william hamilton jet boat
Sir charles william feilden hamilton obe (26 july 1899 – 30 march 1978), generally known as bill hamilton, was a new zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, cwf hamilton ltd. . hamilton never claimed to have invented the jet boat. he once said "i do not claim to have invented marine jet propulsion.. Hamilton's amazing inventiveness is here paid proper tribute. he invented the jetboat but so much more besides. extract from landmarks (1981) episode 1, 'a land apart' ref. https://www.hamiltonjet. Sir william's first jetboat was a 3.6 meter (12 foot) plywood hull with a 100 e ford engine, and the jet a centrifugal type pump. this craft was tested on the irishman creek dam and water race before successfully, if somewhat slowly, travelling up the waitaki river in early 1954.. 
william hamilton jet boat Welcome to hamiltonjet new zealand new zealand's jet boat specialists for over 50 years . since 1953, when sir william hamilton built the first jet boat to travel up a shallow fast flowing river, the hamilton name has been synonymous with high quality jet boats and waterjet propulsion in new zealand and around the world.. With a massive jet boat like a shotover, you can travel at an impressive 85 kph in waters as shallow as 10 centimeters. with propellers, these boats can perform their signature 360-degree spins. history of jet boats. sir william hamilton originally developed jet boats back in the year 1954 for use in the shallow and fast flowing rivers in new.
