I had one of his tall deck that was left over from the Carrera warehouse and the Carrera racing days.
Engine is gone now but I still have the valve covers on my current engine.

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Kinda my little tribute to the man.
Never met him but the old Carrera race crew have nothing but good things to say about him.

Kinda sounds like any trade in life. You deal w/some people that are so hard to deal with and lots of A-holes...It's nice to hear about a guy who is truly genuine especially in a business or lifelong hobby for some, performance boating! Never met him, but sounds like my kind of person, the good guy. Let's see some pics! Did he have any connection with Cougar? I remember some old boat ads of a Cougar 41 (I think?) called "Breathless" that he rigged...maybe Harbor 1 was a dealer? Also, didn't he race a 46 Cougar "Spirit of New Orleans"? Old pics of him racing...bring them out, sort of a tribute to GOOD GUYS!

By the way, love the valve covers! Where might one find an old set of these...anyone in S. Florida? Got a tall deck myself built by a great builder in SFLA. Mine will need a rebuild soon and would love for one of his apprentices to do a rebuild.

Keith was not only my best friend, he was my best man.
He had more common sense then anybody I have ever known.
He was honest and sincere.
I was like a sponge around Keith. His knowledge about boats was limitless.
My National Championship in '83 with Sheer Terror was due more to Keith Hazell than my ability with the sticks.
It is true. The good DO die young. RIP Keith

Send it to Jason Saris..... In Bolton Landing, NY.....

He was Keith's closest apprentice and builds incredible engines with a loyal following of customers that have been with him for decades.

Truly a class act.

T2x

Thanks Rich. Bobby can back me up on this, the only person who was as close to Keith as Bobby and Chris, was my dad, Jason Saris. Give him a call- 518-644-3080

Wasn't there an all black 39 Cougar cat called Sheer Delight? Maybe used to be a Systems/Swiftsure? I am guessing that was yours? Cool boat and great comments! I am not ready for my rebuild just yet, but in the near future. I think I'll give Performance Marine a call. I see T2X on here alot and heard he's a legend. I feel I can trust him. By the way, Rich, my old man loves your Switzer. He is a big fan of the Diablo-Kenny Kitson. He has a Powercat that he redid...takes it to Mount Dora once a year. Thanks guys for the info and great comments, let's hear more!

Sheer Delight was run by Edwin Sheer.

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I worked at Holman Moody when Keith was Manager. He was fun to work for and a great guy overall. We had the big names come by to shoot the breeze almost every day. Life was good at HM. I worked with his Dad on the Bertram race boat My Moppie after Jim Manders left. Went on test rides in the production boats with Sammy James. Built engines every day for racers and production boats. Cried at his funeral. He was a Submariner in the Navy. Still miss him, and some of those lunches with him and Brownie and others.
RIP old friend, you are still remembered fondly.

I am curious and I hope I am not out of place asking how he died and how old he was? I remember last hearing about Profile Engines when they built some fancy engines for the 37 Aronow Gucci Edition. I guess this was around 1990. Was it not long after this that he passed? Sorry in advance if I offend anyone.