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Another 30' Shadow Cat. John D'Elia was a constant threat in Pro-Stock during the '80's.
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Another 30' Shadow Cat. John D'Elia was a constant threat in Pro-Stock during the '80's.
Ratickle
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Definitely another one we need some help on. Searace has only one reference to a Scarab Lamborghini, on page 496, not two boats. Finished second in the 1987 Suncoast Regatta with Gus Anastasi in the Open Class, fourth overall.
Anyone?
Bobcat
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Captain America before ?
Yes
Ratickle
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Another great shot of Billy Frenz in the 33' Sutphen. Anyone recognize the beach in the background?
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So far we can find nothing on any boat named Chrysler Laser. However, it is our opinion that this is a rename, of Bob Kaiser's Gallagher-Kaiser Systems. That boat, a 38' Cougar, was running in the 1985 Michigan Northport "200" when it rolled. To quote John Crouse in Searace, "running hard at 110 mph in a two foot chop with 15-20 mph headwinds, inexplicably barrel rolled and cartwheeled. Miraculously, none of its three man crew was injured." Searace, page 438
FLYING FISH
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http://powerboatarchive2.co.uk/picture.php?/18125/category/24
Courtesy of the UK Branch of the Serious Offshore Historic Association.
`Cop that` as we say in slangville.
Ratickle
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That is way cool. Now we know it raced in 1983 in those colors. Any chance you've found any history on the boat to go with your photo?
FLYING FISH
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Chrysler Laser raced in 84 as well.
During this period results were hard to come by,being as the U.S. powerboat rags had reduced their coverage of offshore (Nordskog had fallen out with the East Coast)
These are recorded.
1983 (B.Kaiser) Chrysler 200 position unknown
1984 (R.Crain) Conch Republic - ret,Lee County -3rd,New Orleans - ret,Strohs River - ret,Northport 200 - ret,
Key West World Cup - 4th overall
FLYING FISH
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That Active cat (Cougar Design),probably the 2nd one built,was one of,if not the first plastic OP 1.Not sure if Shadow can claim this for although about the same time,cannot be sure they were plastic.
Skater didn`t appear until almost 10 years later.
The original cougars were timber and later tin.Chris Hodges their ace Joiner did all the timber scantlings in the early days,and nearly all the boats worked well out of the box.
FLYING FISH
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If you care to look at a previous post which indicates it was previously `Benihana`racing in 1982.
`Wolverine` raced in 1981.
Building can start the previous year,so unless you have access to the build programme,one cannot be absolutely sure.
Did `Shadow` even build an OP1,if not `Active` could have been the first producer of plastic OP1`s
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