Apaches with surface drives?

[baywatch]

I was reading in the Cig section about some cigs with surface drives and was curious if any Apaches are running surface drives. Specifically 36's and 41's.

 

[olli]

The only one that comes to my mind (from flying fish's almighty gallery):
http://media.boatmad.com/gallery/v/graham/magazine/S/Samsonite+_1989_.jpg.html

 

[Sean Stinson]

The New York to Miami yellow 47 had some type of surface drive I believe it was Arneson's

 

[Sean Stinson]

Not the 47 with the blue lighning bolts the one that had a radar arch on it

 

[Madcow]

Do you not consider a #6 a surface drive?

 

[Chris]

Do you not consider a #6 a surface drive?

Not in the classical sense of an Arneson/Kaama/whatever. The SSM6 is a short sterndrive. The Weissman is much closer to a true surface drive than the 6 is.

 

[Sean Stinson]

No I consider it a surfacing speedmaster drive with a lower unit a suface drive to me is something on an almost direct or direct shaft trimmable or not like bpm, trimax, arneson, or kaama. And I agree with Chris about the Weissman!!!!!

 

[tango]

and as we prob. also know, Weissman designed the Kaama drive !

 

[nate]

i know theres a 41 in europe with lambos and surface drives

 

[g.paik]

the new york to miami yellow 47 had some type of surface drive i believe it was arneson's

47` miami to new york- arneson`s

 

[Flying Dutchman]

What was the beam on the Miami to NY 47, looks like more than 8'?

Also isn't there a teal 41 running in Europe now, seen video (p1?), looks like surface drives...

 

[olli]

What was the beam on the Miami to NY 47, looks like more than 8'?

Also isn't there a teal 41 running in Europe now, seen video (p1?), looks like surface drives...

This one?:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26507452@N08/2480451838/sizes/m/

 

[Flying Dutchman]

That's the one I was thinking of...

 

[sterling]

The engines in post # 9 are BPM V 12 engines
They are manufactured in Italie,same company as the BPM drives,the engines they produce are 1 litre per cilinder ,they have a V6 ,V8 ,V12 ,all are all aluminium ,block&heads,oil pans etc etc, I believe those v12,s were rated at 680 hp back then ,not 100% sure.
All engines have hemisferic style heads

 

[catmando]

and as we prob. also know, Weissman designed the Kaama drive !

Weismann also designed what is now the Mercury #6.

 

[BBB725]

The speedmaster 6 was originally designed by Fred Kiekhaefer back in the mid 80's when he was head of Kiekhaefer Aeromarine. It was released in 1988 as the Kiekhaefer K drive and only available to qualified race teams. The first dry sump #6 was done by Pat Wiessman in 95.

 

[damdonzi]

Is this one?

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1987/Apache-Power-Boats-47-2007499/Marche/Italy

 

[baywatch]

Is this one?

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1987/Apache-Power-Boats-47-2007499/Marche/Italy

Looks like Don Built it. Interesting find.