Curious George

[Brownie]

Here are Morales's big boats. We built the v-bottom on 188th St. We used a new "secret" grade of aluminum, 5456. Strong like bull, likes welding, but tends to shrink, and pull 'hooks' into the flat panels. We built it upside down, and when we turned it over, it had a 3/4" depression in the last 14'. We made cradles to support it at the ends, and dropped a 4,000 pound drop hammer from the ceiling into it 160 times to straighten it out. Worked well. Another HYDROFUBAB (hydro dynamic f**kup beyond all belief) was the rivet line at the transom. Our boats were welded bottoms, with the thicknesses tapering down as you went forward. The sides and decks were riveted to welded stringers, which were welded to frames. We used 7 different types of rivets, from pop rivets, to Huck Bolts. At the transom of this boat, the thin side plating ended at the rubrail. In the picture, you can see that hull side above the rubrail is as big as the panel under the rubrail. Well, that ain't right! At the Key West Worlds, we replaced 1400 rivets in 3 races (but we won).

The other boat (cat) won Miami-New York, and the vee was second (and the only other finisher). Of all the races that I have participated in, or seen on video, the best single boat performance was Saccenti and Kramer in Warpath, but the best two boat race was George and Copeland in Sarasota.

This will be my last transmission as a boat business bum. I have said f**k it after 57 years, 9 months. I am going to work full time for Harry Schoell at Cyclone Power Technologies in Pompano Beach, building external combustion engines and ecological systems. Don't worry, I have a lot more stuff to tell you.

 

[Ryan Beckley]

How fast were each of these boats on their best days? Do you have any pics of the cat cockpit?

 

[Brownie]

First run in the vee was 116 (waaaaay faster than any other big vee), and the cat was about 140.

 

[cosmic12]

Are you really going to work for Harry Schoell? I have heard bits about this motor he is building, whats the real story? Is it ever going to work?

 

[old377guy]

Alan,
Is it that ex. combustion engine that mounts in front of the parabolic reflectors to heat the liquid then the engine runs the generators project? - Jeff

 

[C_Spray]

Does this mean that you'll have more time to BS at the Miami show from now on?

Good Luck, Brownie!

 

[Sean Stinson]

Good luck Brownie..... Hey man I only thought you were 46 bro

 

[cuda]

Are you really going to work for Harry Schoell? I have heard bits about this motor he is building, whats the real story? Is it ever going to work?

He must be old! When did HS come out with the DDC hull? It was way before I was interested in pefomance boats. Up until then, I never saw a reason to get in a boat if I wasn't going fishing.

 

[Madpoodle]

Crap.. Guess I'll have to get used to lunch @ PRI instead of the Miamuh Boatshow..

 

[T2x]

Of all the races that I have participated in, or seen on video, the best single boat performance was Saccenti and Kramer in Warpath, but the best two boat race was George and Copeland in Sarasota.

Those are two of my top 5 as well.............

 

[Sean Stinson]

Those are two of my top 5 as well.............

Third would have to be Kaiser and Lanier trying to run down Buzzi in 88 Key West Worlds in the black systems boat not the last one but the one that became Thoroughbred I think it was the second Systems boat

 

[Sean Stinson]

Here are Morales's big boats. We built the v-bottom on 188th St. We used a new "secret" grade of aluminum, 5456. Strong like bull, likes welding, but tends to shrink, and pull 'hooks' into the flat panels. We built it upside down, and when we turned it over, it had a 3/4" depression in the last 14'. We made cradles to support it at the ends, and dropped a 4,000 pound drop hammer from the ceiling into it 160 times to straighten it out. Worked well. Another HYDROFUBAB (hydro dynamic f**kup beyond all belief) was the rivet line at the transom. Our boats were welded bottoms, with the thicknesses tapering down as you went forward. The sides and decks were riveted to welded stringers, which were welded to frames. We used 7 different types of rivets, from pop rivets, to Huck Bolts. At the transom of this boat, the thin side plating ended at the rubrail. In the picture, you can see that hull side above the rubrail is as big as the panel under the rubrail. Well, that ain't right! At the Key West Worlds, we replaced 1400 rivets in 3 races (but we won).

The other boat (cat) won Miami-New York, and the vee was second (and the only other finisher). Of all the races that I have participated in, or seen on video, the best single boat performance was Saccenti and Kramer in Warpath, but the best two boat race was George and Copeland in Sarasota.

This will be my last transmission as a boat business bum. I have said f**k it after 57 years, 9 months. I am going to work full time for Harry Schoell at Cyclone Power Technologies in Pompano Beach, building external combustion engines and ecological systems. Don't worry, I have a lot more stuff to tell you.

This just means you're retiring to a new spot to tell stories from and not be bothered by the phone calls....You need to write a book bro!!!!!

 

[T2x]

Third would have to be Kaiser and Lanier trying to run down Buzzi in 88 Key West Worlds in the black systems boat not the last one but the one that became Thoroughbred I think it was the second Systems boat

That's one.....

Diaz running full throttle on top of the reef at Key West is another....

Jim Dyke and Kjell Rokke kicking a 46 Apache's *ss in Ocean City in storm conditions in a 40 foot Skater is probably the best of all.

T2x

 

[Griff]

Its great hearing all these old stories about the performance boating and racing world.
I agree, you should write a book.