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    Here are are a few pic's of Team Shadow....
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    Quote Originally Posted by h2oMag View Post
    Here is our old Shadow cat the Ambusher, that became the first Eastern Express before the 32' Skater .. We sold it to Greg Dunbar out of Grandhaven, he then raced her as CAT NIP.
    Are you kidding me? So the Eastern Express Shadow became Cat NIP and Offshore Ginger owns it? Great boat. Got video from Suncoast Offshore race in 1989 (I believe) of this Shadow running.
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    What Shadow was "Crimson Tide" that ran in California. Seems like alot had #3s w/ the Saddle type tie bar as seen in "Special Edition" pic.
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    Quote Originally Posted by no limits View Post
    What Shadow was "Crimson Tide" that ran in California. Seems like alot had #3s w/ the Saddle type tie bar as seen in "Special Edition" pic.
    I believe Crimson Tide was the old LOVE IT.
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    Quote Originally Posted by no limits View Post
    Are you kidding me? So the Eastern Express Shadow became Cat NIP and Offshore Ginger owns it? Great boat. Got video from Suncoast Offshore race in 1989 (I believe) of this Shadow running.
    No i do not own the boat and if fact the old Cat Nip that i will be working on is a customers boat that is in Grand Haven Mich which is an old Eliminator that had a number # 3 speedmaster on it and when the team purchased a #32 skater the name of the boat was called Eastern Express .
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    Quote Originally Posted by h2oMag View Post
    I believe Crimson Tide was the old LOVE IT.
    Crimson Tide was the second "Lov-it". The first was a converted OB hull that we built in a hurry for Davey Gilmore. He went with a true stern drive hull and deck about a year later....and later it wound up in California.
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    i wonder what the top speed of the factory boat was with the factory set -up 200 2.4's
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    Quote Originally Posted by Welfare Racing View Post
    i wonder what the top speed of the factory boat was with the factory set -up 200 2.4's
    They were'nt 200's they were 225's..... and the factory plug with a wooden deck and a heavy layup (4400 lbs)ran about 72 mph with twins and a medium fuel load with 2 people. The amazing thing about that hull was that no matter how many people we put in it...up to about 10...the speed loss was only about 3-4 mph. Later with a stock customer boat we saw over 75 mph with the same power.

    My race hull with a pair of T4's (about 375 hp each) ran 92-95 with cut down 1982 era Mercruiser SSM cleavers in race trim with light fuel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by T2x View Post
    Crimson Tide was the second "Lov-it". The first was a converted OB hull that we built in a hurry for Davey Gilmore. He went with a true stern drive hull and deck about a year later....and later it wound up in California.
    Where is Crimson Tide/Love It Again now? Great boat!
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    Here is the "Special Edition/ Cayo Hueso Express" as she sits today in Big Coppitt, still no cover since 2005. She is tilted back to get the water out. There was no one home, and someone mentioned it and the Scarab Sport(very rough) next to it were for sale.
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    Oh man Bobcat...that looks rough. I wonder if it would even be worth it to get it back together.
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    The trailer still looks the same as it did 4 years ago when I worked on the house. I imagine the inside of the boat is soggy.
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    Is it just me or does anyone else feel this urgency to go out and buy a tarp and offer to cover it up?....and I'm not even joking! It's as if throwing a cover on it now will all of a sudden reverse the effects of the past 10 years of sitting outside (or for however long it has been). Everyone once in a while I drive by an old checkmate that still looks in pretty decent shape here in town. The boat has been sitting for years and has never had a cover on it. I'm sure its in worse then it looks from the road, but I still want to knock on the homeowner's door and ask if I can cover it up!
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    Kind of like seeing an old classic car in someone's yard that they won't sell it because "They are going to restore it themselves" and every year it gets a little bit worse.
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    I always encouraged T2x to build a larger Shadow cat, so that we could use it for a box to ship Cougars........
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brownie View Post
    I always encouraged T2x to build a larger Shadow cat, so that we could use it for a box to ship Cougars........

    - there's no need for boxes- no one in their right mind would buy a cougar in the first place - unless of course you bought her the first drink !
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brownie View Post
    I always encouraged T2x to build a larger Shadow cat, so that we could use it for a box to ship Cougars........
    Sorry we couldn't oblige, but I do agree that many of your boats belonged in a "dumpster".
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    Sorry we couldn't oblige, but I do agree that many of your boats belonged in a "dumpster".
    Ooooouuuuu. That sounds like a touch of jealousy, if I ever heard it. Those Shadows did look like the only tool in the tooling shop was a miter box. If I was to rerig a cat, it would be something at least 20 years newer in design. Just my .02.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OneBadInjun View Post
    Ooooouuuuu. That sounds like a touch of jealousy, if I ever heard it. Those Shadows did look like the only tool in the tooling shop was a miter box. If I was to rerig a cat, it would be something at least 20 years newer in design. Just my .02.
    Pretty sure he was joking. And not sure about the miter box comment. The Shadow was a darn good-lloking boat for back in the day.
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    -OBI- beauty is in the eye of the beholder!-so maybe you should open both of yours!!--------their records for the day should open both of yours !
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