You just had to be there..........

[Brownie]

Here is an example of Peter Birkett's design work. Cougar was probably the funnest place to work in the world (Not including the Mustang Ranch) in the 80's. This is just one of the fabulous projects that we got to play with.

 

[cosmic12]

OK? I saw the other pic(bis end) what the hell is that and where did it go?

 

[Brownie]

Well, it was as fast as the boat in your avatar....

 

[inbetween]

What kind of power is that?

 

[Brownie]

8 times 300 hp Merc powerheads driving 2 shafts driving 2 speedmasters. Ran 176 at the lake (more if the lake was longer).

 

[Ratickle]

8 times 300 hp Merc powerheads driving 2 shafts driving 2 speedmasters. Ran 176 at the lake (more if the lake was longer).

I remember some about it. Didn't they then try the same thing with an Unlimited hydro?

 

[FastDonzi]

OK? I saw the other pic(bis end) what the hell is that and where did it go?

When Bob Idoni started working for Popeyes he changed it from a center cockpit to Two Canopied cockpits, He got rid of the powerheads and changed it to Big blocks,The guy from C&G Raced it for a while in M Class.

 

[Biggus]

Way cool back in its day. I took this pic January 2006 when it was sitting behind Xtreme Marine. I think it was crushed shortly after.

Kurt

 

[cosmic12]

CRUSHED???????? What a waste, I feel sick:ack2:

 

[Dude! Sweet!]

Wow! 8 bug-killers! That thing must have sounded insane! Anyone have any online video clips?

 

[seeroy]

Brownie - Thanks. I've been looking for good pics of this boat for a long time. Powerboat ran a nice story about the project with good pics. The story of fastest boat on fire is pretty neat. By that time they had installed capsules for Bill and Al. When #7 handgrenaded, shrapnel tore through a fuel line. That was fire cause. The fire was in the far back until they decelerated and fuel and fire sloshed forward. Bill said it got very interesting at that point. Getting out of the capsule was not a quick or easy thingto do. Somehow, fire makes one do things faster than they could otherwise do. - Steve Sirois

 

[MOBILEMERCMAN]

8 times 300 hp Merc powerheads driving 2 shafts driving 2 speedmasters. Ran 176 at the lake (more if the lake was longer).

I remember it was run with 6 motors and set a course speed record while qualifying it for a world record. It averaged 103.176 in a complete race of 150 miles on 4 12 86 in Treasure Cay Bahamas.

My friends were at the kilos in Lake Pontchartrain when it burned up.

 

[Perlmudder]

that is so cool!

 

[Scarab KV]

Gotta love the pics and stories of the early days

 

[Sean Stinson]

Paul Churchill formerly of C&G Marine (Cobra) ran it in the late 90's when he had Revenge Marine up and operating close to the old Dollar Marine store which was behind Lester's Diner in Ft Lauderdale on State Road 84

 

[Bodyshot1]

I still have a poster of this boat as REVENGE in my garage - Cobra Engines...sad to hear of it's demise..

 

[whataworld51]

Was that boat wood?

 

[FastDonzi]

Was that boat wood?

Yes it was wood.

 

[whataworld51]

Yes it was wood.

WOW....wonder what the weight and strength of the hull was like compared to glass construction???

 

[FastDonzi]

Back then the wood boats where much stiffer than a glass boat, These days with the high tech glass and construction techniques todays boats rival the ridgidity of the wood boats,Weight was about the same. another plus of the wood was you can make every boat unique where glass boats from a mold are direct copies of each other.