Vintage Hydros May 2024

[@jimgoff1170]

I grew up in the Seattle area in the 60’s, love seeing miss bardahl again.😊

[@ChrisMcCutcheon-wj2pp]

Yep, miss bardhal is the one I recall, I prob still can't spell it tho

[@dcolb121]

@@ChrisMcCutcheon-wj2pp Close enough.

[@NN-hg4em]

My Father took me to the New York boat show one year so long ago. Miss Bardahl was on display. She sat on an angle port side low. I was just a squirt but could see everything. Thanks for the seeing her in action again. Thank you Dad. You made day.

[@JimDreiling]

A friend of my father built the ""Miss Bardahl" hull(s) and his brother built the engines.

[@fireballxl5328]

Also growing up there . . . I remember in the goodwill there on Dearborn (?) They had a vintage plywood Miss Bardahl in the store. I LOVED THAT THING . . . and, It was a KILLER Goodwill !! That said, "Oh Boy O'berta" still owns my heart !

[@chrisgrenzner9337]

I remember the race at Sand Point. Budweiser in the corners, Pay-n-Pak in the straights. What a heat!

[@msgt81]

I can remember watching these boats on the Detroit river in the late 40s and thought they were awesome.

[@powderriver2424]

Growing up off the Puget Sound, waiting for Seafair and the thunder boats racing on lake Washington and at the Tri Cities was the big events for us back in the 70's and 80's.

[@tking7513]

Love these! Nearly fifty years ago we watched the Madison Regatta in Madison Indiana. Always remember seeing Miss Madison and Miss Budweiser duke it out !!

[@jimmime]

Grew up in Seattle, 50s and 60s, I saw some absolutely fantastic Hydro races back then.

[@vehdynam]

Thanks for that ! I grew up listening to these boats practice on the Detroit River , I love the sound.

[@BobbyTucker]

I used to go down to Belle Isle and watch the boats too, I loved it.

[@johnmchugh6974]

Foot of Parkview.

[@chrissnaproll26]

So good hearing these hydros, I grew up around them as my dad built and raced them in the 50's and 60's. Such a pity about the video quality, I accept it is what it is. Thanks for bringing these back.

[@davidlyons8278]

Watching these bring back so many memories….i lived near the Niagara river growing up…. One year in the 70,s they raced there it was on wide world of sports…. It was so cool…..

[@dcolb121]

I used to watch these piston boats as a kid during Seattle Seafair days in the 60s. Miss Bardahl was my fav.

[@TimothyKepner]

my dad had a spot on the boo on Lake Washington and I remember Miss Thriftway and the Thriftway 2 along with SloMo4 and 5 and of course Miss Bardahl . Thos were some great days

[@ronjones1077]

I also watched those races on b/w tv up in Bellingham Wash. the Allison sound is captivating!

[@Beelzebub666you]

When i was just a young fella around 1971, 72 we were at the boat races quite often. Aggressor was my favourite she was amazing to watch, All the smaller boat would Shanghai around the boys. And Aggressor and Stampede would take the whole lake up skimming across the surface, It was mined blowing for a kid to watch. Im really happy to see the new owners looking after her. Peace ✌🏻

[@robertcameron2808]

Thanks for the memories i helped out on a hydro in the sixties the owner had 2 boats one with a Ferrari the second a Maserati water had to be dead flat i saw speed of around 120mph with a huge rooster tail bit of wind and rough water ment trouble.

[@ChrisMcCutcheon-wj2pp]

If this sound wasn't heard all over the world, there would b no freedom, none!!!

[@phillipstephens3079]

“Wild”Bill Muncey…what a dynamic driver during this era of UNLIMITEDS

[@brookgr]

Now that’s what I grew up too. Here in San Diego on Mission Bay you could hear the Thunder boats miles away 🥲🥲

[@4u2cJoeD]

in 69, I lived 1 door down in Santee Calf/ to U5EEEE, the finish in spired me all my life I was grade 3 at the time. so many valve cover nuts, the carb opening was bigger than my fist.

