Classic ... absolutely perfect :cool:

Byrd has owned and sold both Star Chaser and Daddy Cool :eek: WOW :eek: ... Both rigs are boats a lot of folks, I wouldn't hesitate to say, might die for! :angry-smiley-044: :angry-smiley-038: :traurig001:

Wow, that is beautiful. Hope to see it in Key West. Great Craftsmanship.

I Know Eric And He Is A Very Meticulous When It Comes To The Apache,,He Did An Outstanding Job On The Boat, Nice Eric

hes owned a lot of nice hardware and let it go...however i think jc would know what he has now or papache. but i am sure byrd will always have a prime machine

Claudios
 

Will be at Claudio's this Saturday. Hope to see you and your boat there.

Thanks,
Eric

Great job!!!!

Last time I saw that boat it was at a small boat show, 2000 timeframe, here in NJ. The boat didn't have SSM#6's on it and looked like it had a broken stringer near the transom on the port side. At the time it had motors with the kinsler injection but it looked like it was ready for an overhaul.

Great job on the project, it looks great!!!!

By any chance were you running off Sandy Hook on Wenesday evening??

Frank

Mph
 

104.6 MPH dry sumped drives last winter might have more left with props.

Wow, must have missed this thread back in 07............ Boat looks Great!!!
Jr.

this is the boat that was at lamotta's last weekend?
that boat is beautiful :drink:
love the injection setup!!

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Just revisited this thread.
This 41 Apache is my definition of a real Offshore Powerboat!
Great work on the restoration!

Very Nice Pics ,,,Eric

Awesome Pictures-Looks Great

Heres some old pics. 1988 atlantic city

A few more.

Definately one of my favorites !!!

who is that handsome guy to your left?

nice:drink:

Very nice!!! I cant wait to see mine all stripped and all painted white, Since I love white so much I might just leave it all white but hey thats me.
Great job, Great boat and the speed is VERY impressive.
I have not really HAMMERED mine yet so I dont know what speeds I am capable of as of yet and I have always had quite a few people and fuel on for in the beginning like alot of others, I dont want to run lean on the fuel side cause you never know where you will end up down here and without knowing how fast fuel gets consumed until you get really used to your boat I never wanted to risk it but so far I have seen 88 on GPS, cheeks flappin, neck skin wiggling around, earrings pulling back and I did that with 1foot chop in the ICW (and if any of you are law enforcement, im not saying where so I dont get in trouble so SHHHHHHH)

few questions, where can you get your boat weighed in?
Can I pull into one of those weigh stations on like a highway like I95 or something or is that reserved for commercial vehicles only? I would hate to take up time out of the truckers time frame goofin around trying to figure out the weight of my boat.
Good job, always post more photos too!
Jason

Marine One In Ft. Lauderdale

Gotta Bring This One Back To The Top Again <<<< OUTRAGEOUS PACKAGE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Great Job Eric

I think the white looks nice. Do you plan on adding any graphics, or are you leaving it all white?
What has been the overall reaction from people that see it?

Thanks

Any landscape yard or truck stop should have scales. Pull in with the boat on the trailer, get the weight, then drop the boat in the drink. Weigh again with just the truck and trailer - viola! You now know how much the boat weighs.

I am sure you are pretty close with fuel in it.....Beautiful piece...

Up and running
 

Just ran it over the week end 105 with the new 5 blade cnc props at 6100rpm has more left in it maybe 110. 105 flat water 200 gallons of fuel. Motors make 960hp 6700.New props boat handels so much better.

Beautiful boat, definitely one of the nicest Apaches, as far as I am concerned. Those are some beefy looking trim tabs.

The exhaust runs alongside the saddle tanks. I wonder about heat/expansion, is there any real problem with the exhausts so close? Is there some kind of pressure bleed, for any excessive pressure build up? I would think the fuel would get hot and expand. Not to mention a possible decrease in horsepower due to high fuel temp, is any kind of cooler used to cool the fuel before final delivery? I have seen box's with fuel line coiled inside and ice added to cool the fuel on funny cars.

Water cooled exhaust only gets about 100 degrees. Not a problem at all.

Eric, that's hauling azz in that Apache!!!

Did the new props help with the mid-range porpoise?

Porpoise
 

The boat is so much better. The negitve trim changes the boat a lot now. Rough water its verry good. Does not stand up like it did before.Best money i ever spent. Thanks for some advice from BRET from BBLADES.

Thats great news Eric, its great to read that your boat is doing well. Post some pics!

Christian

Today Star Chaser went 110.7mph with more than 100 gallons of fuel on board.

holy wow thats quick for 960s

That is awesome. Glad to hear the apaches are putting out some big numbers. Nothing like an apache. We are rebuilding our motors now, they were down on power and tired

Just saw this, we restored this boat in the 1990s :coolcowboy: We did it for Bobby Witko of Wits End fame.

How does it handle at that speed?

The boat handles great over a hundred the drives where trimmed very high to get the last couple mph out to get 110.7. So it was pretty loose. I have hade the boat at 105 in some 2 and 3 ft seas very predictable with the new 5 blade props.

Eric,

That is a BAD A@# boat..Way to run that thing..

Joe