Was Popeyes modified?

[chewiekw]

Looking at these pictures was the front of Popeyes modified where the forks meet the deck?

 

[glassdave]

two different boats maybe?

 

[klaw]

first boat looks like the quad engine boat Copeland used to run and second looks like a different shorter boat

 

[chewiekw]

No they are the same boat the looks to have been changed in the front for some reason.

Brownie i am sure would know...

 

[FastDonzi]

Nope, Both the same boat, just a funky angle of the picture. I sanded the bottom of that thing for weeks to make it silky smooth.


(Little Brownie)

 

[Chris]

I thought there was only one aluminum Cougar built for Copeland and that it was replaced with the Goetz cat.

The other big aluminum Cougar was Gentry's- the boat he replaced the wooden Arneson Cougar 48 with.

 

[chewiekw]

its the same boat but seems to have had some work/changes done on the front end.

I found another picture that clearly shows the difference i will scan it in and upload it...

 

[NNRT]

same boat

Camera angle can create an illusion - same boat - different angles -

 

[Ryan Beckley]

Morales also had a 4 engine BIG Aluminum Cougar as well as Eric's Reality and Spirit of the Amazon.

This 50' Cougar "Popeyes" was sitting in Brick NJ at Lightning Jack's Marina awaiting a turbine conversion for many years.

It had a 4 person bubble windshield put on it. Chuck Norris won the OPT national title in it in 1990, I believe.

It looks to me like they added wing to the tunnel to increase tunnel compression.....

 

[chewiekw]

Ryan you are right it looks like they added a longer deck between the 85 and 86 seasons...

 

[Brownie]

Hell, I don't remember how many Cuba Libres I had last night. I thought that they just shortened the pickles.

 

[FastDonzi]

Hell, I don't remember how many Cuban Libras I had last night. I thought that they just shortened the pickles.

There! I Fixed it....

(I'm going to try to come down and hang out for the week of the Miami race.)

 

[Offshore Ginger]

I , have a great poster that is still rolled up in a tube of the Popeys boat that was made out of wood .

 

[TMS1155]

Morales also had a 4 engine BIG Aluminum Cougar as well as Eric's Reality and Spirit of the Amazon.

This 50' Cougar "Popeyes" was sitting in Brick NJ at Lightning Jack's Marina awaiting a turbine conversion for many years.

It had a 4 person bubble windshield put on it. Chuck Norris won the OPT national title in it in 1990, I believe.

It looks to me like they added wing to the tunnel to increase tunnel compression.....

Still sitting there Nov 09

 

[NNRT]

I believe the boat was also shortened - from the stern, foward - -boat is still there - at Lightning Jacks -

Phil

 

[skrap]

Still rusting there.

John

 

[Chris]

That's sad. It's a shame but it doesn't make economic sense to put one of these dinosaurs back on the water. I'm glad that the original Gentry Eagle at least made it into a museum.

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Anyone have photos of how it looks now?

 

[TrippM]

Anyone have photos of how it looks now?

No photos but it didn't look too bad. All white now with Lightning Jacks on the side. Something about Turbine Class I believe.

 

[chewiekw]

here is the last pic i have