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I dont have any pics of the boat, but after talking to some friends I think I am mistaken. They remember the boat Im thinking of being called Sound Wave, not Heat Wave.

A few of the smaller boats

Smaller it is...

28' Larry Smith Team Scarab boat, by Mike Jenkins.

30' Larry Smith Team Scarab.

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Originally Posted by 7xchamp (Post 2791073)

Clarification: Chris Smith was not Larry Smith`s son, Larry only has a daughter. Little known fact is that Charlie Strang, then President and CEO of O.M.C. along with Larry Smith asked if I would test run the boat and give an evaluation as to wheather the accident was driver error or the fault of the boat. I tested the boat in Stuart at the O.M.C. test base, I took Larry Smith and a friend of mine to drive, It was rough as hell, and we ran the snot out of the boat, tripped it in once and Larry hit his elbow, I think broke it, was in lot`s of pain, we finished the run, all OK I then raced the boat in open class in inaugural St Augustine race, rookie driver and navigator we got third in open class, same race Rockie A. disintegrated his Cat with Howard Quam. By finishing third the boat qualified to run the worlds in Key West with some Aussies who bought it and I believe took it to Australia. The boat was awsome fast for it`s time, estimated HP each I was told was over 450hp, power to weight made it quick, Best I saw was 92 mph at a time when the best scarabs were running 88 to 90. The boat accelerated really hard, was actually a fun boat, could have been tweaked and C.G.`d a little better. Shame about the two deaths, but they just ran it over there head and got bit.

Does anyone know if this was the only Triple Ob race made?

My boss states that in the early to mid 80s He worked on a racing team called 'Swift Ship" The boat was a black 38ft with Triple Obs. He does not have a picture of it since "I was just a kid" just messing around in the pits when the team asked me if i would like to work for them.
The race was in Detroit but he ended up staying with the team for the season.

The Micheloeb light boat is available with new motors and ready to run. pm me for their contact#

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Originally Posted by larslindroth (Post 3261293)

30' Larry Smith Team Scarab.

This is a modified 29 EXTREME SVL !!!! not a Scarab.

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Originally Posted by northernoffshore (Post 3320277)

looking good.

Looking good,but why so down the written Michelob Light?

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Originally Posted by Black Tornado (Post 3321900)

Looking good,but why so down the written Michelob Light?

not my boat.... belongs to gbochis oso. I think he wants to sell it also, It still needs the boot stripe put on. and yes it looks a little low and could be moved forward a bit, but it's only vinyl so ..... It is just cool to see the older historic boats look like they did back in the day. All the mechanics are like new and plus it's fast too.(Black Tornado you probably didn't even need a pic to notice it)