Seeking Venrnor Hydro plans

[Tangusso]

Richard; Are there specific plans that you are aware of for the 13.5' - 20' models? Feel free to email me directly if you prefer....skdami@metrocast.net

What is the length ?

[Tangusso]

18' I believe

In my book I found a person with a 1946 225 hydro 18'. Only hydro that description. I looked up his collection. he has 4 Ventnors. I will call and see how he feels.

[Tangusso]

Thank you again Richard. I really appreciate your efforts.

I have not received a call back from 4 Ventnors, will pick a couple this time

[Tangusso]

Thanks again! I'm holding out hope! Best leads I've had yet!

In case we get lucky. What part of what state do you live in? A owner may not have plans, but let you photograph and measure up his boat.

[Tangusso]

I am in central NH, 20 miles north of Concord.

I am not doing well. No return calls on left messages. Plan B, Get on the APBA-- ACBS-- websites, and get their show schedules. Make your plans accordingly. At boat shows, people respond much better than a impersonal phone call from a stranger.

[Tangusso]

That approach makes good sense. I will get on that tonight. Thank you for your generous help.

[Aristotelis]

Hello Tangusso
I found such a boat laying in a field accidently last year. The boat must be througn. I have taken lots of pictures of it, as it took all my interest. It has twin engine bay and four excaust holes on the stern. Most of the upper deck and engines are missing but the hull is all there.

[banshee880@comc]

Hello all,
I too am searching for some old Ventnor hydroplane race boat plans. The 225 CI class is perfect for what I want. The 225 ventnor was about 18 foot long with sponsons located on each side of the bow. Most of the plans that are floating around are from the Arno Apel patent and not drawn to scale. As well, plans from scale models won't work because they have been redesigned for model boat speeds which are far faster than the real boats when calculated for scale size (~60 mph for a 48 inch hull).

In the perfect world I would hope to find any Ventnor hydroplane (real boat) and rebuilt it. Does anyone know of one that may be for sale?

Thanks,
Scott

[Newman]

Hi all,

This thread may be totally dead, but in case it's not, I am also looking for Ventnor 225 plans. I've heard about a guy in Canada who owns an original, and am trying to get in touch with him about taking the lines. Anybody ever have any luck? I know there are some partial plans floating around, but I believe the only complete set is actually a set of plans for My Sin (625 cubic inch class Ventnor plane) that has been shrunk down, which is definitely not what I want.

Anyway, I'd love to hear what you all found out.

Thanks,
Sam