1973 Pay 'N Pak U-25 Unlimited Hydroplane - 1/48 Resin kit

[Calvin]

Jun 13, 2014 11:04:09 GMT -5 mjjracer said:

Growing up in San Diego in the '70's Bill Muncey was legendary. I used to watch them race (from afar) on Mission Bay every year.

Bill was a great spokesperson for the sport and incredible driver too!

Here's an odd hydroplane fact: in the '80's Renault decided to enter Unlimited Hydro. Seriously. They were into every level of racing back then. Anyway, I was driving Renaults so I finally went to the race (rather than watching from afar) and these things were awesome. The sound. Miss Renault was badly outclassed, but Miss Bud was flying.

kndu.images.worldnow.com/images/163913_G.jpg

Hopefully the link works. Renault went without the rear wing, less drag, but then didn't use an engine cover (??)

MJ

Miss Renault actually won a race in 1983 at Clear Lake Texas. She also competed in 1984 with a more convention rear wing.

[Calvin]

Jun 13, 2014 9:36:01 GMT -5 macsparty said:

Love seeing these WIPs on the hydroplanes. My dad grew up in Bay City (Michigan, I now live just up the road in Midland), and still talks about how as a teenager he and his buddies would get up before dawn to get out on a boat on Saginaw Bay just to watch Les Staudacher test out his latest creation out of Kawkawlin while it was still calm. Very tempting to get one of these kits.

Here's some more on Staudacher: www.thunderboats.org/history/history0418.html

Thanks, interesting story! I've been working on one of Staudachers boats, the Miss Eagle Electric.

mb2501.proboards.com/thread/5640/eagle-electric-unlimited-hydroplane-resin

[Calvin]

I got to also to see the 1973 Pay 'N Pak as well! Lots of people are excited about this one. Hopefully next year it will be ready!
If only I lived closer I'd volunteer to help work on this.

[SteveK51]

Had to respond here, because a certain boat showed up in a new T-Mobile commercial.

[racerbrown]

great commercial!
i was fortunate to see this bad boy in action as a kid.
duane

[indy]

It has not gone unnoticed on TV. I do not see much TV but I definitely have noticed that favorite of Calvin's in the pool!

Jordan

[Calvin]

Yes! I thought it was pretty cool! Its been talked about a bunch in the hydroplane community a bunch last month. When they hauled it down to southern California last month everyone was like! What is going on? Why is the Pay n Pak in a pool!?!? It was top secret for about a week after the filming LOL

[pje]

Hey Calvin,
I’m going to the Seattle IPMS Spring Show in Renton in a couple of weeks. Anything new at the Hydroplane Museum? I haven’t been there in a couple of years.

Paul Erlendson

[Gary Davis]

Hey Paul...I'll be at the same show this yr. I'm a member of the Museum and if you want...when you get here..we can hook up and go to the museum. The Museum is about 10-15 min(depending on traffic) from the IPMS Show in Renton.Let me know.

[Calvin]

Apr 3, 2018 9:29:28 GMT -5 pje said:

Hey Calvin,
I’m going to the Seattle IPMS Spring Show in Renton in a couple of weeks. Anything new at the Hydroplane Museum? I haven’t been there in a couple of years.

Paul Erlendson

I haven't been there in more than a year. But I know the Pay N' Pak, 1958 Miss Bardahl, and the current construction of the 1979 Squire Shop is new since you were last there.

The 1957 Miss Wahoo and 1958 Miss Bardahl will be in the Tri-cities test day next June 1st


and I fixed the pictures on this thread and got them off STUPID Photobucket

[Calvin]

Yes its "Hollywood" and we know that's not how the Rolls-Royce engine sounds and the roostertail looks like a sprinkler but its cool to see this boat on TV that millions have watched.

[Calvin]

and the real footage I took last year during its public debut.