1986 Frank Kenney U-5

 

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

 Frank Kenney

1986

 

U-5

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

 Steve Dumanis

 

2010

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Steve Dumanis

 

 Plywood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

 ?

 

 Castle Creations

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

 Graupner

 

White, blue, yellow, red and orange

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl

 

 Spektrum

The model: Steve built this model during off-season to debut in 2010.  The boat is plenty fast and seems to handle well.  This one should be one of the front-runners to watch.  The boat is pretty on the water too.

The real boat: It's easy to see that this boat has some good heritage.  It started life as the second Griffon powered Miss Budweiser in 1980 and is one of the most successful hulls in the sport's history.  The boat was sold after the Bud team decided to run a turbine boat, while still experimenting with the "Bubble Bud" as their second boat. With new ownership and a new turbocharged Griffon engine configuration, the boat competed in only the west coast races with Milner Irving driving.  Considering the limited appearances, the boat finished the season in a respectable 10th place in points.