Probably, but Lord Knows where it is....

Picture the paint job from the above Jaguar...on Jesse James.

T2x

T2x what type of drives did the 48ft jesse james have?

They were proprietary surface drives designed by George in collaboration with Tom Wenstadt, a Mercury engineer, with a little input from all of us. They featured aerated struts to ventilate the propellers during planing. There was also a manual adjustment for shaft angle which allowed both level ...and positive trim. ......... This was achieved using a clever drop box layout, a small but surdy thrust bearing at the through hull point on the transom...and a large diameter propeller with high rake for bow lift. The props were made by Kiekhaefer in 4 and 5 blade versions....... 24" diameter.....34-36" pitch. The drives depended on a drop box which was mounted between the fore and aft engines in each hull this not only connected two engines and dropped the power down to the sponson floor...it also featured a number of "quick change" gear ratio selections from under 1:1 to over 2:1. The design could handle up to 2000 lbs of torque. These drives are still ahead of anything on the water today, but, sadly, the project never really was followed up on.

The rudders were custom made at Latham Marine and featured the longest blind bore ever done at that time, outside of NASA. Bob Latham had to obtain upgraded computerized equipment to drill the pivot pin holes...( A very big deal back then).

Finally the cockpit canopy was developed at TexStar (the people who make the F-16 canopies) exclusively for this boat at a cost of 100 grand or so.

T2x

T2x - i think its time for you to start a thread for us that would like to have a little hydrodynamics/tunnel boat design lesson.

hey how you all doing? this is eric. do you have any more Jesse James pictures? anything at all, its been a long time.

yes,i think cowisl has a good point there! come on please.

Uhh?........No.

:p

T2x

Mr. Diplomacy
 

Ahh,, the master of diplomacy, no one knows how to gracefully bow out of a question like T2x, I know that the United States Diplomatic service tried to recruit him to head up our foreign relations. :rolleyes:

Are there any pictures of the drive available?

ok next time better,i like to learn!!i dont want to turn the forum into a day time job for you!

i think every body in the forum have to give you a big,,thank you,,for what you put in.

wel...... i must say philip also got a point there:rolleyes:

I've got the original blue prints somewhere in my mess.

T2x

A Couple a after restoration pictures of the same boat

Good job!
I remember when that cat came in Viareggio. I hoped could be as the Jesse James, but when I saw it in water it was so different instead from it. Less weapon.
I don't know if it were guilt of the greatest length, of the Lambos or of Fruitier, but that cat didn't go so fast. It find difficult to take the glide.
I remained disappointed.

We remained disappointed as well.............. It was our second Open class boat and was designed to go quite fast. However, at that time there was little experience with the Lambo's and the Fruitiers were also basically rookies as well.They did seem to get better at it as time went on, and the boat did win Cowes-Torquay one year.

The late Grand Prix driver, Didier Pironi, acted as sort of an "agent/manager" for the project and it took various twists and turns as he wheeled and dealed. At one point he was negotiating to build a boat out of carbon fiber, before this one was completed. It was very confusing to all involved.

I am thrilled that it has been restored and it looks great....

Nice job on a truly unique Euro/American collaboration.

T2x

Rick, Thanks for posting the Pic's of BULL THROTTLE ! That boat really did turn out nice.

Sparky did you guys every run that thing when you finished it? How did it go? It was very cool to see at St Clair a few years ago.

Ryan, never had it in the water had everything just running on the hose, The boat is in conneticut just being a museum peice.:(

does anyone have the hull plans for the 35

I do......

This isn't something that will be out in the public domain......and it always amazes me that people ask for proprietary information.

If we went to all the trouble of building reverse angles subtly into each of the Conquests to prevent "popping"......why in the world would we give out the plans??????

T2x

Because you are a nice guy?

I am? I must have forgotten that. Damn "Oldtimers disease".....:p:p

T2x

Would it be alright if I asked for the plans for that gearbox :D

There would be no chance of me copying anything from it please se following photo of my garage.

Ernie

As the owner of "Panama Jack", I can say not only did that boat win me Rookie of the Year, it also won the Gold Cup, and National High Points Championship in 1990. The coveted P-1!
The boat was a great time for Terry Hill and I, and we had a fun time racing her those years!
Ken Adams and Rich Luhrs along with George Linder were involved with Conquest at the time.
JC

http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h3...PanamaJack.jpg


Panama Jack, U.S. Pro Stock Champion, Gold Cup Winner and Conquest!

It has been a while but this web site has amazed me again......T2k thanks for all the great reading.....Those boats were way ahead of their time......Nobody appreciates the heart and the passion that went into boats back in the day.......Now it's just how fast can i go and how much is it going to cost.........

Thanks again mike bacha

Hey John:

Nice to see you on here........

Hope life has treated you well.........

T2x...aka Rich Luhrs

Just showed up in the classifieds. Any info.

That is Captain America.....

I'm 99% positive I saw that boat on one of those shows similar to "Party Heat." The driver of that boat was intoxicated and hit some kids who were tubing behind another boat. Luckily nobody was injured.

Ryan

I think you should buy that thing.

um.....no i'll stick with the two boats I've got......thanks for thinking of me......

Well guys its been quite a while since i've been On OSO. Wow I've been missing out on some really good Reading material. And eye candy for the boat lover.
T2X hope everyone is doing well. Please send my regards to George during your next visit. The old man is still Doing well and is as aunry as ever. He is still kicking around good wood-Shavings that is.
I missed gettting a good look at at a wing while I was in Kankakee at the Nationals. I've seen a few pics of yours Looks like fun.There were several nice vintage opc rides on display there. Old wood Gotta love it...

And by the way Bravo on the following wisdom. I may be part of a much younger generation but have thought those very words myself many a day. Describes the boat biz as a whole pretty much right now.

"who would buy it?....for what purpose?......and using what powerplants in today's fuel silly situation? With insurance and liability issues, rising fuel costs, declining credit markets, and a spoiled "instant gratification" generation of customers who made too much, too fast and insist on surrounding themselves with sycophants and hangers on, what's the point? Where are the real boat racers?"

Ragards
Ken Adams Jr
www.questracing.com

Thanks Ken....Tell your Dad hi and he's still "The Man".

This thread is a tribute to his talents........

T2x

You guys were the only ones to figure out how to build a wooden cat that would stay together in rough water, and still be fast. It is a shame that you came into the game so late. Had you started at day one, your name would be up in lights. I've always been a big fan of Adams, Linder and that other guy...........

The proper term for the "other guy" is the "heartless schmuck". :D

Linder and Adams had great talent......

But only I could break anything.....:p:p

P.S. Thanks for the complement...at least the Conquests didn't look like dumpsters.

T2x

Well, there's that...............

Ahh Cant ya feel the Love. Brownie your right it would have been interesting to see what great things would have been created down the line. Masive amount of talent even from the Smhuck!!! LOL!! Like most really good things it takes a team effort.

Darn old timers & has beens....:ernaehrung004:

any pictures from ,,captain america,,?
 

any body have some pictures or more information about captain america?

thanks!

I'd be glad to but the webmaster/geniuses on OSO have pulled my ability to post pictures apparently....

Ask the same question on seriousoffshore.com

T2x

The 35' Jesse weighed in at 9350 lbs race ready, after the canopies were installed as well as driver cooling and such. I remember weighing her just outside of Lake X in Fl.
Roger