2007 Boeing Dreamliner

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Boeing Dreamliner

2007

 

U-787

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Craig Johnson

 

2014

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

West Coast Custom Boats

 

Carbon Fiber

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Scorpion HK3026-1900

 

Turnigy Marine

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura

 

White and Blue

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

Vinyl

 

Futaba

The model:  Mitch built the original plug for West Coast Custom Boats to make their mold from.  This is the first hull from the mold.  The boat debuted at the Gold Cup in 2014 and won its first two races. It went on to win Division 3 season championships in succession from 2015-2017. The boat was then sold to Craig Johnson and has performed very well for Craig since then. It's still a top notch boat, finishing 3rd in season points in 2019.

The real boat:  This is a boat that is owned by the Ellstrom family and once ran as their Elam Plus hydroplane.  They had been using it as a backup boat when they were approached by Boeing to use it as a testing platform for Biofuel experiments.  It has proven to be a valuable tool and has helped prove the viability of Biofuel in the airline industry as well as in hydroplane racing and other arenas. Chip Hanauer qualified the boat very well for the 2007 Seafair race, but the boat was not enterred for competition.