Renegade
owner	Tracey Coleman
location	Gambrills, Maryland
driver	Bill  Bunn
hull info / class	original hull - 145 cubic inch class hydroplane (S) Built in 1968 by Bill Bunn from Ruark design
LOA / beam	13' 6" / 7'
motor	6 cylinder - 1964 Chevrolet Corvair - stock Bill Bunn was an innovator in the class. Engine was stripped of all fans, bellows and ducts. The boat was modified to send air over the engine and out through the bottom of the boat (assisted by the exhaust pressure). There was a sprinkling system installed to help cool the engine. This played hell with the ignition. He solved this problem by completely encasing the ignition system in plastic. Bill was a stickler for weight. He had no starter solenoid but a rod that enabled the driver to manually engage the starter. Once the engine started, the force of the flywheel would disengage it. Bill always said, "the Corvair has to be better than the Falcon, because it has 2 carburetors, instead of one.
power transfer	direct drive
propeller	Cary  10 x 16
years raced	1968 -  1968 -1969 Bill Bunn 1973-1995 Lou Doetsch and Bob Isaac [Murdock] 1995 to 2011 Bob Isaac [Murdock] The previous boat to this, Bill had set a World Competition Record at Chestertown in 1960 at 60 mph. This boat only ran 4 races but won several heats in it's time. Also splitting heats with the National Champion Redtop.
launch	crane or ramp