Thad Allen's Apache + The Birth of the Cheetah Cat

**Steve 1** · 02-01-2010 12:42 AM

Dean and Float I have another thread coming up on my race stuff where I will go into Lofting and some of the fine points ..Thanks guys for the nice words this means a lot to me.

**Tristar Racing** · 02-01-2010 02:08 AM

Steve, I am so glad you started this thread up. You just dont get this type of detailed info on the behind the scenes process of boat building.

One question, I know a lot of what you have documented here was working on the boat/plug for the T-4. The other boat, the straight bottomed one that was used to create the molds that Pantera ended up with, was that boat a completely new design? Or was it based on the old 41' Apache? I thought I remember reading one of your posts on Scream and Fly that it was based on the old design, but I cannot seem to find it now. I know the deck was a completely new and unique design, Im curious about the hull though...

(Although with as much rework as you did on that plug to fix it, I guess it was totally new and unique at that point haha!)

**Steve 1** · 02-01-2010 02:24 AM

Originally Posted by Tristar Racing

Steve, I am so glad you started this thread up. You just dont get this type of detailed info on the behind the scenes process of boat building.

One question, I know a lot of what you have documented here was working on the boat/plug for the T-4. The other boat, the straight bottomed one that was used to create the molds that Pantera ended up with, was that boat a completely new design? Or was it based on the old 41' Apache? I thought I remember reading one of your posts on Scream and Fly that it was based on the old design, but I cannot seem to find it now. I know the deck was a completely new and unique design, Im curious about the hull though...

(Although with as much rework as you did on that plug to fix it, I guess it was totally new and unique at that point haha!)

There is a link in the 2 post that has a lot of the info as well.

**scarabman** · 02-01-2010 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by Steve 1

Anyway Powerboat Magazine was coming for a photo shoot so I placed the Strake Cores up on it for show and pictures.

I have thought many times about a step configuration such as this. Are Jo and Pepe building the 41 with the same configuration and strakes running thru un-interupted?

**Steve 1** · 02-01-2010 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by scarabman

I have thought many times about a step configuration such as this. Are Jo and Pepe building the 41 with the same configuration and strakes running thru un-interupted?

Pepe and Jo have a real good Bottom Guy they work with the boat will be a head turner and I am so happy this is coming about with them doing it.

**cowisl** · 02-01-2010 10:52 AM

Thanks Steve. Great thread

**Steve 1** · 02-01-2010 11:05 AM

Scarabman thank you for looking at the thread regards.

**Steve 1** · 02-01-2010 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by cowisl

Thanks Steve. Great thread

and I thank you for the nice comment regards

**rchevelle71** · 02-01-2010 12:12 PM

Great Thread Steve.

**Steve 1** · 02-01-2010 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by rchevelle71

Great Thread Steve.

Hey Thank you.

**BAD ASS TA WS6** · 02-01-2010 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Ratickle

Welcome aboard. Glad you're enjoying this, as am I.

Thank you. Very interesting reading all this, as I followed this very closely back in '03/'04.

**Geronimo36** · 02-01-2010 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by BAD ASS TA WS6

Thank you. Very interesting reading all this, as I followed this very closely back in '03/'04.

Same here

**Steve2** · 02-01-2010 07:07 PM