Graupner Key West

	Manufacturer: Graupner Name: Key West LxBxH: 62 x 22,5cm Weight: 1,3kg Owner: No longer in our position
Motor Graupner 700 BB turbo Speed Controller: Protech 40 Batteries: 2x 6 2400mah Prop: Hopup's: Home made watercooling

I bought this one back in 1997, because during holidays my neighbours at the camp site were running fast electrics in the local pool every night.
Soon however this boat prooved to be a bit to fast for a swimming pool
(nearly cost me a boat three times over).
After destroying three speed controllers i fitted the boat with a Multiplex 125.

Also i had to fit water cooling, which was made from a piece of braking line wrapped around the motor, and a piece of window sprayer hose, wrapped around the speed controller, because both got way too hot. Water is taken in by a home-built water intake below the hull and expelled through one of the dummy exhausts on the back.

The Key West is an extremely fast boat which is unforgiving and doesn't like waves.
On smooth water and given room it's in its element.

(The Hydrospeed flex drive)

At the moment we are rebuilding the Key West, some say a mission that is impossible, but not me.

Because i wanted to build a whole new drive system I decided to replace the standard drive with two new ones. The original one is right in the middle, something i didn't want, so take a look at the new system i'm building.
19-03-2003

Here you see the new drives are already in place, with in the middle the new rudder.

Mission impossible? I don't think so.

This is my proof.


Because this big rebuild takes a lot of time, and i'm still involved in other projects at the moment as well, I don't have more pictures and info yet.

Latest news:
09-05-2003
Finally the day has come, and my Key West is finished.
I gave it a totally new look, and wanted to make something different.
So see for your self!!!

Key West Gulf Racing Team.

Because the paint still is a little bit wet, the hatch is standing open.

Together with my Ford GT 40 in the original Gulf paint.

Looks good, doesn't it?

I'm glad the job is finally finished.
Next time i shall give you some more information about the details and its sailing.