Craigslist find....what is this?
 

https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/boa/4322572014.html

Calling H20, what is this exactly? is it really a Ross Focht boat?

not only will h2o know what it is, he probably rigged it at least once in it's life. 470 mercs? puhleease!!!

Why not call Mr. Focht himself? To me the beauty of buying an old unique boat is the story behind it. It's tough justifying spending more than a pretty penny restoring an old school boat if the man behind the boat or even worse, the boat itself, is not exceptional. Best of luck.

Ocean Express Powerboats inc.
9483 Smith street
Algonac, MI 48001
810.794.5551 (p)
810.794.1054 (f)

Back in 1976 Bud Drettman bought the old Wolverine Magnum race boat from Pete Smith. Drettman rebuilt & raced this Magnum as the M-888 Active 8 er. From that experience Drettman started the Active boat company with Ross & Larry Fotch in Algonac Michigan. Bud first started to build a 31' x 9' beam vee hull & raced the S-888,, they also built pleasure boats like this one on craigs list. Active would later build the World Championship Active cat hulls that later became the Image, & Express cats now owned by Ross Fotch.

the foredeck is hideous.

Tell us about Lake St Clair in the 70's. Whas it non stop badass boats and fun?
Did you you get to hang out with Red Crane?
He's pretty much the coolest person there. Always will be.

Jeff

Like what they say in Vegas what went on in the 70's on Lake St Clair will stay in Lake St Clair, :party-smiley-004: but you always come out & see for yourself. Red is only cool because Mary Ann let's him hang out with her. :rolleyes::

Hay Mark ( h20Boater) what ever happin to Larry Fotch?

Larry is alive and well he works in some type of tool shop in marysville, Mi. He and Ross split years ago !!

[QUOTE=h2oboater;4079663]Back in 1976 Bud Drettman bought the old Wolverine Magnum race boat from Pete Smith. Drettman rebuilt & raced this Magnum as the M-888 Active 8 er. From that experience Drettman started the Active boat company with Ross & Larry Fotch in Algonac Michigan. Bud first started to build a 31' x 9' beam vee hull & raced the S-888,, they also built pleasure boats like this one on craigs list. Active would later build the World Championship Active cat hulls that later became the Image, & Express cats now owned by Ross Fotch.[/QUO

Would you happen to know if Active 8 Er is the same boat that was later called Tapper. The one that totally blew apart in a NJ race.