Dutchman tunnel boat

[largecar91]

I know this is an old thread but some of you said you had pics of Dutchman Tunnel hulls. I would love to see them. I am restoring a 1970 Dutchman and would love to see some photos. I have a couple pics from the owner of the company and the sales pics. Thanks

[scott steffe]

wow i kinda made a hydro that has a lot of the same lines as this dutchman
how fast did this boat go
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[largecar91]

They ran these hulls with singles and twin engines. I am not sure of the speeds. I would guess around 70 with a single engine and maybe in the 80's with twins.

[tlturbo]

Old thread I know but still fun. I bought a tangerine Dutchman about 1970 in Dayton OH from Salt Walther (Walther Marine in W Carrollton, OH and YES, the Salt Walther that crashed at Indy). At the time it had a 125 Merc BP on it. I moved to Ft Myers FL in Jan 72 and brought it with me. Blew the foot and no one could fix the BP unit so I got a new 140 Merc short shaft. It would run about 81. The hot boat scene in SW FL was me, a couple Allisons and the v-drives. We had an informal SW FL Powerboat Racing Assoc and raced every couple months. Always won the outboard class. Sold it about 74to a guy on Sanibel and got a Howard V-Drive V bottom then later a Hondo Picklefork Drag Hydro with 468 Checy - now owned by Rush Raciing.

I remember there being a larger green version Dutchman on Indian Lake in OH that had a picklefork nose and twin outboards. My Dutchman was a fun boat but I DID stand it up on the stern a couple times. Thankfully it never went over. The aerodynamics and light weight probably wouldn't allow any of the bigger motors today on it. Talk about pulling a Wheelie HA HA

Anyway, just wanted to post and say thanks for a fun boat.

[largecar91]

Cool story. Mine is finally about ready for paint. It is going to run at our OPC race at Portsmouth,Ohio in August. I have a 125 super BP stacker on it. I am hoping for mid to upper 70's with it. It should be nice and loud! Mine has the back cowling. I replaced the stringers and core. The transom was still rock solid. I would to see pics of yours. Here is a picture of mine before it was rebuilt. The one at Indian Lake was a 20'. I found one in a storage lot several years ago and then it vanished. The Walthers had "The Boathouse" marine in West Carrolton,OHio. They always had a lot of cool boats around.

[tlturbo]

Hi

Sorry but I don't have any pics of the boat. But it was exactly like the Tangerine one in the sales brochure. It had black seats and indoor/outdoor carpet and was white underneath. There was also a black stripe down the center of the nose.

I wonder what happened to it?

[racer914]

Nice to see you got that boat ready for paint! I finally got busy on mine and pulled the motor off 2 weeks ago...sent it in to have it gone thru and refreshed. Soon to start on the hull. We need to stay in touch.

Dave
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