[@BobbyTucker]

Oh, you meant the velocity stacks? lol.

[@robertkaspert4092]

Growing up in Detroit we would go to Belle Isle swimming and watch the practicing for the Gold Cup race. On the Detroit River it was awesome.

[@Nuck-y8r]

Dad took me too lake washington as a kid, fondest memories of atlas and bud battleing. A great memory and upbringing, thans dad (rip).

[@craigpennington1251]

Squireman flooded it out. Love the shovelnose boats best. Thanks for posting

[@tommorningstar6373]

REAL THUNDERBOATS!!! I grew up loving these monsters. Neck deep in the water these things would pound your ribs to dust while your ears flapped in the breeze!

[@bryceonysko6479]

loved watching wide world of sports in60s &70S TKU 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@Bobfelli]

I remember when we lived in San Diego we were in the Pacific Beach area. We watched Miss Budwiser and Miss Bardahl duking it out on Mission Bay in the mid 1960's. One race Miss Budwiser got taken out by a beer can in the water. Beer ca s were made of steel back then.

[@stevenrobinson2381]

Oh yeah ! Was a wee lad then-Dad was on the San Diego Fire Department & he'd usually volunteer for duty during the races. So the whole fam damily would get into the pits for free ! Remember vividly Miss Bardahl, Bill Harrah's Tahoe Miss, Miss Budwiser to name a few.

[@gregorygaunt9353]

My aunt and uncle lived on Spanaway Lake and their dock was used for setting up the timing light for the finish line.

[@johnstitz8172]

Miss the ALLISON..MERLIN ..and GRIFFIN motors..❤️🤔

[@thomaslongshore1295]

I love thunder boats. Turbine boats just don't have the same visceral appeal.

[@fireballxl5328]

Yo could be blind and deaf and love the Thunder Boats !

[@edog7059]

Hey Miss Wahoo! Come to Wahoo, Nebraska and show us your stuff in Lake Wanahoo!

[@LoganJohnson-lm2bh]

I was at the gold cup the year the miss Madison won the gold cup hear in Washington .Years later i was the semi driver that took the Miss Madison and the Miss Budweiser back to Madison to start the Filming of the movie Miss Madison .I still go to the Hydro plane museum here

[@normanpowell6831]

"The Green Dragon." I went to the Madison Regatta every year for decades.

[@FriPilot]

I remember actually seeing Miss Bardahl in Wisconsin when I was a kid. I wish I could remember exactly where. She may have been there on display for the racing fans, as I don't remember her racing. That was a hell of a long time ago.

[@larryfisher7056]

The Atomic Cup on the Columbia River in the 60s. When they came by close enough to see tne driver's face at 100 mph your whole body vibrated from the roar.

[@joejeweller7614]

@@larryfisher7056 As you said “your whole body vibrated”, one of the things I remember most of those days down in Columbia Park.

[@chrisdavis3642]

Imagine sitting in that seat!

[@tomstclair961]

First unlimited race i saw was back when miss Budweiser first started playing with turbine engines. It was in Miami marine stadium. Dean Chenowith driving. If i can recall that same year , Muncie blew over Atlas Vanlines trying for a new speed record,and passed away in the crash. The following year Dean blew the Budweiser over doing the same damn thing and killed him also. We lost two fantastic world champion drivers back to back trying to break straight away speed records. God be with them always. RIP 💜💜💜💯💪💪🏆🏆🏆🏆🌍

[@timothymattson3680]

Not sure if you know, but both of these boats are now together on display ( but can be ran ) at the Hydro and Raceboat Museum in Kent Wa. Circus circus is under recreation and will match its sister the Squire Shop . All boats ran together at Tri cities and a picture on our wall will hopefully be recreated in real life before too long.

