Where are all the Cobras?

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10-19-2009 | 04:33 PM

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Popeye '36 Cigarette damaged and sunk twice was sold to Dizzy Dean Disco in Kingston, Jamaica.

Popeye MSV '44, Dom bought two '42 turbo engines from Flagship Marine, NY. He wanted to try something with more power that was much faster in the seatrials around 100mph.

Sorry if I continue with the questions but I would want to understand better some things:
Memoirs if the Cig. 36' Popeye was a new boat built for Visconsi or one former boat?
Do you know the serial number of the hull?
Do some magazines bring the builder of the Popeye 44' as Mands Marine is correct or MSV must be written?

10-19-2009 | 04:38 PM

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Maybe the first three were Cobra Race Boats. The remaining boats which totaled 5 or 6 were pleasure boats Halpern sold with the race deck on them.

There may have been two kevlar boats within that group.

The first raceboat for Halpbern was built in two months and raced right away. It would be halpbern's first race with the Cobra '38 - that will tell you what year.

What I would want to understand is if the Cobra 38' of caldente was really the ex third Beep Beep-that in Kevlar -or perhaps one of the 5 or 6 pleasure boats of which you speak.

10-19-2009 | 05:19 PM

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The 38' ex caldente

The third Beep Beep that in Kevlar then rent to Doxford

One of two first Beep Beep and to right that it seems was prepared for Doxford. Both have the same version of different cover from that of 38' in Kevlar.

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10-19-2009 | 08:31 PM

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Great MSV history Sonny! Glad to have you here, sharing it with everyone. At what point do the 34 & more rare 38 Coyote come into this production? I helped put together a new, all black gelcoat, Airex & Kevlar 34 triple outboard, nationally campaigned raceboat, called "Chaos", for Al Schwenke...and a new, all black gelcoat, 38, with 4 new Hi-Perf Merc Mod-VP outboards, called "Four-Play", for brothers Glen & Norm Speck, amoung others, back in about 1982-83. Thanks

I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE NAME COYOTE

10-19-2009 | 09:00 PM

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when I worked at the cigarette factory we built this new 36 ft.race boat for mr. visconsi .I was throttle man with dominic for all the races the boat entered.msv is the builder of popeye 44 ft for mr. dominic visconsi.

10-19-2009 | 09:06 PM

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The 38' ex caldente

The third Beep Beep that in Kevlar then rent to Doxford

One of two first Beep Beep and to right that it seems was prepared for Doxford. Both have the same version of different cover from that of 38' in Kevlar.

all these hull are from the msv mold

10-19-2009 | 09:53 PM

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What I would want to understand is if the Cobra 38' of caldente was really the ex third Beep Beep-that in Kevlar -or perhaps one of the 5 or 6 pleasure boats of which you speak.

not sure.you will have to look at the framing in the bow to see if its cross framed with full ring bulkheads.

10-20-2009 | 08:22 AM

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If you worked at the Cigarette in that years are you in possibility to still remember the 36' competition build sequence ?
Example:
-Black Tornado(Balestrieri) hull 1
-Aeromarine I-KAM(Magoon) hull 2
-Blonde II(Hanks) hull 3
-Lady Nara(Bonelli) hull 4
-Starduster(Silvera) hull 5
-Boss O'Nova III(Wishnick) hull 6
-Innerspace(Gentry) hull 7
-Fino I(Rautbord) hull 8
-Fino II(Rautbord) hull 9
-Black Tornado II hull 10
-Copper Kettle(Satullo) hull 11
-Aeromarine III(Magoon) hull 12
-Dante's Inferno I(Tognoli) hull 13
-Blonde III(Hanks) hull 14
-Popeye(Visconsi) hull 15
-Eraf(De Angelis) hull 16
-Aeromarine IX(Bonomi) hull 17
-American Eagle I(Gentry) hull 18
-American Eagle II(Gentry) hull 19
-Sabre Dance(Taines) hull 20
-Slap Shot(Norris) hull 21
-Dante's Inferno II(Tognoli) hull 22
-Dry Martini(Bonomi 1973) hull 23
-Rock A Bye(Babin) hull 24

I know that it's a mission impossible to remember all but I hope that you can give me a little help to put order on this list.....