What the heck boat is this!!!!

[ON THE FARM]

so i built an out board motor and mentioned to one of my coworkers i was planning on putting it on a F1 tunnel hull.
well he called a friend who was selling a tunnel, it was sold (crap).
so today my coworker hands me this boat, for free! it was from the guy who had the tunnel for sale. all he told me was his friend wants to see it go fast!!

so if you are still with me........... what boat is this.







he said he had a 7.5 outboard on it, i can not confirm this but it does have holes in the transome that look like an outboard mount.



it looks as if it was ment for an inboard, the stuffing tube was replaced with a bailer valve.

any ideas what to put in it for a power plant?

thanks for looking any help would be great!!!

[ON THE FARM]

BTW:: the boat is made out of fiberglass.

[ON THE FARM]

no one has ever seen this hull?
i am stumped too, i have no idea where to look.

[crabstick]

I think it might be a H&M redbird ???

http://www.microhydros.com/miha_holc/miha4.htm

[ozzie-crawl]

thats what i was trying to think off,but after seeing pics dont think so.
after more looking all i can say is "GO thunder birds GO"

[crabstick]

yeah, Think there is a couple of similar versions of the red bird, sure theres one called a yellow bird too.

[wingnut]

if i remember right the company was byrd's and they were usually powered with a 3.5 outboard. if you need more info i can find the article in rcbm. carl

[wingnut]

i found the article . it's in the august 1999 issue of radio control boat modeler and the company was byrd's boats and it was called the hornet.

[Meniscus]

Looks like an old Graupner or Hopf Bat boat. Perhaps Gundert?

[wingnut]

the boat was designed to be powered by electric or nitro motors and be an inboard or outboard. that why it has an outboard bolt pattern and a stuffing box.

[ON THE FARM]

thanks guys!!!
i found a post on rum runner but for some reason cant see the pics.

http://www.rumrunnerracing.com/feforums/showthread.php?t=5944