Posted on 08/09/2022 9:52:57 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Before he even found a designer and a shipyard for the project, Staluppi went ahead and bought the engines for it: three MTU 16V 396 TB94 engines of 2,520 kW and 3,500 hp each and three Kamewa waterjets. In a move that was described then as unheard of, he had the propulsion system and wanted to build a boat around it; that approach remains highly unlikely to this day.
After speaking with the team, including Heesen and Mulder, they cut off sections from the bottom of the hull, the boxes next to the waterjets, in a bid to make it even lighter. It was another risky move, but it paid off, as Octopussy gained another knot, hitting the official top speed – and world record – of 53.2 knots (61.2 mph / 98.5 kph)
This was when Frank Mulder of Mulder Design came into the picture. Mulder told Staluppi that he would try to see if such a boat could be built and if, at the end of six weeks, it would prove possible, he’d do it free of charge. Staluppi was thrilled, but his excitement would only grow after the deadline when Mulder informed him that tank testing had shown such a boat could, indeed, be constructed. If they found a shipyard willing to take the challenge.
(Excerpt) Read more at autoevolution.com ...
A gearhead from NYC comes together with a Duchman, " Wooden heads, wooden shoes, wouldn't listen..."
A 10,500 horsepower boat and how it came to together ...
The linked video is well worth the time (20 min).
Off topic but I don’t care.
It was arguably the greatest movie title of all time.
Too bad Roger Moore was 007. 😎
Sounds like a James Bond Movie.
Why that’s my little Octopussy, sorry I couldn’t help it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J8PJ2ZtypI
The story of 8 girls?
Never liked Moore as 007. But now it is a Female. Black woman. Lesbian.
It was fun while it lasted.
Maud Adams... Definitely not guilty.
Mulder builds some beautiful yachts.
This is the story of Octopussy, the first superyacht to become the world’s fastest by breaking the 50-knot (57.5 mph / 92.6 kph) barrier (1988). ... And NO, it did not have hydrofoils!
“now it is a Female. Black woman. Lesbian”
You almost got me. Lol!
LOL...this is going to be the case, I am pretty sure, in future 007 movies. Not a joke. Granted, I wasn’t referring to Roger Moore with that line, but...given what we now know...
We got a couple of years:
“Barbara Broccoli.....the gatekeeper of all things 007 (and daughter of Cubby Broccoli) said they had not yet cast the actor who will replace Daniel Craig in the tux.”
Bkmk
Did Bond (Rogering More, that is) get Maud Adam’s in that movie?
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