35 ft race
 

Just thought I would say hi as just bought a 35 ft ex race boat mighty mouse will most likely be here from time to time looking for advice . We will be racing this boat here in the UK in the UKOPRA fleet will keep posting on our progress .

Congrats and welcome. They (archer marine I believe) did a great job on the restore. Look forward to seeing pics and hearing how it goes.

Yes correct Dan at Archer Marine did the work . Looking forward to pick it up new to cigarette coming from Twin engine Pantera which we also raced here in the UK .

Paul?

Hi Jay how you Doing , all good I hope 👍
Do you still have the scout ?

Hey Paul,
Great to see your voice! When I read a Pantera in the UK, I knew that pretty much narrowed down to you ;)! The scout is good, kids are getting bigger, gonna have to move up soon, Dude, Mighty Mouse! That a righteous! That will definitely eat up some of that big water you get there. You have post pics when it arrives. When is the due date?

Hi Jay glad your all doing ok , I will put some pictures up when it arrives here and more when we race it next spring .
you can follow the racing if you go to UKOPRA fb page , racing is getting more boat entrys each year which is great for the sport . don't see peanut any more no idear what he is up to .
if you ever come to visit Peanut let me know I will make sure you get a boat ride . Take care Paul
Boat did date is 19 October I am getting excited 😄

Will try and post some pictures as the boat is now in the UK pick it up weekday 6November
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Can't seem to post in Q& A tried twice and can't see them so try here .
anyone know oil capacity for 454 Gentry turbo engines with what looks like original sump .

Its posted there. After you post, you need to refresh your screen and not just use the back arrow.

Well????? I think I saw some pics on fb. Congrats Paul! You have to start a thread or keep posting on your journey. Supper happy go ya man. What an epic boat. That thing will be crushing it there

Congrats on one wise purchase imho, Paul. Dan as always did an amazing job on this boat and I was shocked when it didn't sell

at first. Those Gentry motors I guess were de-tuned to around 900 hp each by Dan and will be reliable and stunningly impressive.

You've got the Cig KAAMA 36 tribute there, the Kiekhaefer Aeromarine III, and the 1973 Cigarette Racing Team 35 Dry Martini now

owned by Jonathan and son Hector Sainsbury. With the right preparation and you got a very serious contender. Godspeed and

look forward to follow your endeavors in UKOPRA.



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Hi yes I will keep posting as the race season starts any one interested can just go to the UKOPRA site , motors in the boat are more in the 650 HP range but not 100% sure as 650/ 700/750 was mentioned by the seller when I bought it to not really sure .
we are going with the mighty Mouse name and will have to change number as 99 is in use .Don't know how to post picture here but when I work it out I will .

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Thanks for posting the photos👍👍👍

De nada, Paul. Any boat that Dan at Archer Marine goes through and restores or refurbish, always turn out to be

spectacular. He makes sure that things work even in rough conditions. You truly scored on this boat.

Paul, I can’t wait to see more! What’s on the “to do” list before the race season starts?

Hi Jay I have had to do quite a lot more than I was led to believe I had to do , I was told good to go just needs fresh fuel 😂😂 two turbo s seized carbs and maifoud full of rust and corrosion and water with what looked like barnacles the side of peas in the manifold . Be the last time I trust anyone's word .
​​​​​​many hours of work later I am getting on top of it going back to mighty mouse and will be race number 1-09 fit a decent auto fire extinguisher and good to go will let you know when UKOPRA has its first race

Yes I heard the same from a friend of mine here ,but as I said one motor induction side was a mess had to grind the corrosion out of the mini manifolds then have the holes welded up they were full of water I guess sea water looking at the corrosion , ueven the fuel pump vent hose fitting was in the bottom of the manifold waiting to be sucked in the turbo cockpit stunck off pis s but I put that down to the Dockers , and didn't have any paper handy and did some maths on the side of the boat where the 99 is . tSent you a friend request Jay before I got the boat ?.

I've been tied up for a few days, Paul. I also looked in my records since I like to follow the destinies of the most famous race boats. Dan MacNamara,

at Team Archer Marine, finished the complete restoration of this boat 8 years ago.

He did an incredible job as usual. I'm unsure who owned it then and if the owner ran it much. A new boat or one like this that was brought back to better-than-new

can get sadly neglected in just a season or two, as we all know. In 8 years a lot can happen, but the sales pitch comments were definitely bad karma, and not

Kiekhaefer karma.

Merry Christmas and Wishes For A Fabulous 2025 Boating Season, Paul.

Thank you and a merry Christmas to you , I will be testing the boat I a month ready for the 2025 UKOPRA racing season I will post my progress here for anyone interested .

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