38 top banana saved
 

dear all,my dream come true i bought mr.mccarthy's top banana race boat,so it is on the move now.
it was not possible for me to go to rhode island to see it myself when i purchased it so i was depending on the people there that i like to thank for their remarkable service and honesty :

mr.rick cataldi..................owner
mr.peter a hunt................surveyor
mr.richard tarlaian jr.........transporter

as i like to collect as much photo's and history about this boat i would like to ask you to share everything you have that was not on the internet yet with me.

i will update in this forum with the restoration process what will take some time their i am on a budget !

and it will have nr 60 again.

thanks in advance to all.

Well done, and good luck with your project.

Kalaazar

thank you kalaazar !

Where's it headed?

new jersey for now.

other question,anybody knows why i get logged out of oso after 5 minuts all the time?

Where in NJ. Is someone there going to be working on a restoration?

Great news 38 Banana! So glad to hear a boats being restored instead of being cut up into someone's dream fishing boat! Good luck!

thanks,still can not believe no one bought it,condition is much better than i expected and i think it will become more and more difficult to find them,especially with some racing history.

Very Cool! What is the overall plan for the restoration?

hull will be brought back in original condition not sure about engines.want to use it for pleasure and family to so should create some more space for people inside.
i am open for suggestions !

38 banana............So Glad your up to the task!..............If I can be of any help when she's in Jersey give me a shout.

thanks a lot for the offer but it will be fine !

Call Innovation Marine in Sarasota. Ask for Rick, tell him what boat you have and what you want to do with it, family vs racing, and he will set you up with engines and drives that will work everytime you want to use the boat. Forget the exotic crap that looks good but only runs every now and then. Innovation are good people, they will treat you right.

Tell Rick that I sent you.

Was this the one that was for sale with the cab over?

Yes

thanks top banana,i will keep that in mind but i am on a budget and need to do things step by step so i will start with making the hull solid the crack in the deck needs to be repaired correct because it was done poor i am thinking to use carbon fiber,if you are interested i can mail you the survey report and pictures,all things from the past are still in the hull,props,flags,anker and many other things i think it will be nice for you to see this.

What a cool boat good luck bringing her back to life.

Just curious being a vintage iron guy..... What happened to the cab over?

it is still for sale together with the trailer for a very low price,i would like to have it but can not ship it.has only 27000 miles on it !

link for the Rig?

rick cataldi ;

[email protected]

4014581503

Pay for the plane ticket I'll drive it. Lol

maybe for tommymonza he was interested !

hi tommymonza,i just spoke with rick he ask you to give him a call if you are interested,