I took these pic's in Key West this year, I didn't know it was the old Slap Shot, How COOL !!!!

Slap Shot! Wow, how about some more stats...top speed, engines....as much info as possible.

I LOVE THAT BOAT!.

Biggus. H20 boater Fantastic work!.

That waving Stars and Stripes really behind the race number had to give suspicion!
To think that it seems that that boat had to mark the return to the competitions of Don, but then this last has desisted and he has surrendered her to Norris.
However before that Don in couple with Jim Wynne in that boat (all in white colour at time but just with the #2) won a club race in 1971 or 1972...

Mark did you say you owned this boat believe it, Magnum with the nace rear hatch set up

Yes Len I owned the BELIEVE IT Magnum from 1981 to 1986. She started life as the Dam Yankee sister Mag to Li'L SMIDGEN & SPIRIT. After we bought the rear hatch from the SPIRIT many thought it was the same Mag. I later sold it to a friend who raced it as CHEMICAL Re ACTION, were she is today ???????

Mark, very very nace looking boat that you had....wow should have keeped it..... Can me and my friend call on you for the rear hatch idea for his boat if he gets a magnum or even for me as i would like over transom Ex. Thank Len
Mabey i should sell mine as its all in its org form and start all over with the rear hatch and over transom ex done already???

h2oboater,about the the Lil Smidgen you are sure that pic was shooted in 1973? It appear the Aeromarine II with the #666 of 1974. In 1973 the Aeromarine II was with the #5.:confused:

BT you are right, this pic of the #666 is from a later date. I found this new's paper story that must go with that picture. The #666 won the race, Li'L SMIDGEN won Production class and was 4th overall.

Many of the pictures do not have dates on them, sorry about the confusion. This pic must be from the same race.

Your slippen Mark

Bob I slipped a long time ago, it's just catching up with me now !!!

Found this early photo of the #51 Bounty Hunter at a Florida race.

Here are a few more pic's of another classic Cig #36 BLONDE III .

Sweeeeet. Post more please!! (Is that an air intake just forward of the windscreen?)

There was one air intake in the centre of the deck just forward of the windscreen like you can see on the Elswick's Thunder at Cowes in 1978.
Another 36' with air intakes (two on the sides of the deck just forward the windscreen)) were the two Gentry's American Eagle in 1973/74.

Found these pic's of Preston Henn's 27' single engine Magnum [STREAKER Thunderbird, SWAP SHOP] with it's unique center steer set up. They are from a Florida race around 1973.

B T need help on this one.
 

B T, need help identifying this hull, I was told it was made in Italy in the 70's. Some how it turned up here in this Michigan boat yard. With it's twin shaft drives and large steps, you, or someone should know this boat ???????

Ahead Of Its Time If It Was A 70's Hull

It is an Offshorer, built by Monte Carlo Marine, in San Remo, Italy. It was designed by Bob Hobbs, and originally built by Cal Connell. It has the engines installed front and back, with a wing gearbox between them to mount the transmissions.

Brownie, You never cease to amaze me. I talked to the owner about 15yrs ago, and indeed he did say it was from Italy and I think is was made in 1973. A lot of the running gear was still in her, the gearbox was chain driven off of the engine's flywheels.
It did have an unusal trim tab set up, Only one tab about the size of a swim fin mounted right in the center of the transom just above the keel. Defineatly a radical bottom design for the year.
Who owned or raced her? does it have any history?

Brownie,
He had that boat in his shop in Hialeahs West 84 st about 1976, Cal told me that it was the way for the future!
How right he was!
Later,
Pepe @ Pantera.

h2oboater,Brownie has correctly replied to you.
Exactly it deals with a Riva Monte-Carlo Offshorer built in the seventies in the yards Mare e Sole near Ventimiglia to few kilometers from Sanremo toward the Italian-French border.
The yards I believe they were of ownership of Gianfranco Rossi famous T-Man of Renato Della Valle.

Thank's B T and Brownie, the steps look as good as any boat built today 30+ years later !!!!!!!!!

More importantly who is buying it and restoring it......I have the kegerator and a little knowledge, also willing to travel short distances........Cool boat......(you cant buy it mark you already have two cool boats it is against the unwritten man law).......lol

that step hull looks remotely familiar to a later Rybo Runner??

Guess who?
 

Circa 1966

G. Linder

Gentry Cat for sale
 

Look whats for sale on ebay now for $36000.00. 1991 Gentry Eagle World Champion 48' Offshore Cat ! Item number: 160215267261

The ad says the boat's in Los Alamitos. That's about 5 miles from me. I emailed the seller to have a look at her. The photos don't look like Los Al though. The mountains are too close!

Gentry Eagle
 

From a good friend of mine who knows the boat and trailer very well... the trailer has been striped of hydraulics and would have to be replaced to put it in a legal traveling mode.Also he indicated use two very large engines verses the 4 that were in it originally,and who ever buys it will need deep pockets. Bud

Looks like the one my folks took pictures of at the Talladega speedway this last summer.

Jeff

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No ...That is the wooden 46' hull. The one for sale is the aluminum 46 footer.

T2x

How about it h2oboater,we buck up for alittle bit of history

Who owned Slap Shot?

Bob,, I find um YOU buy um !! We should have bought the Fayva Cig.

Art Norris was the owner driver, he also was the GM of the Detroit Red Wings.

If I can off the leash for an hour or two tomorrow, I'm going to run up and have a look at it.

Gentry Eagle
 

Again two different boats,this is the aluminum one,less trailer hydraulics. Bud