Conquest cats
07-23-2008 | 12:27 PM
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From: Granite Quarry, NC
The first time I knew anything about it was when the wooden running plug showed up at a race......in Florida as I recall maybe in '86.....
It sank in that race..... thankfully the glass versions did better.
It was actually very different from any of the Conquests and much more in line with the older Chris Cat design. Jack had raced a Chris Cat called "Thriller" previously and done very well with it.
T2x
07-23-2008 | 02:01 PM
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From: Granite Quarry, NC
I went down for the old timer's party on Friday night...and to lay Davey's ashes in the Sea.
By the way...where's my vinyl?
T2x
07-23-2008 | 04:14 PM
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07-24-2008 | 12:51 AM
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When I agreed to leave Magnum (best job in the world except for the money) and become Prez of Cougar, they had not yet reached their dominance. Like most things, at least in my life, they were not exactly as they appeared. We were going to be the marine branch of McClaren, the Sabre Diesel distributor, etc. Never happened. Instead, we became the US racing arm of Cougar, Ltd. James Beard was my hero. One of the neatest guys I ever met. Big brain, very large stones. You could buy a Kevlar Cigarette for $24,000. We got $85,000 for a 38' Aluminum cat.
They sent me the cheese to buy Donzi's yard on the row, when the exchange rate was about 1 pound = $2.50 US. We operated at a small loss or a small profit, with "Mommy" sucking out the profit. After five years, the exchange rate was 1 pound equalled $1.03US. The yard had appreciated 50%. All in all, we bought the yard for 300,000 pounds, and sold it for 1,000,000 plus. Nobody makes that kind of bucks in the boat building business. The rest, as they say, is history.
I never regretted a minute of my time there.
They sent me the cheese to buy Donzi's yard on the row, when the exchange rate was about 1 pound = $2.50 US. We operated at a small loss or a small profit, with "Mommy" sucking out the profit. After five years, the exchange rate was 1 pound equalled $1.03US. The yard had appreciated 50%. All in all, we bought the yard for 300,000 pounds, and sold it for 1,000,000 plus. Nobody makes that kind of bucks in the boat building business. The rest, as they say, is history.
I never regretted a minute of my time there.
