Insane 3000HP Twin Turbine 46' Skater Boat "Hellfire" Debuts in Lake Havasu

[@daryl5379]

I built the original tunnel hull Kudu while working for Ron Jones back in the 70's. I am 77 now and so magic to see what you guys are doing today.

[@kilojeromesmith4488]

That boat will be still in style in 30 years. Beautiful!!

[@tonyhill5418]

Those boats have been in style since the 70s but they exploded in the 80s when Miami Vice came out.

[@BiggHogg870]

Haha doubt it. The way the world is going it'll be scrapped for an electric boat in 10 years. We're killing the planet apparently 🤷🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Forcefed777]

Pulling the cat out into the sunlight at the beginning shows what a piece of art those boats are and the views at the end 7:22 are awesome. Thank you so much you didn't pollute the video with any music. Cheers! 🍻

[@babydaddy1930]

The Shulte's are the best painters in the industry.

[@robertlantz2206]

I miss living in Lake Havasu, and this is just one of the many treasures you'll find there. Beautiful boat on a great lake.

[@user-wg8ds9pn3v]

I’m getting mad 80’s Miami vice Crockett and tubs vibes 😍

[@Thankful_n_Grateful]

Matching Helicopter... Still Watching Video... So Incredibly Smooth... Love Aerial Shots...

[@GMD64]

I'm not saying the jet engine boat isn't awesome but the sound of the ICE boat is EPIC!

[@billhopen]

nothing like getting out on the lake for same peace and quiet tranquility and communing with nature.

[@PMP5240-e3i]

I grew up just across the Canadian border and got to watch "MY WAY" many times.. the 50 ft Mystic with twin turbines (6000 HP) and 224 mph top speed.. Gotta love the turbine setups, very cool .. Gorgeous 46 Skater!!

[@EdZ-s1f]

I always liked Aquamania better

[@dgordon130]

I'm not a boat guy but I am an engine and engineering guy and holy cow this thing is just insane. Love it and hearing it go is a privilege. Seeing the end of the video with what I believe is an ICE engine in comparison with it was just smashing. Church music the whole thing. My hat's off to the owner for having the muscle to get this done in all the ways they have. Just ace. :-)

[@reidgeisler3588]

There's nothing in the video that's not ICE, but the thought is appreciated.

[@Pattaya2510]

sure the sound is incredible. ++++

[@davisrs1]

@@reidgeisler3588 I believe he meant the piston powered boat that he was cruising beside for a while. Yes, technically a turbine engine is an ICE engine!😁

[@bobboggano9201]

Nothing like a peaceful calm day on the water. I hope everyone else enjoys the incredible sound of my engines as much as I do.

[@diamonddave7891]

I bet you don't even own a boat.

[@bobboggano9201]

@@diamonddave7891 had a 21' sailboat. Now I kayak. I love peace and quiet and nature.

[@miniplayz9168]

@@bobboggano9201lol ok old pops

[@Barsabus]

​@miniplayz9168 you're not going to enjoy getting old

[@bobboggano9201]

@Barsabus already old, but active. You might understand someday.

[@brandonthorbahn138]

Peter hleiden is a genius. His skater boats are incredible custom 1 off builds.

[@whammy2199]

now the guy..

[@BLAZE-oq7md]

Takes me back to the ol times Al Copeland,George Morales..Miami fun..lol..sweet ride ye got here..not many left today from 60s up..my daddy use to build um..he built miss budwieser for years..k..take cares... Much love n respect 🙏

[@jttrumpet55]

Fantastic footage! Thanks for not having any music! The engines are "music" enough

[@lknanml]

I was a UH-60 engine mechanic for 12 years. LOVE THIS BOAT!

[@nocoolname32]

hellfire, pressure makes diamonds, pure platinum ii, and the Lamborghini sv boat, all in another class.

[@codygatti8358]

I was not prepared to see a boat with jet turbines on it. So freakin cool

[@decler-gt7nu]

Wow this boat sets the bench mark for all other boats 'what a machine and a helicopter to boot ,man this boat is off the Hook 😎👍👍👍

[@ike7539]

*UPDATE: 01/2023* This has to *end* people! I am *NOT* the owner. 😳😁It felt good to be rich at least on the youtube comments section *for a year. * 🙄🤔 Thanks for all the attention and for making me experience this feeling! I don't have the money to buy that boat, unfortunately. 😩😩😢😩 *XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX* Thanks for all the compliments. I am the owner of the boat. ☝️ Do not hesitate to ask below if you have any questions. Cheers!

[@jimmymetcalfe9167]

How much money you got?