[@gmarshall1026]

Love the v12

[@markstegeman5986]

I used to watch these guys race on the Detroit River it was great

[@dale5898]

I had a friend from work who drove the super Salami Miss Oberto for a few years and quit after a turbine replaced the piston engine. He said he felt unsafe in the boat.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

I saw the Bardahl P-51 at the Reno Air Races last year.

[@markshoemaker65]

But God, is there anything like em' ....🇺🇲💪

[@sparty94]

so cool, love those old boats. i didn't realize that some of them run with an open pontoon. not sure why, i'm going to do some reading.😁

[@GunstockBayA90]

I can remember similar boats in this class racing, as a lil kid in 1978-1981 when my dad was in charge of outboard racing at OMC Johnson Evinrude with driver Terry Leatherby. Outboards seemed so slow after watching these monsters

[@phatboizbackyardkustomz9006]

My dad worked for Garwood when he raced way back in the day.

[@UncaDave]

Miss Madison too!

[@garymoore5005]

luv madison.

[@DaveRobinson-c7u]

Nothing better than. Marlins

[@johnduff1510]

Dam sounds like a Merlin too.

[@stevenrobinson2381]

Yes-but do believe most are V-1710 Allison engines.

[@jeffcoomer8680]

Madison indiana on Ohio river were huge in the day.

[@mattbellina5485]

Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing

[@andyrbush]

I remember a race in the UK of these types of boats. The funny thing was that in the lunch break there was a demonstration of 'scuba diving'. Yep, nothing to see here folks.

[@shmaknapublar]

Great content but I can't watch it without getting dizzy. :) There's probably an image stabilizer in the creator tools somewhere.

[@gordmain8688]

Check out Miss Supertest 3 she set a few records in 1960 she was a. Canadian boat won the Harmsworth 3 times😊

[@lucilleking7495]

Thanks for mentioning her, I used to go to the Ontario Science Center every few years just to touch her, Sadly both are gone now.Gord Ontario Canada

[@RidgeRunner-sm1vs]

3000 HP Roll-Royce Merlin aircraft engine

[@terrygates8546]

Nothing better. Turbines don't compare. 3000 hp!

[@SNRUB001]

Why would anyone ,go to an event , with fast moving objects , and video these objects , WITHOUT A DAMND TRIPOD OR SOME FORM OF STABILISATION? IS THE IDEA ,TO GJVE THE VIEWER A HEADACHE ???

[@Rocket39Smoke14]

I concur 100%

[@kitzbuehel910]

😂 well it's also possible to reduce camera shakes in post ✌️

[@staudertj5701]

It was a good idea . . . but You really needed a tripod or a much steadier hand.

[@zippyt.libertine3787]

Thie beats the hell out of those glorified snow blowers.

[@arneminderman3770]

Beauty ❤❤❤❤

[@mitchyork527]

I think the cameraman‘s name is shaky

[@cmsracing]

That has to be one unhappy starter!

[@SpeedmasterSM]

Thank you for sharing magnificent machines, and thank you for recording video in landscape mode. Im alergic to portrait video

[@carllombard6991]

The jumpiest video, like, ever... Impossible to watch

[@CouncilOfDort]

Turbines ruined hydro racing 😢

[@danielcarroll5667]

Just aint the same...

[@stephenmiller5023]

I’m an old fart now at 64 years of age & 40 plus years ago can still recall those monsters racing around & around Mission Bay here in San Diego California. When the show came to town we camped for 3 days out on Fiesta Island each year and had some awesome times with friends & family. Chuck Muncie in the “ Miss Budweiser” was THE Man Back then. There were unfortunately some pretty horrendous crashes sometimes when they would catch air underneath and flip way up in the air before crashing back down again. That was when racing in those took a REAL PAIR OF BALLS. Cool video here , thanks for posting 😎👍

[@coolhat8517]

Naw, don't think that way amigo. LOVE the old v12 boats!! ...but the turbine boats are spectacularly fast. :) ...and admittedly TOO quiet!! xD

[@dcolb121]

Have you ever watched EV dragsters? Almost no sound. Just not the same without that pounding noise.

