Incredible Apache
 

I want to see more!

Looks like the Apache Heritage resto is done.

Indeed!

Yep, looks great!! Nice work as always.

plus 1....Looks awesome and amazing machine but that is certainly not Apache water at ALL!!!

The water is small, yet the big Apache Powerboat carries the bow exceedingly well. Impressive! Fantastic race history on this beauty, need more pics and info concerning the restoration.

Merc 1350's. 115+ with 500 gals of fuel onboard according to what I heard.

BAMF !!

Super!

With 4 adults and 3 full grown porpoises as well! :eek:

Are there any pictures of the rigging?

Is that the national german eagle sign on the side? WTF

German owner?

I was in Fort Myers today for business. Mark invited me to stop by the shop to catch up and visit with Raju - the Bengal cat. It was a pleasant surprise for me. Apache Star, the former Apache Heritage, was in the shop after a recent dialing-in run.

I left the shop almost six hours ago and I am still awestruck. The restoration is beyond what I would have imagined. The enclosed canopy was replaced with a custom formed, green tint polycarbonate. The cockpit and Recaro race seats are finished in custom leather (not vinyl, but real animal hides) from Bentley England (Yes, that Bentley). The Recaro seats are yellow stitch Carbon from the race division in Germany. The cockpit is a single piece unit mounted on a two stage, patented shock mitigation system. As was told to me, the first stage will absorb everything up to 4 footers. When the first stage "bottoms out", the second stage takes over and absorbs upto six footers. Beyond six footers, I'm heading home. I know the boat can take it but I don't want to endure the recovery on my back and knees the next day.

The engine compartment, as usual, is an example of incredible attention to detail. All the traditional Stainless Steel is matte black. The combination of the Merc 1350s in black and Carbon fiber, with the matte black Stainless against the rich paint that matches the exterior is simply stunning. A nice touch on the engine hatch, Mark installed clear "windows" above the flame arrestors. Sort of like the view into the engine compartment of the F430 Ferrari. Just as an indication of the quality and commitment on the restoration, there are now mirrors on either side of the cockpit. The mirrors are from a McLaren F1.

The paint is a custom color from Porsche - not available to us mere mortals here in the US. It presents slight color variations depending upon the light conditions and the angle from which you are looking. It is such a deep, rich color in person. To call it orange is simply inadequate. I could never have imagined doing a whole boat in monochromatic - especially orange - until I saw this in person today.

Mark told me that he has 7,000 man hours in the boat. To my eye, it is museum quality. There really is no limitation to what can be achieved by our custom builders here in the US. My earlier comment about it being a BAMF doesn't even come close. Add un-be-F'n-lievable.

We all have a list of boats, past and present, whether they be race boats, pleasure boats, or true custom works of art, that belong in the Hall of Fame. This one just moved to the top of my list.

PS: out of respect for Marks policy of protecting his clients' privacy, I did not take any pictures.

Thanks MB3.

more pics please!

How many motors now?

Good question Pete! I'm looking at the 1 pic available on my 27" iMac screen. I believe I see two air scoops on a long stagger. Incredible torque from those Mercury Racing 1350's.....Interesting. MB3 had eyes on the powerboat, hopefully he'll answer the question.

They said it had clear windows above the engines so it looks like two. ApachePete how did that boat look when it raced back then?

two. full stagger.

So, you can imagine the amount of work involved in converting the stringer system; redoing the transom; removing and reconfiguring the fuel tanks; and crafting a new engine hatch from scratch. Lots of re-design and re-fit work. In the final incarnation, it came together wonderfully.

Thanks for the input. Sounds like literally a boatload of professional work went into this resto/mod. Mercury Racings 1350s in this Apache really bumps performance. . Congratulations to the new owner, and of course Apache Powerboats for the build.

Since there appeared to be some interest in the boat, I placed a call to Mark and asked for some more details and a few pictures. Attached are the pictures that the owner has currently approved for publication.

Mark told me that the original deck was completely removed from the front of the canopy to the transom and replaced with a new, one-off design. The hull to deck joint on the whole boat was redone in the same original Kevlar / Carbon Fiber layup and is now seamless.

All 8 original fuel tanks were removed and replaced with newer technology. The transom was completely replaced as well as all the stringer in the engine compartment. The hull was upside down for three months doing blueprinting and painting.

Dual gauges installation for engine monitoring. Twin Garmin Touchscreen displays too. I recall seeing one in the rear passenger section and one on the front console.

-- EDIT --. Well, I have a couple of pictures, but apparently I am no longer able to post pics on OSO.

Thanks for the update. You can send them to me and I'll upload them for you
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Apache Star

Cool boat, the orange and name reminds me of 5 star one from st Tropez. France.

Thanks for the pics/update. Love those Recaros!

Apache Star is set up extremely well with those 1350's on the long stagger, even in that flat water it looks fast! Love to see it in 4 to 6's, a thing of beauty running in those seas.....

That boat is simply incredible.

Holy hell, that thing is sick!

Never saw that video before. That is just freaking beautiful.

great video, nice re-do of the boat and good story.......that being said, if he is looking to be the record holder wouldn't BobtheBuilder be the current record holder when he did the run a couple years ago in his 50 Nortech?

It's a funny thing when Europeans try to do it like Americans! Congrats to him and Congrats to Apache/McManus

Bad ass boat

Love to see the engine room. Incredible torque from those engines. Apache Star...simply awesome!

WOW! That thing is SIIIIIIIIICK....."with out a doubt the most valuable deep vee in the United States..."

Wonder what the price tag is. You figure some of the other big ticket re-do's were in the 2mil area.....3mil...4 mil???

LOVE the color combo and look.

I read Don Aronow made a statement to the effect....... how he felt his powerboats and the old man's (CK) propulsion systems were a great combination. Both men have passed decades ago. Nice to see Don's finest deep v and Carl K's Mercury Racing still have the magic.

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I think Bob goes to Cuba for lunch and Mexico for records.

Wow...words can barely begin to describe. Incredible.