[@ieism1]

How many mpg including the helicopter chasing it 😅

[@ike7539]

@@jimmymetcalfe9167 a lot, i don't really know

[@ike7539]

@@jimmymetcalfe9167 together is around 1-2 mpg

[@YouTube_user3333]

Top speed?

[@phillipgraves4721]

Remarkably stable at those high speeds

[@billyhillk5726]

Nice boat 👍🇺🇸 Thanks for sharing the video....👽

[@Youtuberngajelas]

I am the real owner. Thankyou guys

[@georgem.6136]

Unbelievable! Such an insane build! Simply amazing

[@abbeyhall4624]

An ultimate show off boat.... good onya lads for building it.

[@spiros03011]

Beautiful work of art thank you for sharing , appreciate the drag race towards the end that piston driven motor gave it hell Thanks for sharing

[@doodlbugr]

the cherry on top for me was the matching paint scheme helicopter. Awesome 👍

[@roadrunner4404]

Wonderful video. Obviously professional filming. But the boats!! The sounds, of both, are magical.

[@dkjawahar-techexpt671]

Great workmanship, it's performance and your test ride all wonderful to see. Thanks from Jawaharlal India

[@fokendikhed]

badass little tub you have there... awesome

[@lawrenceh.7011]

I was a groomsman in the wedding of the daughter of one of the people involved in the reassembly of the London bridge that took place under the bridge on the one side back in 1980. Seeing that lake again brings back memories. What an amazing boat. How fast can it go on that smooth water?

[@99bx99]

Let's hear some stats. How fast? How many gallons of jet fuel per minute at cruise, etc.?

[@1953beetle]

You're not the only who wants to know. I'm sure there's a few people who love to know (me included).

[@Nozmo_King_NJ]

It amazes me how many people actually have the $$$$ to pursue this insane activity. How can anyone possibly justify that expense? Millions of $$$. But it is VERY COOL!

[@imowgrass]

This is a beautiful display of excess and amazing engineering.

[@leor.3493]

I live in havasu, I’ve seen sum crazy boats, but this one is on another level! Very awesome sir!

[@mtyhntr49]

So much for sight seeing, hold on little buddy. What a piece of workmanship.

[@MegaSling]

That chase boat sounded bad ass on that WFO pass towards the end of the video.

[@1cavscout160]

That was Predator 1 (also a Skater). Predator 3 just ran 204 MPH in a recent shootout.

[@nocoolname32]

@@1cavscout160 well I mean Gary smith does have a reputation to uphold.

[@dennis8445]

Thanks for sharing your happiness and your ability to make a quality video of it. Hellfire man punch it.

[@bfelder8853]

This was way more relaxing than I thought it would be. I could watch that boat do its thing all day

[@DavidTolbert-r1h]

Bad ass ! Holy shit those turbines exhaust look sick coming up and out on the back!!!!

[@johnlowden5871]

That's insane never took a ride on one it's got to be a trip you'll never forget 👍

[@cindys1819]

These are works of art. I and male members of my family gravitate towards Drag boats, some of which have turbines but most have BIG turbo GMBB based engine designs. But these boats are like fine music solidified into metal and carbon fiber.....

[@milt6208]

Back in the sixties around Thanksgiving when I lived in Havasu the World Outboard Championship was the bomb.

[@nigelm7450]

I have never seen such an absolutely amazing and spectacular piece of marine engineering in my life!! Not only does the boat perform fantastic, it sounds and looks out of this world , l can't imagine the pride and joy the owner of this fabulous machine must feel operating such an absolute thing of beauty, I'm truly astounded by its beautiful lines! I hope you have many days of amazing pleasure from this wonderful craft. Happy boating!

[@Make_Boxing_Great_Again]

It’s not very practical though is it, it’s just a toy for someone who earns over 100x the average wage.

[@11ride4life]

@@Make_Boxing_Great_Again With matching helicopter he makes more than that..

[@Make_Boxing_Great_Again]

@@11ride4life I don’t care how much he earns, I’m just stating that 100x the average wage is like a starting point for this product to be marketable to you.

[@mikedavis4949]

How did you get them to not destroy them lower units not being surface drives

[@fishing8503]

Boat with the big blocks was nasty!💪

[@DiscoR53]

Sure the turbine boat is very fast but the sound of that piston engine is intoxicating.

[@ziggengineering7861]

Hello from Yorkshire in the UK. As a engineer and all round petrol head I think I may develop a taste for JET A1 🤙🏼😛 What a absolute work of art ! Awesome video too, I must say a did swear out loud at the end with the two boats side by side in the shot !! Super charged V8’s sound like a orchestra to my ears !

