Chase scenes with Riva Aquarama?

Gravity, momentum and probably a cable tied to a truck as well as some good editing. Propellers don't work so well on land. Welcome to Forums.

In all likelihood a Riva would self-destruct before it actually re-entered the water. The running gear would be torn away and would likely take a fair amount of the hull with it.

Exactly Ken!

As I recall, the 'Live and Let Die' flick used jet drive Glastron's (possibly Hydrostreams), but NOT Rivas. It would be sheer sacrilege to subject this to a Riva, not to mention cost prohibitive. Besides, the weight of a Riva gives it the over-the-road drag coefficient of brick building.

There were no special effects used in the boat chase scenes, just momentum. Because these boats were jet drive, they had no protruding appendages such as props or rudders to contend with. My Jeopardy quotient is questionable, but I seem to recall a few boats being destroyed during this film. Not a surprise, the lay-up on both Glastrons and Hydrostreams were the marine equivalent of a potato chip.

I do recall one thing with clarity... the soundtrack for the boats was actually derived from an outboard motor, not the inboard/jet drive they used. I thought I was pretty smart for knowing that when I was 12 years old.

Hi,

A Jet Powered Craft will travel up a boat ramp/beach for a lot further than you would think and not suffer any real damage if approached at a good speed and trimmed down by the stern a little bit.

An example of this I personally know someone who could get a Kawasaki 440 Jet Ski ( Remember those folks) all the way up the Boat Ramp on to the heli pad at Fisher Island regardless of the state of the tide much to the amusement of his fellow crew members watching from the sidelines.

I'll wager $20 bucks that fellow was YOU. I've heard the stories!

All too many neophytes missed the trailer and used the boat ramp to beach JetSkis through the years. But unlike the fiberglass boats mentioned above that will crack at the thought of hitting a wave, Kawasaki uses Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic (FRP) in the construction of their hulls. It has the abrasion resistance of Delrin. Good for a lifetime of beaching... even on helipads.

I remember reading somewhere that they destroyed 18 different Hydrostreams/Glastrons to make that scene.

I think there is a Riva out of the water at Allied Marine on the New River in Ft. Lauderdale right now, but I don't think it is an Aquarama. I'm going to the Downtowner for breakfast tomorrow which is right next door. I'll see if it's there. If it is, I'll try to get a pic of the bottom.

In the mean time, this is a picture of the running gear on a scale model:

James Bond; Live or let die boat scene facts:

http://www.classicglastron.com/bondposter.htm

Some good GT-150 factoids in that link Kurt. I found a 7 minute YouTube video with the 'Live and Let Die' boat chase scene, clearly showing these were jet drive boats...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P9fbQik8Wg

The over-the-road jump scene was certainly an outboard. I would speculate that a ramp was built with a cut-out down the center allowing the lower unit to pass through without obstruction during the launch.

I've driven a few of these and if one hit a sand bar the likelihood of it ever floating again is slim. The shafts would be ripped out instantly which would more then likely take a significant part of the gear box with it. If you were lucky enough not to rip them out it would send them, the rudder and the p-brackets though the hull. That will sink you pretty quick. Don’t forget these are wood, which in its day was great but 30 years on and its not going to survive a land assault.

Was involved in the Film Sahara a few years ago and they ran a number of vessels ashore, they covered the beach and land area in Morocco with ball bearings. Ended up having boats hitting the beach/land and just kept going. Very scary for camera man filming as a large Vosper Thorny Craft comes flying towards you on land!

Pictures of it modern day example. Sorry could not quite get under it to show shafts

And here we have a Riva Aquamarine... docked!

Great pic Deckies Feet!

Since the statute of limitations is passed...In my mispent youth, on a hot summer day, I saw a CG launch and the fellows aboard looked a bit warm so I headed for them, pulled a hard turn to port at the last second and sent a fairly good wall of spray to them (perfect Surfside 6 move). They didn't appreciate the jesture and took chase. I headed for a bar that was about 1' deep and unlocked my OB. I made; they didn't. I also didn't show my face on that bay for awhile after.

NYCapt, I want to buy you a drink!

Friend took them back in UK (isurance)how you would explain this one! Slightly embarrassing. Story was it belonged to an old boy who had his niece on board!!! Maybe got a little excited

Same i only have the 3 pics

Ball bearings were purely for the film crew/director to get a shot of the boat going ashore 'at speed'. Apparently when the craft first hit the shore it was digging in rather hard and did not look at 'Hollywood'
However an old instructor we used for clients did tell me that while in the Royal Marinas they would train for high speed landing by hit the shore in there RIB’s. i.e. flat out towards shore and prior to the engine making contact release the catch. However these were small craft and you could tilt the engines manually. Plus I imagine they did not have a long life span especially with marines driving it!