I can't believe I've missed this thread for 2 weeks!

Great info and stories Joe. Your info kind of straightens out some of the stories I was told when I first bought my boat. A lot of what I was told had a little bit of truth, but kind of went the wrong direction.
Mine is an all white Imron 1991 34' with staggered 454 mags, now putting out about 425 hp. The pic MM posted is is how the boat looked for the first 4 years I owned it. I had the flames added. I changed the graphics this past winter. This is how she looks now.

And the winner of the 2008 Cowes Torquay Cowes race is?

Payton - the name fits the boat!!!!

littlenige - Cowes is one of the great races, it seperates the men from the boys. It's offshore racing as it was intended, I liken it to LeMans and what is done here in the US, well it's NASCAR at Dover Downs, the Monster Mile!!!!

I wish I could support Top Banana in his efforts to bring Offshore Racing back again, just don't have the $'s to even race anymore.

Kitami, despite the "masterplan" that went array, he was committed to trying to push offshore racing and not settle on just using existing technology. He spent millions to develope new products that could go into production.

I'll say it again, Offshore Racing was not designed to be a spectator sport, just like Paris Dakar or Baja, it's for people or companies with's lots of money to push the envelope of endurance technology and hopefully put a trophy on a mantle. It's man vs the elements, not like boats with like engines running in circles.

Joe, they should bring it back in the US that way. Google Earth could sell a live feed on Pay Per View.


I did learn a little more about my boat yesterday. Over the winter I had installed a fuel flow meter and Northstar GPS. On flatter water my boat had a tendancy to porpos a little if I got the drives up anywhere close tolevel with the bottom. Well yester day I was watching gallons per mile drop as I got the drives up about 1/2 of a mark above level, while dropping the tabs to 2 marks below level. I always imagined I was scrubbing off to much speed with the tabs down that much. I had always tried to drive with them level. Looks like I was doing it backwards. I have to tried a WOT run to see how she runs then. But, gaining effeciancy at 45mph should be the same at 70+

91 Super Hawaii, great shots of your boat! And a nice looking boat.

We had both of those boats at Everglades Marina when the boats were new. It's been a long time and I'm getting senile, so I can't tell you exactly when that was.

If I remember correctly the boats both had standard MerCruiser power. The red 34' had staggered engines and the blue 40' had SBS. One of them loved to porpoise.

Finishing work was awesome, but we never sold any. Were ahead of their time.

Ed,

That's where I know you from!!!! I could never place where, it's Everglades!!!!

Joe Gere

Amazing what a small world the high performance boat people have.

I was at Everglades from Jan 1987 to April 1993 with a 9 month hiatus to Champion Marine from Nov 1989.

One quick question, what did Jeff Stoops have to do with Everglades or was he a customer?

Payton,Thanks.
Do you remember our meeting during the party in miami a few years ago? We talked on line a little before (when you were considering buying your boat) and when i heard you were there i made sure to say hi.