Article: Charlie Johnson's Quad Engine 41 Record Breaker, 1964

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You can view the page at http://seriousoffshore.com/forums/content.php?r=180-Charlie-Johnson-s-Quad-Engine-41-Record-Breaker-1964

 

[Ratickle]

They are saying they found the boat?

http://cruisingicw.wordpress.com/da...engines-come-to-life-in-1962/#jp-carousel-197

 

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Two years later, Johnson, Sherbert and Hargrave teamed up on a slightly shorter open fisherman based on the lines of the Daytona 45 and put four turbocharged Daytona gasoline engines in her for 50 knot-plus speeds. Johnson christened her TX-41 and with her took home the Miami-New York speed trophy a few months later. TX-41's record stood for an amazing 10 years while Sherbert continued to build twin-engine versions of the design.

Entire Article http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/article/Long-Range-Battlewagon

 

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The engines used to set the record were the Turbo 400, 409 Cu In, on the list. Two years later he brought out the Turbo 427's.

 

[Ratickle]

http://www.348-409.com/forum/threads/vintage-marine-409-twin-turbo.26588/

 

[old377guy]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, wow!

 

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Some History

"Motorboating Magazine", June 1963...

"Anyone looking for a new trophy? Motorboating Magazine has placed the Charles F. Chapman Trophy into competition. It will be awarded to any motorboat owner who runs his boat from Miami to New York faster than Sam Griffith did with his Bertram rig last year. Those who try, but fail to improve on Griffith's mark, will get certificates.

Chapman is the boatman who navigated for Gar Wood on the record-breaking 1921 Miami-New York trip. No one did it faster until Griffith came along 41 years later."

 

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Record Holders;

1921 Gar Wood / 47hr 15m /

1962 Sam Griffith / / 31 Bertram

1964 Charles Johnson / 31h 32m /41 TX-41

1974 August Dr. Bob Magoon / 22hr 41min 15sec / 40 Foot Cigarette

1985 George Morales / 19hr 33min 27sec / 48 Catamaran

1988 Tom Gentry / 19hours 17minutes 27sec / 110 Foot Gentry Eagle

 

[Ratickle]

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, wow!

It is amazing how little information is out there. To run a four engine turbocharged 41 that far and break a record way back then seems to be an engineering feat that is incredible.

The other oddity is the different reports on engines and drives configuration.

 

[SteveDavid]

This was a fun read, and widens my appreciation for the guts and determination of the early pioneers of offshore competition. Notice you didn't read virtually anything about "rules"

 

[Ratickle]

It is amazing what they attempted and accomplished.