Ksp 1.0.5 hydroplane boat building challenge

[Lego8_bit]

Update* making headway on my hydroplane lets just say when im done with it it would be like a mini cooper with a racing v8 in the chassis XD

[Endevours]

so i finally decided to do my own challenge properly... here is the end result  http://imgur.com/gallery/dP47O/new

i used empty ore tanks instead of the normal liquid fuel tanks people seam to use for boats because of how the ore tanks give off a slight bounce instead of just be something that floats. besides that it look a lot like a hydroplane except for the fact that it isn't propeller driven

[Endevours]

8 minutes ago, Endevours said:

so i finally decided to do my own challenge properly... here is the end result  http://imgur.com/gallery/dP47O/new

i used empty ore tanks instead of the normal liquid fuel tanks people seam to use for boats because of how the ore tanks give off a slight bounce instead of just be something that floats. besides that it look a lot like a hydroplane except for the fact that it isn't propeller driven

wait a second I AM GOING TO GO GET KERBPAINT IT MUST LOOK EVEN MORE RELISTIC!!!

[Scarecrow]

I have a boat that will happily cruise at 172 m/s in normal engine mode and will hit 225 m/s with afterburner before disintegrating. Unfortunately it's a hydrofoil rather than a hydroplane so I guess is ineligible for this challenge. Will go back to the drawing board. 

[SasquatchM]

The issue in this challenge isn't going faster - there is more than enough thrust to go around - it is avoiding the "X crashed down hard and was destroyed"  messages that cruising on the water at those speeds cause. Weighing impact resistance vs buoyancy is the issue.

[Endevours]

28 minutes ago, SasquatchM said:

The issue in this challenge isn't going faster - there is more than enough thrust to go around - it is avoiding the "X crashed down hard and was destroyed"  messages that cruising on the water at those speeds cause. Weighing impact resistance vs buoyancy is the issue.

that is easy to avoid in 1.0.5 just use ore tanks...

[herpderpmcderp]

Because Hyrdo Foils are cooler.