As I remember once hearing from Felix Mummalo, who was a principal in the Viper Company the bottom had Sutphen designs or attributes - the top deck was his orriginal design - He was assembling them on Bridge Ave, in Point Pleasant NJ - he lived near by !

Phil

Phil- you are correct,I could not put my finger on it right away. Mavericks, I think were heavy and possibly 8'2" wide?

As of now she still has the Break Out name on her, & still looks very good. The boat needs all the rigging and powertrain replaced as it has been removed. Break Out has been sitting since it's last raced in the 90's.

Steve Baum raced a 8 Metre Christ Craft back in 1974 called the Maverick. At the September 21 1974 Blue Lagoon race Baum's Maverick flipped killing Baum's crewman Walt Burns, that was the first U,S death in offshore racing. The 8 Metre hull was damaged, and from that hull Baum made the 32' Maverick hulls.

Thanks h2oboater-good info!

True Ironhead, Only two were made as race boats. Steve Baum being the privet person who knows how many old school speed boats were made.

GO MAG GO tell us more -- please someone invent another old school question, we all must do our part in keeping h2o going i lived down the street from the offshore data base for 10 years and inturned on the many teams for another 14 years under his direct supervision theres more that master yoda knows just pose the questions and let the great carnack un load

Oh ye master of old school offshore and ambassador to the Magnum lifestyle,
Tell us of the lore and legend that is Red Crane............


Your student,

Jeff

Jeff, Red is better known as "The Apostle of Speed"

oh great "master" i also stand at the door of the dojo with my yellow belt and gee, we await your tripple black belt of offshore knoledge to tell us more. we stand on the cutting edge waiting for you to show us how to use the buter knife. now turn off oprah and start the "tell"