Hydroplane Project

D.I.Y. Project: Wooden Unlimited Hydroplanes

"TURBINE HYDROS"

Many memories of our youth includes unlimited hydroplane races. During the off-season we would race our own mini hydroplanes - either by running and pulling them on a string until we got dizzy going in circles to mimic a race course or by pulling them behind our bikes.

I have decided to offer these as a gift to help keep the spirit alive in our youth. Build your own hydro to pull along or race behind a bike. The graphics for several options, including the current boats, are located bellow. Feel free to print them on either a full-sheet label or on regular paper and use spray adhesive to affix to the board. When the "paint-job" gets beat up you can just print another one and affix it over the old one.

Materials List

10" x 5 1/2" board
Saw (to cut out shape of boat)
Sandpaper
Tack cloth or rag (for removing sanding dust)
Pen or pencil (for tracing template on board)
Full-sheet label or paper & spray adhesive
Means to print graphics (home printer or local Staples, Office Depot, etc)
Scissors
Screw Eye (hook)
String

Template:
Right click on picture to open and print full-sized image.

HELPFUL TIP: Cutting out the voids between the sponsons and at the back of the boat are optional.

NOTE: Kids can help with sanding, tracing and scissor tasks like cutting out the template and the graphics sheet(s).

Donations gladly accepted

Assembly Instructions:

STEP 1:

Select a board, it should be at least 10" x 5 1/2".

STEP 2:

Print template on regular paper and cut out.

STEP 3:

Using template, trace pattern on board.

STEP 4:

Cut-out boat shape and sand as needed.

STEP 5:

Ensure boat shape is dust-free.

STEP: 6

Cut out and affix graphics sheet to boat shape.

STEP 7:

Attach screw eye (hook) to front of boat.

STEP 8:

Tie string to eye hook for pulling.

Graphics for Hydroplanes

These graphics are all hand-drawn and are free to use with the above project. Please get permission to use in any other way by emailing [email protected]. Other formats are available by request.
(Right click on image to open and download full-size version.)
When printing, scale to full 8 1/2" x 11" sheet size. (Graphic's will print to be 10" long.)

2023 Teams:

U-1 Miss HomeStreet

U-3 Griggs presents Miss Ace Hardware

U-8 Miss Beacon Electric
COMING SOON

U-9 Miss Beacon Plumbing
COMING SOON

U-11 Legend Yacht Transport

U-21 Miss Lakeridge Paving

U-40 Miss BucketList Racing
COMING SOON

U-91 Miss Goodman Real Estate

U-440 Miss Boitano Homes
COMING SOON

2022 Teams:

U-1 Miss HomeStreet

U-3 Griggs presents Miss Ace Hardware

U-8 Miss Tri-Cities

U-9 Miss Lynx Healthcare

U-9 Lynx presents Miss Tri-Cities / Miss Boitano Homes

U-11 Miss Colleen

U-11 Miss Joker's Casino

U-11 Miss The Old Cannery Furniture Warehouse

U-11 Legend Yacht Transport

U-21 Miss Lakeridge Paving

U-40 Miss Beacon Plumbing

U-91 Miss Goodman Real Estate

2021 Teams:

U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank

U-3 Griggs presents Miss Ace Hardware

U-8 Miss Tri-Cities

U-9 Pinnacle Peak Consultants

U-11 Miss J&D's

U-12 Graham Trucking

U-40 Miss Beacon Plumbing

U-91 Goodman Real Estate

U-440 BucketList Racing presents Miss Snuskitush

U-1 Goodman Real Estate presents Miss HomeStreet Bank

2019 Teams:

U-1 Miss HomeStreet Bank

U-3 Grigg's presents Ace Hardware

U-7 Spirit of Detroit presents Boitano Homes

U-9 Miss Delta/Realtrac

U-11 Miss J&D's

U-12 Graham Trucking

U-98 Graham Trucking American Dream

U-99.9 Carstar presents Miss Rock

U-440 BucketList Racing

U-1918 Oberto Super Salami

Boat Graphics (by boat registration number) :

NOTE: "U-1" boats are listed under their true registration number. (e.g. Miss Budweiser under U-12, Atlas Van Lines under U-00, Miss Homestreet/Miss Madison under U-6. etc.)

