Hey Rik,
Here are a few picture from when I was with Howard in 1982.
John
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03-05-2009 06:14 PMRik,
Here are all three boats from my collection of pictures.
John
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03-05-2009 06:21 PMRik,
Great picture! Yes that is Tony Garcia, Howard Tobeck, Me, and Howard Arneson. That was taken at the Coral Gables Challenge Cup, Arneson's first win. Thanks for posting it. All my best to you and Howard! I'll be sending you more pictures.
John
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03-05-2009 06:34 PM
They changed the engine scoops back then around a couple of times.
It really is amazing how shallow the free board is on these cats. The engine hatch was just that a complete engine hatch as the deck was at the block level unlike todays cats.
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03-05-2009 06:59 PM
why did Howard sell the 38 to then go our and buy another 38? Was the second one lighter?
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03-05-2009 07:11 PM
Howard had a 48' being built so he sold the 38' and the 48' was taking longer than expected so he purchased the second 38' from the Gov.
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03-05-2009 07:21 PM
Did Tony race the original 38 back in Key West worlds in 84 under the name SHERATON KEY LARGO? and didn't the second Arenson become Surgin?
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03-05-2009 07:26 PM
The second one was SURGIN' if you ever catch the movie "RUSKIES" shot in KW you can catch a glimpse of it being repaired in a Stock Island ship yard. It later became KalKustom and was DESTROYED in a race out west some where....
Ryan Beckley
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03-05-2009 07:41 PMRik,
Here's another picture of Me, Tony Garcia and Howard Tobeck on the deck of the 38' Cougar. I think this was from the 1982 Benihana Grand Prix in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ. Also there is a shot of the Arneson Surface Drives back in the "old days." Keep those pictures coming, there's a lot of offshore history there.
John
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03-05-2009 08:01 PM
Howard sold the boat to Dr. Larry Spergel, a surgeon in SF. The boat was a winning boat, Spergel got it, won the first race and then changed the boat around with the help of Bonner and never won a race again.
It sat for a while and Karl Kosker purchased it and raced it in POPBRA. It was pretty old by then as it was the mid 90's.
Sat down at Sanger for years and they were going to splash the bottom and make a cat but it never happened and it was destroyed to get rid of it.
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03-05-2009 08:05 PM
Kal Custom
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03-05-2009 08:14 PM
Am I wrong? I thought I remember a picture of it, maybe in POWERBOAT, with canopies installed, but the boat blown apart in the water?????
Ryan Beckley
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03-05-2009 08:17 PM
Thanks for the pictures. How many 4 engine cats were there with Arenson drives?
1) 48 Wood cougar (Arneson then Gentry)
2) 46/48/50 Aluminum cougar (Gentry)
3) 46 Popeye's Cougar
4) ?
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03-05-2009 08:38 PM
1) 48 Wood cougar (Arneson then Gentry)
2) 46/48/50 Aluminum cougar (Gentry)
3) 46 Popeye's Cougar
4) 50' Jaguar (Dan Campbell)
5) Dirty Laundry
6) Recycler
A few more that I cannot remember at this moment.
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03-05-2009 08:41 PM
I'll have to check with one of my guys. Its been so long now. I know that they had an internal steering hose let go and the boat spun in one race. I do not know if it ever had canopies on it though. Will have to ask.
Anyone with an old PB mag? Would be in the early 90's I believe.
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03-05-2009 08:49 PM
http://www.howardarneson.com/article...erofmotion.asp
Do you have a picture of Recycler?
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03-05-2009 08:57 PM
46' Jaguar Insatiable......
Didn't the 50' Popeyes Cougar end up with Arnesons when it last raced....Ryan Beckley
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03-05-2009 10:35 PM