Warpath!

The High school friend of mine, that found Warpath2 for me, raced a few Apaches and was the driver of the 41 that broke the hull and sank. He was told the plain hull and deck weighed 3300 pounds. He figured about 2000#'s lighter than average 41's. Does that sound right?
 
The High school friend of mine, that found Warpath2 for me, raced a few Apaches and was the driver of the 41 that broke the hull and sank. He was told the plain hull and deck weighed 3300 pounds. He figured about 2000#'s lighter than average 41's. Does that sound right?

Yes it does.......I am pretty sure a hull and deck layup was around the 5500# mark give or take a few.....after the boat broke I think they laid them up with an extra layer or 2 to alleviate the problem.....

Who is your high school friend?????
 
The High school friend of mine, that found Warpath2 for me, raced a few Apaches and was the driver of the 41 that broke the hull and sank. He was told the plain hull and deck weighed 3300 pounds. He figured about 2000#'s lighter than average 41's. Does that sound right?

I've heard about that boat but never got the whole story. Thanks for sharing! What race team was it?
 
I would like to know was the 47 Kemosabe ever a race boat? If so did it race under the name Kemosabe or another?


It was sure looking good last summer at the Lake St. Clair Reunion....
 

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I've heard about that boat but never got the whole story. Thanks for sharing! What race team was it?

The boats he raced werent his. Years ago he showed me the photo from the chopper were he's standing on the bottom of the hull, waiting to be picked up. Supposedly they were leading the race easily when it sounded like a bomb went off, imediately the water started coming in, so they aimed towards a sandbar. he said at one point he looked back and the motors were under water, even the distrubutors (I think they were magnetos), only the horns of the Fuel injection were out and they were still running, but eventually they cut out. According to him, after some arguing they took the hull back to Jack Kramer and Mark Macmanus where it was quickly dissapeared., And they got another hull made, at cost. He's been looking for the photo if he finds it ill post it. Ill also ask the name of the boat.
 
Thats a very good gallery boatmad has, actually the best there is, watched that clip some time ago but didn´t want to post the link as Flying Falcon came dead last (maybe ran out of fuel) or had issues already at the start, Buzzi boats sweeping a 1-2-3-4 with the La Gran Argentina/Red FPT taking first and even a crewmember of the famous Yellowdrama team at age 79 in a Cougar 46 up there running quite good with surface drives and Yanmars.
Just shows even on a Sunny day how grueling CTC is...
 
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The boats he raced werent his. Years ago he showed me the photo from the chopper were he's standing on the bottom of the hull, waiting to be picked up. Supposedly they were leading the race easily when it sounded like a bomb went off, imediately the water started coming in, so they aimed towards a sandbar. he said at one point he looked back and the motors were under water, even the distrubutors (I think they were magnetos), only the horns of the Fuel injection were out and they were still running, but eventually they cut out. According to him, after some arguing they took the hull back to Jack Kramer and Mark Macmanus where it was quickly dissapeared., And they got another hull made, at cost. He's been looking for the photo if he finds it ill post it. Ill also ask the name of the boat.

What is your friends name if you dont mind me asking.....
 
I was up in the attic looking for some things for my wife and came across a boxu full of some old boating pictures from the 90's and early 2000's so I scanned the Apache pics for you all!:driving:

F2-36 - NYC SBI Race (don't remember the year)
Team Apache 36 001.jpgTeam Apache 36 2.jpg
Firewater - NYC SBI Race (don't remember the year)
Apache Firewater.jpg
 
Bobby tells the story that the first Warpath boat was built for Ben prior to their partnership and that it was built as a pleasure boat- with a liner.

Ill double check. Maybe I dont understand your question. Ill double check on the first part of the cabin, but from there on Im sure because you can see the all the reiforcements ( no liner ).
 
Updated List
47'
1. Yellow Kramer race boat
2. PTM/Lucky Strike US Offshore Paceboat (Kramers back up boat) AKA US offshore pace boat (American Flag paint scheme)
3. INXS
4. Little Ceasars
5. The Dealer aka Broken Arrow
6. RDS Kid Apache Kid (45')
7. Tweet Revenge aka Paleface
8. Firewater
9. Octavian
10. Medicine Man
11. Boss Hogg aka Quick Tempered
12. War Party
13. Kemosabe
14. Mega Toy (45' boat)
15. Apache Hertiage (45' boat)
16. For Your Eyes Only
17. Running Brave aka Spirit of Apache
18. Miami to NY Race boat was a 47' but the beam appeared wider
19. Fighter One
20. Joe Kinser's boat on Lake Lanier
21. Lil Can

Please feel free to contribute any changes/updates. When the list gets closer to completion I will create a separate thread similar to the 41' race boat registry for the 47'.
 
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