[@chadramsey576]

That's a badass boat 3000hp I'm a gear head and I love going fast

[@tomvera2589]

Well we know what boat will be in the next Batman movie , a total bad ass ! Love the jet A turbines spooling up ! Nothing sounds as cool ! Thanks for post !

[@thoenyhills217]

FYI people. Howard Arneson had pioneered this application 30 years ago on San Francisco Bay. He used Russian helicopter engines with a lot more HP and Arneson surface drives.

[@colehara]

I remember watching a video of that Arneson surface drive boat. It hit 180 mph just outside SF bay and left the helicopter filming it behind. Arneson used his surface drive. This boat is using more or less conventional stern drive units.

[@thoenyhills217]

I was fortunate enough to be on that boat when I guided Howard from Richardson bay( his home) 65 miles east, up through the delta, all the way to discovery bay. We averaged over 100mph.

[@sanfranciscobay]

Can you post the links to this boat?

[@tekdoe3288]

@@thoenyhills217 he use to do exhibition runs here on the Delta for the Pittsburg Seafood Festival, will never forget that turbine boat, I still have the autographed card he signed

[@setituptoblowitup]

The US 🪖 did it first

[@brianregan8187]

Mos Def gives new meaning too “if you are not living on the edge, your taking up to much space” congratulations engineering wonder.

[@dougshirley3460]

I must be old school, but after you blast up & down the lake a few times with a boat like that, then what?

[@ocevicheband502]

Merch. Promo. Amuse themselves.

[@on_the_saddle]

The same rule still applies... "You only need to know someone with a boat..."

[@kennethward9530]

The speed may be fleeting, but the tinnitus will last a lifetime.

[@mitchturner8719]

🤣

[@leedalton805]

One beautiful piece of work, congrats, enjoy!

[@KensGarage1]

What a great video. Very well done and thoroughly enjoyable.

[@JavierTorres-py6rp]

How does he do that- (at 5:09) make the flame blow out like that?

[@buddie623]

I was on a 46 skater 160 mp. That was back in 2006. It hard for people to understand how fast that feels on that water. Amazing how quickly speds are getting faster since the early 80s fast offshore in those days was in the 80s.

[@stemtosternms4438]

On water really is a different ball game. I had the pleasure of riding shotgun on a 36 Skater @ 128Mph and that was a rush. I cant imagine what the 200 range is like.

[@bultacowally]

You ain't lying...40 MPH in a boat feels like you are riding a missile.

[@1bluensx]

Were you on Jet Set? In NJ? I had the pleasure of doing 180 on that boat in 1999, completely memorable experience. Joe, the owner, really nice for taking us for a ride

[@axelram5510]

Would of have liked to see some numbers. Assuming the ec-130 was at its top speed keeping up with the boat @ 178 mph.

[@234sail]

You're going to need a bigger lake!

[@Idk154]

Mille lacs

[@paulfranklin2542]

Simply amazing - thank you

[@BIG570S]

Basically the same thing I do every weekend…with my RC boat and drone.

[@thekehoeshow..]

Yup, just a different scale budget.

[@joeyditcharo419]

😂😂😂

[@scfan]

You have a turbine powered RC boat and drone?!

[@jasonockerjsj]

Beautiful boat! But i sure do love the sound of those V8s !

[@guylongley1573]

You know you have a Bad boat when the helicopter is following you. 👍😁

[@frozenice61]

he owns that also

[@guylongley1573]

@@frozenice61 thought so.

[@rkirschner7175]

Muskegon Michigan here. THAT THING IS BADASS 🙀

[@MrHansen]

This guy definitely won the toy envy race. A super boat and matching helicopter? Unreal.

[@talusranch990]

Douce

[@brianhurt3801]

Since over Rev is not a problem in the ocean, would you say the screws provide control of boat in 1 to 3 foot swells

[@kevincompte857]

Beautiful Boat!

[@garylatture8948]

Amazing in every way. Especially the paint.

[@mohamadarifinaliarifin2903]

Must stay inside a full covered cabin at this speed. The blowing air will scrap everything out in a blink of the eye

[@matthewpillsbury7403]

How fast were they going drag racing in this video? Top speed reached in this video was???

[@Denita6969]

To be honest at 7:22 looked like that other boat was sending it more then this one~!

[@a-fl-man640]

fueled a lot of jets, small to the AN-124, never saw any boats on the ramp. quite a display of expensive there. flames are a little contrived but gotta love turbines, can't beat the power to weight ratio and reliability when you have the cash and/or need.

[@sebell1000]

Beautiful boat and I appreciate all the work that was put into it. But I have to ask 1 question. Did you wake up 1 day and say to yourself "I have wayyyy too much money so I think I'll build the world's most badass turbine powered speed boat and take care of that problem" ?

