Turbine Cat Build
08-27-2010, 10:28 PM
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Turbine Cat Build
I want to build up a cat with turbine engines but other than the spm5's from jetcat there doesn't seem to be "Marine tubines" available even though I have seen wren motors in them.
What do I look for in regards to a turbine for a 40-45 inch cat hull? Id like to only use one to keep the overall cost down a bit but two smaller ones would be great.
What do I look for in regards to a turbine for a 40-45 inch cat hull? Id like to only use one to keep the overall cost down a bit but two smaller ones would be great.
08-27-2010, 11:23 PM
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Sorry, but I had to do a little snicker when you said that you'd like to keep costs down as turbines aren't cheap! A buddy bought 2 of them for his Cat and they were $4,500.00 each but with gearboxes.
Not knowing a whole lot about turbine boats you might want to go a little longer as I haven't seen any turbine powered boat that small and anything near that size would only need one turbine.
Try www.aeromarinerc.com as I know that they were working on one turbine Cat, it should be somewhere on their site.
Not knowing a whole lot about turbine boats you might want to go a little longer as I haven't seen any turbine powered boat that small and anything near that size would only need one turbine.
Try www.aeromarinerc.com as I know that they were working on one turbine Cat, it should be somewhere on their site.
08-28-2010, 12:53 AM
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RE: Turbine Cat Build
I believe that Wren Turbines is one of the suppliers of turbines for
large scale catamarans...
http://wrenturbines.co.uk/galview?image=102
http://wrenturbines.co.uk/engines/turboprop
The other would be AMT http://www.amtjets.com/index.php
But I don't see any gear boxes like the helicopter and turbo prop transmissions at Wren.
large scale catamarans...
http://wrenturbines.co.uk/galview?image=102
http://wrenturbines.co.uk/engines/turboprop
The other would be AMT http://www.amtjets.com/index.php
But I don't see any gear boxes like the helicopter and turbo prop transmissions at Wren.
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RE: Turbine Cat Build
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I would have snickerd as well reading that but I know this project will be expensive. I have also only seen very large boats being used as turbine boats, but I figure if they can get a turbine to work in a heli where there is less space, cant I use a smaller hull?
I would have snickerd as well reading that but I know this project will be expensive. I have also only seen very large boats being used as turbine boats, but I figure if they can get a turbine to work in a heli where there is less space, cant I use a smaller hull?
08-28-2010, 09:05 AM
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I guess that you could. I went into the links last night that Umi posted and saw turbines placed in a lot of things. Getting one the right size would be the key. The only two people that I really know of in the US that do turbine boats aren't members of this site, Peter Mueller and Tom Borisch. The Europeans have been building turbine boats a lot longer than we on this side of the Big Pond.
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There is the Kolibri turbine, but you will have to build up your own gear box....
http://www.lambert-modellturbinen.de/html/english.html
http://www.lambert-modellturbinen.de/html/english.html
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RE: Turbine Cat Build
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I guess that you could. I went into the links last night that Umi posted and saw turbines placed in a lot of things.
I guess that you could. I went into the links last night that Umi posted and saw turbines placed in a lot of things.
does anyone know how small a turbine gets?
08-28-2010, 11:46 PM
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It would seem like the manufacturers would be able to give you an idea of how big or small of a turbine that you'd need to push a Cat as there should be some kind of a formula to go by.
I've seen a couple of turbine scale boats of Peter Mueller's at the Toledo show plus have seen Tom Borisch's boat but neither of them running.
Have you picked out a Cat to put one of these little monsters into yet?
I've seen a couple of turbine scale boats of Peter Mueller's at the Toledo show plus have seen Tom Borisch's boat but neither of them running.
Have you picked out a Cat to put one of these little monsters into yet?
