washington area, i snapped some. Boat has undergone a complete rebuild, each part or. Legend model boats california cracker box this is a look see of what you can expect in the newest kit to be manufactured by legend model boats, as we start the build of the proof model before we go into production with the kit. A boat that you have made yourself can b boat plans. My eyes light up, i jumped out of my seat and grab my copy of hop up the first 12 issues, why because it has pics of old cracker box racing in it.
In 2011 fergal went about building the first irish glenl cracker box. This new design turns like it is on rails, and shows no tendency to roll or flip in the turns. This mid 1930s precise year unknown cracker box gentlemans racer offers a strong running 60 hp. Crackerbox boat damage damage one day at the lake results of oil and moister on plywood after about 30 years will take there toll. Featuring the latest and an archive of howto information. Visit boatersnet to view this and other glen l power boats for sale by owner as well as other power boats for sale in massachusetts, or place a free ad to sell your own boat. Changes include a 18 hotpressed mahogany transom reinforcement visible from inside the hull, and a ribbed reinforcement with six gluing clamps for the bowend of the deck for a stronger hull.
As with all the legend boat kits, it will come as a complete model, with custom running hardware supplied by m. After purchasing plans for the crackerbox from glenl when i found this one for sale near by in. Home of the crackerbox protm inboard sprint boats are you ready for the most exciting ride of your life. Join facebook to connect with cracker boatworks and others you may know. Two things, i watch that stupid show salvage dogs and in one show they come across a small hydro that would of had an outboard, it was just like the. Be sure to sign our guest book and let us know what you think.
New build this boat was designed as a direct drive no gear box so no reverse i can make it 10% bigger and fit a v drive but causes a lot of other probs. Riva boat yacht boat bugatti maserati old boats small boats course vintage wooden speed boats chris craft boats. Circle boat prop the boat is blown gas setup like a kboat. Mar2363 fast electric formula 3 or eco class boat, for home building in ply and balsa. The boat is in generally good condition and the engine runs well. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. It has been used in competition, achieving speeds in excess of 70 mph with a small block chevy.
Vintage hilborn mechanical fuel injection is available at extra cost. So i wanted to know if anybody has seen one of these a kitchen rudder and can it be fitted to a powerboat. This 1946 wooden cracker box boat has been totally rebuilt by little johns marine fabrication. What you must know before choosing one visit the webpage to read more about boating.
Today, it has a new bright red paint job, with a black racing stripe and is powered by a 315 hp mercruiser. With the hull well underway my attention is now focused on. Here it is this is an authentic early 60s era crackerbox boat skinned in marine grade plywood and powered by a 1959 corvette small block chevy 283. Engine and boat have test time only, 1 hour, 56 minutes total. Who wouldnt love the the nostalgic lines of the crackerbox and with a previous glenl project under my belt the tnt, i was gearing up for a build. Plan has all components shown full size, and a material listing. Otherwise the activation email may go in your spam box. The boat made a sharp turn and then rolled over and over in a frightening manner, but the twoman crew escaped injury and the boat will be back in competition soon. Boat currently in dry heated storage if in need of more pics or have questions please ask. Correct and proper restorations and preservation of old cracker box boats. When looking to finance a boat purchase, its important to understand the ins and outs of boat loans and using a boat loan calculatorand how to get a loan through financial institutions likes wells fargo, usaa, and chase.
Crackerbox p is one of the oldest inboard runabout classes, distinguished by the 2person team of driver and rider seated side by side at the rear of the hull. Super boat on nbc sports 2016 episode 1 from key west world. Trailer has new wheels and tires new lights and wiring. Cracker box racing from the 2015 long beach sprint nationals.
The 2018 long beach sprint nationals cracker box p55 at marine stadium duration. The cracker box is hard pressed to store a couple of pfds. Can anyone help me out i am building my first rc boat a 14 scale crackerbox. If you want to check out another cool boat do a search for a jersey speed skiff, 16 feet long with a sbc, lapstrake hull and wild as hell. Cracker box boat racing heat 2 august 8, 2009 long beach marine stadium duration. Welcome to the official crackerbox racing association website. The fourmile triangle race course was a torture track. The cracker box is a west coast boat, and the jersey speed skiff is a east coast boat. Scotts crackerbox boat page, crackerbox, crackerbox boat, boat building, plywood. Legend model boats california cracker box rc groups. The salton sea 500 marathon race was a boat breaker. Southern california speed boat club has 2,701 members.
Trailer is included in execelent shape and was setup to fit boat perfectly. This is the current p74 clean logic was original p300 bounty hunter. Find great deals on ebay for crackerbox boat and cracker box boat. World championship and a western divisional championships were decided over the 2 day event which. The boat is a modern recreation of the original miss columbia, designed by george f. Southern california speed boat club public group facebook. Covering the cracker box racing boats and the century thunderbolt racers. She can easily handle a skier and is an ideal boat for cruisin down the main drag.
You would love to have a small boat of your own, but even a small boat can be expensive. Take the time to read this entire manual, so that you are familiar with all the buildings steps and their. The purposes of the canadian one design was for a low cost racing inboard runabout class, that was specificallydesigned to provide a simple and affordable inboard racing boat. We offer the best selection of boats to choose from. Appears to be an old cracker box boat named ski biskit. To post questions and to view pictures, you will have to register by clicking here register. Boat is setup forsbc not included had a supercharged motor in the boatrunning, used motor for my new flat. Discussion in boat design started by eldondav, jul 26, 2015. Crackerbox races long beach sprint nationals 2015 vdrivevideo. Crackerbox racing boats covering the cracker box racing boats and the century thunderbolt racers. Robert devens of green cove springs, fl, owns the replica and berths her for the summer on the muskoka lakes of ontario, canada. My last boat was sold to a lakeside hotel called wineport lodge i got a few free nights thrown into the deal, so it was the perfect place to go as i could leave my wife to go and get pampered while i spent the day on the boat. The crackerbox club is one of the more active boat racing clubs affiliated with the scsc southern california.
He needed an engine that would be true to the cracker box style, so he salvaged a gm 5. So i meet the 80yearold man selling the boat, a deal is struck and i am the proud owner of an old wood cracker box. Looking to learn a little here boat has never been in the water and need a starting point for a prop. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. It was an ultra competitive class of boat that could be easily home built and raced by the average working man or non professional boat builder and racing enthusiast.
Little john said that he boat had a 392 hemi 260hp in 1952 and ran over 90mph. Please restore them properly and preserve history monday, february 3, 2020. This mid 1930s precise year unknown crackerbox gentlemans racer offers a strong running 60 hp. At the meeting, falconer played a tape of his boat, the cracker jack. When you stomp on the accelerator its easy to imagine youve left the pack and are about to take the checkered flag.
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