U-00

Altas Van Lines

Miller American

Miller High Life

U-2

UnionBay/The Squire Shop

Miss T-Plus

The Brake Shop

Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky

Miss Trendwest

The Squire Shop / Brittania

U-3

Grigg's presents Miss Ace Hardware

Miss Risley's

Miss Renault

U-4

Miss Deja Vu Showgirls

Miss PocketSavers Plus

U-5

Miss Graham Trucking

Miss FormulaBoats.com

Miss Pietro's Pizza

U-6

Miss HomeStreet Bank (U-1)

Miss HomeStreet Bank

Miss HomeStreet Bank - Blue

Goodman Real Estate presents Miss HomeStreet Bank

Oberto Beef Jerky

Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky (Sharkey)

Miss Madison

DeWalt Tools

Holset Miss Mazda

Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - Tony the Tiger

U-7

Spirit of Detroit presents Boitano Homes

Lite All Star

Valken.com

Jackpot Foodmart

FormulaBoats.com II

Miss International News

U-8

Miss Tri-Cities

Tide

Jif presents Mr. Pringles

Llumar Window Film

Ultra Bold & Dash

Executone Telephones

Llumar Window Film

Pizza Time / Exide

U-9

Pinnacle Peak Consultants

Miss Delta/Realtrac

Miss Les Schwab Tires

Miss Exide

Miss Stroh Light

Miss Jack-Sons

U-9 Miss Go Bowling

Holiday Inn Express presents Bello's Pizza

U-10

Close Call Phone Card

Smokin' Joe's

The Vantage Ultra

Winston Eagle

Winston Eagle - White

Miss Emcor

Miss Tosti Asti Spumante

Miss Cellular One

Ahern Rentals

U-11

Miss J&D's

US West Cellular

Peters & May

U-12

Graham Trucking

Miss Budweiser T-5

Miss Budweiser T-3

Miss DiJulio

Miss Budweiser T-2

Miss Budweiser T-1

U-13

Acura of Bellevue

Miss Anheuser Busch Natural Light

U-14

Computers & Applications

U-15

Aussie Endeavour presents Outback Steakhouse

U-16

Ellstrom Miss E-lam Plus

Ellstrom Miss E-lam Plus - White

Oh Boy! Oberto - Beef Jerky

U-17

Miss Red Dot

U-19

Miss Sprint

U-20

Appian Jeronimo

U-21

Miss Albert Lee Appliance

All Access Rentals

Miss Payne West Insurance

U-22

Matrix System

Great Scott presents Matrix System

U-25

Pay 'N Pak

Miss Free I

Miss Tire Factory

Silver Dollar Casino presents Miss Rock

Miss Procraft Windows

U-27

Wiggins Racing

Dalton Industries

U-30

Miss Domino's Pizza

U-31

Miss Circus Circus - Gold Trim

Miss Circus Circus - Blue Trim

U-37

Miss Beacon Plumbing - Waves

Miss Beacon Plumbing

Miss Beacon Plumbing - Checkerboard Comet

Hoss Mortgage Investors

U-40

Miss Beacon Plumbing

American Speedy Printing Centers

U-48

Miss Lakeridge Paving Co.

U-50

Fox Plumbing & Heating

Albert Lee presents Spirit of the Navy

Miss D.O.C./Acuvue

U-55

Pete's Wicked Ale

U-60

Miss Thriftway

U-64

Miss Vernor's

U-74

Miss Olympia Beer

U-75

Oberto

U-88

Degree Men

U-91

Goodman Real Estate

U-95

Spirit of Qatar

Miss KJR

Shakey's Special

Miss Sunny Jim

U-96

Spirit of Qatar - Silver

Spirit of Qatar - Blue

Spirit of Qatar - Burgundy

Miss KYYX 96

Miss KYYX FM

U-98

Graham Trucking American Dream

U-99

Miss HAPO

U-99.9

Carstar presents Miss Rock

KISW Miss Rock

U-100

Pico American Dream

Znetix II

Fox Plumbing & Heating

Miss Rock KISW FM 100

U-101.5

Coors Dry / KZOK

U-440

Miss Snuskitush

BucketList Racing

U-711

Chief Auto Parts presents Miss 7-Eleven

U-787

Boeing 787 DreamLiner

U-1918

Oberto Super Salami - 100 Years

Legacy Series

This group of designs are of true sponsors. The designs may have been slightly tweeked to fit the template of the current T-series of boats.

Fantasy Series

This is a group of designs that I think would be cool to see on the water in the future...

Some of these are my creation and others are from the hydro sim game.