[@Roboseal2]

The spool up at 1:15 was golden

[@HmongGuitarPlayer]

Be funny if a long tail boat from Thailand pass him and MC Hammer’s Can’t touch this song start to play.

[@markbay4815]

How fast is that thing moving im guessing 180mph put it on some chop many more???

[@Surtac100]

Harry, I’m dropping the hammer!

[@jameslyons1978]

Great film

[@aaronsalais3477]

The hammer was dropped before wide open at full throttle

[@rdude1184]

Great movie!

[@Surtac100]

Back when movies were great and left you with something to remember.

[@gregorytimmons4777]

Nice package. Boat and matching copter but without free fuel the 1st year it will see few hours of use under my ownership.

[@Willdriftfortires]

Awesome skater. Would love to see it in person at loz.

[@AdventuringwiththeS.G.O.C.C]

WoW ! I did not think anyone would try to emulate the Skater twin turbine Howard Arneson did 25 years ago. Well done. He also invented the "Arneson surface drive" Much more efficiant way or propulsion IMHO. Arneson also set the speed record for the "Missippi river challenge" from New orleans to St Lois in river traffic and beat his transportation vehicle by 10-hourse (it left the night before) and that was in his original single turbine engine w/Arneson surface drive in a 35' cat

[@davem145mxr]

Can’t wait to win the powerball so I can order mine

[@Clickumentary]

I can think a lot of other cooler toys than this choad stroker.

[@deecarlson3375]

Keep the faith!

[@pedrofradera6894]

U n I brother I will go giligan n don’t care we’re I land at 🌎

[@Justthatguy420]

So is this hull modified for lake use or still an offshore boat but just being used in a lake

[@maniackyjr]

Guys in the back were like, should’ve brought my helmet

[@jrsgarage3244]

Why do you run jet engine to propeller, instead of the air like plane, or jet dragster, ?? sorry for dumb question 👍🏁

[@dirtymikesnow]

I'd rather have the helicopter. But both are on point.

[@integr8er66]

What a great day on the water, so relaxing, good conversation, drink a few beers and maybe BBQ....Oh wait, no 150 dB high freq noise 140 mph winds, I think I'll just take my runabout

[@jetboatracer5967]

BAHHAHAHAA @7:34 got spanked by naturally asperated boat. And why is the DF in the helo, wearing a lifeline vest does the helo, plan on ditching? lol

[@christopherdoff-sotta4441]

Are those the engines from a CH47 chinook? T55 Honeywell,?

[@jakethesnakelimited]

It's really fast and really cool. During the video I thought to myself: "Why are these morons taking a boat to the airport?" Oh yeah...jet fuel! Who's the moron now?? Myself, I just love the sound of a rowdy, high-compression piston engine even if the performance and durability isn't at the same level as a turbine. I'm sure those turbines have a pretty high TBOH!

[@P-J-W-777]

So which boat is actually faster? The jet mono or the gas cat

[@toohoney8674]

When you use aircraft fuel for anything on earth. You know you're making some power

[@miltonbond5224]

It’s jp1 not so cool it won’t run your car more refined then Diesel

[@Artoconnell]

where do you keep the bait?

[@chowtimewithruss1411]

If you can't fish it, it's worthless.

[@noway57]

Oh you'll get some fish..

[@superskullmaster]

@@noway57 the kind that matters too 😈😈😈

[@Goat-vy2bi]

The ones thats smell like fish 😂

[@RV-jq5pb]

You can bring a dingy for that

[@chrish1850]

I bet there will be tons of fish smells on the boat.

[@jeantillie1332]

Don't know what type of helikopter, but flies a top show.

[@clydeholiday5907]

This reminds me of the Bible verse gain the world and lose your soul

[@jediredneck2172]

Thank you for sharing that verse

[@GinjaNinja77]

Hit a chop, lose your ass

[@jefflogue4884]

What kind of clutch system do they have to be able to engage a prop at that kind of engine RPM?

[@feekey21]

Nothing like a quite peaceful day at the lake.

[@TheHeavyduck]

How'd you managed to reroute the exhaust to behind the turbines

[@woooster17]

Stunning boat.. I used to ski years back with a small boat with a Mercury 75 fitted, & that was quick enough! That rooster tail probably means skiing is out😄

[@RIPPERTON]

I love how a 3000hp Jet boat comes with a matching helicopter valued at $4.7M just to take video

[@jimmycline4778]

7:36 That other boat sounds like 20 Nascars going by, also beating jet powered boat!

[@judyzee7215]

Is it air craft engine? The speed is extreme