Popeye's Cougar V for sale on eBay

[Dude! Sweet!]

Not mine (or it wouldn't be for sale ) but thought you guys would be interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Boat....c0.m245&_trkparms=72:317|65:12|39:1|240:1318

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Some photos from the ad...

Looks clean. The motors look insane! :drool5:

 

[Chris]

Cool boat- and an incredible piece of history. I'd love to see it redone to the original Maggie's configuration.

The $640,000.00 surveyed value is probably scaring bidders away.

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Chris, which boat was the one that was/is for sale at LCM? Seems like it would be a good candidate for a Maggies livery (unless she's got cool history of her own).

I dig the big metal boats. Some day when I find a place to keep all my crap that doesn't cost more that the crap itself I'll pick myself up one of these big metal monsters!

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

It was on display at the Kenner race this past year. Very Cool.





Here is pic of the rear of Maxon. It was in KW in'86 with the Popeyes boat.



I couldn't find a Maggies V what year would that have been?

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

This says 1983-1984.

http://www.njppc.com/OldOffshoreStories/StoryMiamiNYJuly281985.htm

There's photos of 'er in Searace.

Wonder if that boat at LCM is the old Maxon boat? (looks like trips vs twins) I called about it a couple years ago and they wanted a ton of money for the boat...

 

[h2oMag]

Cool boat- and an incredible piece of history. I'd love to see it redone to the original Maggie's configuration.

The $640,000.00 surveyed value is probably scaring bidders away.

Here are some pic's of US-1.

 

[TGC-32]

Actually, wasn't the Cougar V-bottom just "Mercruiser Special"? I don't think the "Maggie's" was added to the name until he began campaigning the Cougar cat in I think it was 1985?

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

I have Pix of the Big cat in '85. But none of the V Bottom. Could that have been run in '84?

 

[h2oMag]

I have Pix of the Big cat in '85. But none of the V Bottom. Could that have been run in '84?

Morales had the deep vee Cougar built in 1983. He raced it for the first time at the 1983 Key West Worlds and won the Championship. I believe Morales raced her 8 times from 1983 to 1984, 6 wins, 1 second, and 1 third, he than sold her to Al Copeland.

 

[Coolerman]

min bid is at 50k..... replacement cost per the survey is 1.4million! :ack2:

 

[Ryan Beckley]

The Popeyes boat was Mercruiser Special. The yellow one at LCM was MAXON.

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Ah cool. Thanks guys. I can't imagine what it would cost to build a boat like that today...

 

[BUTCH RYAN]

Merc spec

Morales had the deep vee Cougar built in 1983. He raced it for the first time at the 1983 Key West Worlds and won the Championship. I believe Morales raced her 8 times from 1983 to 1984, 6 wins, 1 second, and 1 third, he than sold her to Al Copeland.

Mark, you are correct again. Geo ran it in 83 worlds fresh out of the shop the monster just ran along until all the cats broke.

 

[h2oMag]

Mark, you are correct again. Geo ran it in 83 worlds fresh out of the shop the monster just ran along until all the cats broke.

Thanks Butch, funny how I can remember stuff from 20 + years ago but what happend yesterday ??????????? :rofl:

 

[Chris]

The LCM boat is the ex Tim Ciasulli boat.

By the time you stick enough power into it to break 100, you could be into an older Skater 46 for about the same $$. That's one heavy SOB.

Aluminum boats are cool but they're LOUD.

 

[Steve 1]

Big Al Bought the 46 Vee from George and Finished 58 Minutes behind him in the Miami to New York race, The day that race started down here it was like the earth stood still I have never seen it so calm!