I am trying to find out what year the Jesse James 48 foot Conquest raced?
I think it was 1989, but was that the only year? Why would they build a boat and race it in only 3 or 4 races...
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02-15-2009 09:20 AM
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02-15-2009 11:23 AM
If truely interested you HAVE to get the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.historicraceboats.com/dvds.htm
Linder Luhrs - The Partnership that Changed the Game
Ten years of action-packed NNRT video tracing the exploits of two lifelong racing partners, George Linder and OSO's own Rich "T2x" Luhrs, who represented the best of U.S. design and ingenuity while helping to pave the way for America's later dominance in Cat design. Starting with the early days of Linder's iconic Challenger 21 hull, the DVD covers the startling arrival of the Shadow cat on the world racing scene and its role as the first multihull to outperform vees in both rough seas and calm. See racing legend Willie Diaz turn the entire racing world on its ear with the small block powered "El Boss." Follow the years of championships won by "Black Duck," the most successful hull in offshore history. Watch "Luv-it" tear through the modified fleet. Watch The Shadows evolve into the Chris Cats which dominated racing as no other hull had before. See the legendary Jesse James hulls as Linder and Luhrs developed the revolutionary Conquest hulls, marrying wood and fiberglass composite techniques unlike any construction technique that came before. You'll be amazed by the outboard tunnel boat motors that propelled the Conquest, "Rolling Thunder," past the fastest inboards of the time. Finally, watch footage of the 48 foot four-engined Jesse James, built by the Lavin Family as a tribute to Mark, which became the basis for all of today's Lavin Foundation Safety standards.
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02-15-2009 11:35 AM
JJ was made with non-marine plywood as well. Was only made to race 3-4 races
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02-15-2009 11:56 AM
I have the DVD, but only shows the boat for a couple of minutes. I am looking for footage/pictures from a couple of races.
Also the boat was made from Tri-axial fiberglass & wood so i know it was made to be race more then a few races....I think you are thinking of the Maxon boat...
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02-15-2009 12:23 PM
You are correct! (sorry- head little fuzzy this am...)
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/c...uest-cats.html
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02-15-2009 01:52 PMI saw it in Atlantic City. I was surprised to see it had Ford power in it.
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02-15-2009 03:00 PM
do you remember what race in Atlantic City? Was it the worlds? I thought it had Batten engines 4 vales per cylinder....Maybe derived from Ford?
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02-15-2009 03:05 PMTrump Grand National Sept 21-24 1988
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02-16-2009 10:33 AM
Not!!!!
The hull that was made of exterior plywood was the '37 Chris Cat plug which became the Maxon. Both JJ's were made to race...and featured an Akoume marine plywood/BI and triaxial fibreglass composite...making them basically indestructible in big seas. Also both hulls had multiple reverse angles making them impossible to "pop". This made them useless to many other so-called "designer builders"......
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02-16-2009 10:36 AMAllergic to Nonsense
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02-16-2009 01:14 PMDid Mark Lavin die in a Conquest and why?
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02-16-2009 01:54 PMI saw the Jesse James boat and the Goetz Popeyes. I confused the motors. And now maybe the years too. It was twenty years ago. I went to Trumps in '87 and '88. I saw Popeyes TransAtlantic Boat and The Cajun Princess in '87. I believe '88 was the Year the Revlon Boat was there and I think the JJ boat. Not really sure anymore.
Here is a pic from Key West.
I remember the JJ boat at Trumps being different. I could not find one I took of JJ at trumps.
'88 was the year it was rough, C brown was killed and a 41 Apache beached their boat just north of the pier.
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02-16-2009 08:58 PM
He died after they stuffed the boat from a basil skull fracture.....To date I only know of one person that has survived a basil skull fracture and that would be Mr. Bobby Saccenti
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02-16-2009 09:00 PM
88 was a rough year and 89 was the year of inception of the offshore professional tour or opt
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02-17-2009 01:11 AM
I think it was 1989 as well. Same year as Don Johnson debuting his cat at Trump Marina and also the unfortunate year that we lost Kevin Brown in the 32' Skater, Skater Express. If I dig through my old scrap books from races I attended throughout the years I have an old race program from that race. This was the year a bunch of the European teams came to Jersey as well for the event. I was there in 88 and 89. Also Bob Kaiser debuted a then new project twin turbo motor from Mercury Racing.
YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE THIS SH*T UP!!!!!!
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02-17-2009 01:16 AM
I also remember going on a party boat with my father two of the days of racing. The first one was canceled do to rough seas and then the day of the tragedy the only boat allowed out to the course other then patrol boats and turn boats was the Trump Princess.
YOU JUST CAN'T MAKE THIS SH*T UP!!!!!!