Big Red (?)
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Re: Big Red (?)
Originally Posted by R Addiction
That was almost 2 years ago that the picture was taken. 1st time I met 1Hyper1.
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Re: Big Red (?)
Originally Posted by BODYSHOT1
..this is listed on Boat Trader..states it's a 38' Big Red original race boat..??
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..I took that off of the Boat Trader ad...I have no relation to the boat/owner...saw it listed and thought someone would be interested...
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Originally Posted by BODYSHOT1
..I took that off of the Boat Trader ad...I have no relation to the boat/owner...saw it listed and thought someone would be interested...
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Big Red was the plug for the original 38' Velocity we built in the Pompano Beach, Fl. factory, on Powerline Road. It was built in a smaller warehouse in east Pompano by an excellent wood craftsman & all epoxy clear-coated on the inside, including the engine compartment. It's true length is 39' 2" with an 8' beam. The reason it was marketed as a 38' boat for many of the early years, was due to the targeted market of the Wellcraft model "377" Scarab, which was popular then(early to mid-eigthies) & one of the largest production "offshore" boats of the day. It was first rigged with locally built big-block Chevy's & No. 4 Mercruiser SpeedMasters. Usually running in the low to mid-90's speed range, but has been over 100. I believe engine builder Dave Jarvis of Ft. Lauderdales, Air-Speed Engineering built some of the earliest big-blocks for Big Red. We built very few fiberglass 38's while in Pompano before 1986, when Steve sold out to Regal, due to under-capitalization. A fiberglass 38' rigged with engines & outdrives weighed approximately 9,700 pounds. Big Red was raced very rarely & for very few races. Before selling to Regal, production of delivered boats was: (2 1/2 ) Velocity 22's exactly, per week...(1) 30' Velocity per month, and (1) 38' Velocity per year. After 1986, the 38' was relabeled a 41' with the addition of a platformed deck mold. When bragging about Big Red to a customer, Steve would always like to say..."She's all wood"...because the boat looked so good, that it looked like fiberglass from the outside. This boat should not be left outside in the elements, ever...as it will deteriorate rapidly. A great piece of offshore history. Ed
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do you have any pictures of big red the owner now has none but the one posted the boat has great lines i would like to find a 38 fiberglass boat . i have a bad feeling about bring big red to new jersey outdoors being a wood boat. but i still want a 38 who knows thanks for the post. what kind of power made it go into the 90s