Scripps model 302 V12 engine

[butch burton]

Saw one this weekend in a Gar Wood speed boat-circa 20's/30's. Huge
thing with 2 plugs per cylinder, 891 cu in and 316 HP. Layout looks a
lot like the WWII Rolls Royce V12. Just curious if anyone knows if
this engine started life as an aircraft engine and was later modified
for speed boats. Seem to remember a V12 Liberty engine.

thanks

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article >,
(butch burton) wrote:

> Saw one this weekend in a Gar Wood speed boat-circa 20's/30's. Huge
> thing with 2 plugs per cylinder, 891 cu in and 316 HP. Layout looks a
> lot like the WWII Rolls Royce V12. Just curious if anyone knows if
> this engine started life as an aircraft engine and was later modified
> for speed boats. Seem to remember a V12 Liberty engine.
>
> thanks

A lot of the old high-performance boat engines were adaptations of
aircraft engines. There is one on Lake Geneva, WI, powered by a V-12
Curtiss Tornado engine, an engine I ahd never heard of before. The
Wrigleys own this one and it still comes out on occasion.

[Wright1902Glider]

I've also heard of a few Hispano powered boats from that era. You might do
well to research Garr Wood and his boats. I've seen photos of them in several
books. They are absolutely beautiful works of art. And they're woodwork
doesn't suffer the indignity of being covered by fabric like airplanes do.

[butch burton]

Orval Fairbairn > wrote in message >...
> In article >,
> (butch burton) wrote:
>
> > Saw one this weekend in a Gar Wood speed boat-circa 20's/30's. Huge
> > thing with 2 plugs per cylinder, 891 cu in and 316 HP. Layout looks a
> > lot like the WWII Rolls Royce V12. Just curious if anyone knows if
> > this engine started life as an aircraft engine and was later modified
> > for speed boats. Seem to remember a V12 Liberty engine.
> >
> > thanks
>
> A lot of the old high-performance boat engines were adaptations of
> aircraft engines. There is one on Lake Geneva, WI, powered by a V-12
> Curtiss Tornado engine, an engine I ahd never heard of before. The
> Wrigleys own this one and it still comes out on occasion.

Saw the Scripps this past weekend on display in Lake Geneva-this one
is supposedly 1 of 2 and is owned by Gage Marine.