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09-05-2009 01:13 PM
Keeps all the props at the same height. The 4/5 is a short shaft drive so the center motor can go lower in the hull and still run the props level with the o/s motors. As I understand it...
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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09-05-2009 01:42 PM
Mr Roberts was Steve's first professional throttling job, the 1985 championship was the first of eight todate.
I have enough of a problem remembering what I did last week let alone 24 years ago! I do remember it was a strange week for us all, the shock of the loss of our team mates Dick & Mike was hard. Once the decision was made to continue racing we really did not have much time to think about what had happened as our boat was falling apart and needed re-riveting back together after each race, I cant even remember where we came in each race, just know we won, I still have the navigation charts from those races somewhere and the red ensign we flew.
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09-05-2009 01:47 PM
Mk4 outboard and the longer Mk3 in the centre
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09-05-2009 02:14 PM
Must say that looks familiar...
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09-05-2009 03:41 PM
I'm really glad you guys participate here on the board.
I love this stuff, and it's great hearing about it from the guys that were there."Keep the bottle on the bar Ira, I won't be long".
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09-05-2009 06:07 PM
You know, its funny, as I was typing that, I was thinking about the set up on my twin O/B 24 pantera and the fact that the motors are 5" below the bottom straight ahead of the bullet, but probably only about 2" below the keel (if that) and wondering why they'd run the long drives on the outside, where the bottom of the boat is higher... But like I said, gin and ignorance will get you down the road...
And as Tim (Bouy) said, I'm very glad you guys are here to set us idiots straight and give us a connection to first hand history...
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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09-05-2009 06:10 PM
It's interesting... I've talked to Cougar guys and it seems like they were always putting their boats back together, while the CUV guys I've talked to at least pretend to be astonished at the notion that they'd have to reassemble their boats between races. Is this true? Was there a materially different construction and maintenance schedule or are the CUV guys all just full of it?
"Tear gas and draft beer don't mix."
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09-16-2009 02:24 PM
Dude...do you ever get a straight answer from an Italian ?
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09-19-2009 03:16 PMThe boat in post # 20 in the centre picture ,the #88 is the boat were my 3 engines are coming from ,these are BPM twin turbo V8 aluminium motors,I bought the engines only ,there were 2 in the boat staggered mounted ,and 1 new spare engine ,I bought the engines in 2001 ,the boat must be somewhere in the Netherlands overhere ,I can find out if anyone is intrested to buy
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09-19-2009 07:30 PM
A friend of mine used to race CUVs, Davy Wilson you could always tell his boat from the life raft being tied down right behind the Throttle Bolster.
Slippery when wet. PODLESS TUNNEL www.cheetahcat.com ,Repairs, Modifications and Truing Cheap reliable speed.
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