[@coolhat8517]

@@dcolb121 Yes, I watched Don Garlits try to get to 200mph with an electric dragster. Love the big sound of the top fuel cars, but the biggest difference is that the EV dragsters are hopelessly slow. None the less it is interesting to see them push the limits of battery technology. It's just a different thing.

[@johnduff1510]

Im not sure but it looks like some them had the Rolls Royce Merlin in them ,The same engine in the P51they look like it anyway

[@dukenukem7183]

That's what they are 👍

[@wayneneher6362]

Wasn't the Squire Shop the ex-Atlas Van Lines?

[@frankorobinson1540]

Look in the sky😂😂😂i mean water it a airoboat😊these beast are true dinosaurs now but back in the late 40s 50 60s they had some powerful hydros ,then the put engines in the back of the boat and said damm these things are really fast niw😂😂😂

[@RandysFiftySevenChevy]

Are these just direct drives?

[@High-Alpha]

So these have no transmission? No neutral?

[@andrewmantle7627]

Not bad for what it is. Thank you.

[@dale5898]

Yep 100%

[@timlabell]

I always thought unlimited hydroplane boats were run with jet engines? I can't recall seeing a V8 or whatever that engine is . I also thought the names of the boats were MISS , something or other. I.e miss budwieser .🤷🏼‍♂️

[@BobbyTucker]

Did you ever see "Dipsy Doodle"? It might have been before your time.

[@timlabell]

@@BobbyTucker not for sure on that one. 66 old

[@matthewsmith5109]

New hydroplanes run turbine engines. These are vintage boats they run Merlin v12s same motor that's in p51 spitfire planes.

[@timlabell]

@@matthewsmith5109 thanks, pretty fun stuff

[@engineeringoyster6243]

Who was driving the Miss Bardahl?

[@jamie_trigg]

I'm not sure, sorry.

[@engineeringoyster6243]

@@jamie_trigg Several years ago it was owned by Dixon Smith and he regularly drove it

[@p.r.9219]

Over regulation of all types of boat racing has ruined the sport. Thank you APBA

[@bengone3349]

It's too bad this could have been a great video if the camera wasn't shaking all the time especially on the running boats far out on the water.

[@jamie_trigg]

Forgot to bring my monopod, sorry. Next time . . .

[@raitshots]

😎👍

[@BobbyTucker]

Shouldn't he at least allow the oil to circulate first?

[@jimmyjam9850]

Vintage hydros where???

[@markusanderson1517]

Filmed from a trampoline ....

[@lelandlewis7207]

Unfortunately, I can't watch this because it is so jerky; I take migraines and this video is one just waiting to happen. :-(

[@m4rvinmartian]

Shaky... cam. Redo, keying on subject. Crop the rest.

[@jeffreymagyar3990]

Gotta try to hold the camera more steady man

[@itsjustme9318]

Some of the worst camera work I've ever seen!!!

[@americanwriter2533]

🤩🇺🇸👍⚖️👁️👁️⚖️👍👍🏁🏁🏁

[@markcole9933]

Omg great boats!! Lowsy camera action. Gave me a huge migraine watching this crappy video.

[@Bruce-ot9yd]

Kids 😂 fighter plane engines ww2

[@larryfisher7056]

Chrysler Crew used two Hemi s coupled together.

[@haroldreardon8070]

Bad camera handling / focus.

[@brownwrench]

I lost interest when turbines came around.

[@outlawflyer7868]

Terrible camera work. Get you a gimble bud.

[@DaveRobinson-c7u]

The turs are nothing turns are Boring. I don’t listen tomthebr@ces any more

[@남실남실]

어지러워서 못보겠네요 영상이 너무 흔들리네요

[@GVBiggs524]

Sad waste of a Merlin.

[@billcampana4328]

TERRIBLE camera work!

[@dougfinley5151]

How about a tripod.