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Originally Posted by PURPLE HORNET (Post 3048361)

1960 Powercat 14C Twin 75hp flying Scotts

I believe we have a winner...........

AL Kropp and Jim Ariloa were owners/operators of this boat. "KAT" = "Kropp Ariloa Team" back in 1988/89 or so. They were from the Chicago area.

I bought this white 1995 35' Ocean Express for my next project.

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Originally Posted by T2x (Post 3048424)

I believe we have a winner...........

but shouldn't the real winner have 2 "tower of power" Merc's???

at least T2x knows what I am taking about!!!!

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Originally Posted by Velocity Vector (Post 3048773)

VV I had an old vid with those guys really crankin it out and pushing the Chairman of the Board. That was a hot ride!

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Originally Posted by Velocity Vector (Post 3048773)

I remember that boat when they first got it. would love to see any of the boats from that area from back in the 80s, like al's RAMBO or beast, savage, billy the kid, the dealer and so on

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Originally Posted by T2x (Post 2911395)

how about?

I saw Jesse James while at the docks in Greenwich CT in 1985 or 1986(?) at an NPBA race. That's what got me into Cats! :ernaehrung004:

[QUOTE=Velocity Vector;3048773]AL Kropp and Jim Ariloa were owners/operators of this boat. "KAT" = "Kropp Ariloa Team" back in 1988/89 or so. They were from the Chicago area.

V.V.,

Did "KAT" then race later on as "BFI Systems" ?

C.B.

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Originally Posted by fountain40icbm (Post 3049754)

but shouldn't the real winner have 2 "tower of power" Merc's???

at least T2x knows what I am taking about!!!!

Screw the power...I'm talking about the boat. It's truly old school and beautifully restored. I had one of those 14's as well as a 15 footer back in the day. As a result of those great years, I searched for and found another 15 a few years ago. These boats are the real "Icons". All of the Offshore cats that followed (including our Shadows and Conquests), owe everything to the Powercats, Switzers, Craigs, and Stylecrafts that blazed the trail and proved the superiority of multihulls in choppy conditions. I'm simply honest enough to admit it. We started the Shadow Cat project strictly because of our own experiences racing with and against cats and tunnel hulls in prior years on marathon OPC race courses.

I can tell you straight up if you gave me almost any of the mid 80's Offshore cats today.....I'd probably give it back. (with the exception of a couple of Conquests of course... and just about any Skater:p)