Kaarma Cat

Joe Todesca · 10-13-2006, 01:48 PM

The original Cougar cat that Betty Cook
won the worlds in the 70's is extremily close to being lost forever. It is slated to be chainsawed very soon. I am able to buy the boat and to help move it but have no were to store and work on it. It is located in Newburyport ma. It is in very rough shape and the extent of damage is unknown. I feel this would be a tremendous loss if a last change effort was not taken to restore it. I figure if it truly deemed total loss then bring out the chainsaw but would need time to do so. If any one has any idea's Pm or call me. Thanks Jo
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TopSpin80 · 10-13-2006, 06:32 PM

a museum probably. . . there is one at an arkansas museum at some speedway.... but the boat probably shouldn't go back to the water.

Ernie

Black Tornado · 10-13-2006, 07:03 PM

In the yachting vintage there are shipyards that restore wodden boat in bad conditions more then this.

Top Banana · 10-13-2006, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Todesca

I am able to buy the boat and to help move it but have no were to store and work on it. It is located in Newburyport ma.

I may have a place for you in the New Bedford area...would that do for you, or is it too far away?

ratman · 10-13-2006, 10:50 PM

someone please save that baby!, hey fred/too old, you wont ever have to dip this one, restore it a put in front of your store

cougar46 · 10-14-2006, 07:47 AM

From the picture posted I would say that this boat is past saving, a great shame, I was part of the crew at Cougar in England that originaly built the boat in winter of 1978 and would love to see the boat live again. Unlike a classic yacht the investmet needed to rebuild this would be far more than the boat would be worth when finished and i would expext not much of the original boat would be left once the rotten stuff has been replaced. Last time I worked on the boat when Howard Quam still owned it it was starting to look a bit shabby and that was almost 20 years ago!

Anyone know what happened to the first Cougar Class 1 Yellowdrama 111 - Benihana - Satisfaction

Black Tornado · 10-14-2006, 08:21 AM

Many thanks Cougar46.
I think that you can tell to us interesting stories about Cougar!
However I think,and i hope that if the old Kaama cannot be restore to float on waters can be restore to be show in some museum like Surfury.

CMG · 10-14-2006, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Todesca

The original Cougar cat that Betty Cook
won the worlds in the 70's is extremily close to being lost forever. It is slated to be chainsawed very soon. I am able to buy the boat and to help move it but have no were to store and work on it. It is located in Newburyport ma. It is in very rough shape and the extent of damage is unknown. I feel this would be a tremendous loss if a last change effort was not taken to restore it. I figure if it truly deemed total loss then bring out the chainsaw but would need time to do so. If any one has any idea's Pm or call me. Thanks Jo
1-781-270-7632

Hey Joe I thought it was Gordon Stockwood's old boat and talked to him earlier this year for someone else on the board that was asking about it. Its in tough shape being barely covered in that lot for far too many years, a real shame.

littlenige · 04-04-2007, 05:39 AM

Anyone got an update on what´s happened to this piece of history?

CMG · 04-04-2007, 06:55 AM

Pretty sure its still sitting in Newburyport. I'll be there over the week end and will check.