I started building an engine in high school and have been interested ever since. The high school engine, a 10 cc two stroke racing engine, won a couple of Ohio state industrial arts prizes, but it's the last complete engine I've built. I've been involved with model and full sized boat racing along with my partner, Mike Bontoft. We built a dynamometer, developed engines, and set several model boat speed records. We also set a world electric boat speed record and I rode with Mike in his classic offshore boat, Dry Martini, in the 2010 Cowes Torquay Cowes offshore race.
The electric speed record:
Dry Martini (I'm on the right):
Now that I'm semi retired I'm starting to think about building a complete engine again. It will be a 26 cc gasoline model boat racing engine. I have the shop, am setting up a foundry, and have played with some design ideas. I just need to finish up some other projects and get started.
Lohring Miller
