How about some strange shaped Old Race Boats

[Mange]

Here's a few more of the first one>

Jeff

Thanks for these photos Jeff I think that's a cool boat and it handle well.
well, not to well....
Very nice video here but also a sad story..
http://www.mtiboats.no/bilder/videos/12.wmv

Here's more about Didier Pironi, driver of "Colibri"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Pironi

Mange

[Anchored]

Mange,

That's a great film you have attached. Things are pretty cold in Stockholm I would imagine?
Some day I will make it there to see your boat.

Jeff

[MikeyFIN]

FYI just as cold or a tad warmer than Minneapolis.
Dunno about Stockholm but we haven´t got our snow for the winter yet...

[littlenige]

Mange thanks for posting that vid - I had never seen it either.

Here's a shot of the odd looking Paketa - check out that hull design. Built by Codecasa I believe.

[Mange]

Mange,

That's a great film you have attached. Things are pretty cold in Stockholm I would imagine?
Some day I will make it there to see your boat.

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Off course you have to visit Stockholm soon, put it up in your agenda for coming summer Would be great to take a ride with you in my 28 Arrow.
Then you can try the foot throttle

Yeep, it's pretty cold here but I am planing to make my boat ready to test
mid march.


Mange

[shifter]

I had my first offshore ride in Paketa before it was called that. Polli built it that is why it has the rainbow on the side. It was primer brown when I was in it in Viareggio (Coda Casa) for the test. We were running our 2-speeds on a test before the 4-engine 44ft Bearcat (Victory Design) was completed.

It was running on the lake earlier in the year and the faster it went the lower it got in the water. The trimaran design was acting like a difuser and sucking the boat down. When I tested in it it had a big air intake snorkle welded into the deck to funnel air into the tunnel. Then they put the NACA ilets in the front just below the deck line. I have pics somewhere. sounded cool with the lambos but 90 mph max.

pat W

[littlenige]

Pat please tell us you have some pics!! Would love to see them.

[shifter]

Here are the pics that I found so far.

Viareggio 1989 at Codacasa due. I have more but they are somewhere burried. Last pic are the 2-speed transmissions that we were testing.

pat W

[shifter]

wrong pic #2 that is at Faustos shop in Torino 1991/2.

pat W

[Madcow]

man that is strange. Anybody know how they handled?

That boat is sitting on the back lot at Disney World. At least it was 2 years ago. I looked at the thing, still looked pretty good. Apperently they used it in some movie.

[shifter]

Here are some more of the tri-hull. Bruno Palcetti is in the photo with the lambo and the 2-speed. Note the dirt floor, I missed the photo of the 3/4 ratchet set we had for tools.

pat W