top banana pics non ?
 

anybody has any pics of top banana did not get one yet ! everything that is on the internet i got already,also like to have some pics when she was racing as ,,rums of puerto rico,, and under nr.666.

come one please !

leaving rhode island
 

on the move

Here is a pic from 1985 courtesy of "h2oboater"
Where is Top Banana heading to?

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story behind the 666?

on his way to thailand for restoration,cost about 20% of the cost in usa and good craftsmanship,repair all with kevlar and then 454's in it.

666
 

i think mr.mccarthy knows the story better then me.as i understand it was sold to a guy in rhode island who raced it for a few years and the it was 25/30 years in storage ?

back on the water
 

you can say it is back on the water again in a kind of way...............

Whereabouts in Thailand? That's my neck of the woods. If it's near me, I could drop by and report if you like.
Cool project and a great place to get some quality work done cheap.
RR

will go to phuket,i need a trailer and bravo 1 outdrives if you know anything !

Sorry, I'm in Pattaya Beach, 600 miles from Phuket. Can't help you greatly from here but I'll be watching for a build thread!! Looks great, I'm sure you'll be very happy with the Thai standard of work and attention to detail. Just make it it very clear what you want done and keep an eye on the whole process.

Good luck.

RR

IMO, you are ruining that boat with Bravo drives, find , at least, some 3a's for it.......

there is a picture of it as Rums of Puerto Rico on this page , email PBoden19 @ hotmail.com (no spaces) he has more if you would like to buy some.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...os-nnrt-4.html

If you need a trailer once it gets there, it sounds like it is not coming back to the States!

thanks rak rhua,i know how it works here have to watch them ,but i have a perfect guy here who build kevlar boats for the thai marine.

hi ryan,bravo ones are not for the banana boat,friend of me overlooked some rocks under water last month,you dont want to see it!
i am not sure yet what to put on the banana,they developed some kind of arnesen here that i am looking into.
dont worry not the thai arnesen like on the picture !

for now it will stay here, i need a trailer to bring it from unloading point to my house to do the work here will be including shipping a fraction from what it would have cost in the us to do it the right way,i hope that you are still willing to help me through the process,having this boat is really a dream come true for me , i love these old race boats and i am really happy i could safe this one.it costed me a lot of trouble to get it and more to get it over here,i am still surprised that no one in the us had any interest in buying this (in my eyes) very unique hull,and i am sure it will be back one day in usa were it in my opinion belongs.

what is this
 

what is this one for ?

thanks send mail already,

Isn't that for Loran, a navigation system that's not used anymore.

possible, it is in the banana hull must be old but looks new.

What is wrong with the stucture of the boat that it needs soo much work ?

Your photo is a receiver for a Flux Gate Compass.

keep it quit !
 

thanks a lot ! haha look at this ad !

survey report ;

CONCLUSION
This classic and historic offshore race boat is in surprisingly original condition with
relatively little structurally wrong. However she does need a full restoration. The
starboard aft hull bottom needs repair of an old damage. The #4 bulkhead needs some
repair, the cracked side decks need repair. The vessel needs overall refinishing and of
course engines and systems need to be redone.

Doesn't sound like it needs much. That s Good.

May I ask what nationality you are ?

American here.

hi,i was born in holland,lived in miami and now in phuket thailand were i like it a lot because of the freedom that you have,not to many rules,as long as you behave you can do what you want .

the boat is in nice condition,the deck cracked during a race and there is a soft spot at starboard engine side,bulkhead is easy to repair,but in the u.s. it would still have cost a lot here the minimum monthly salary is about 250$ and very skilled workers,i found to 454 blocks,outdrives will be the biggest problem.

Thats cool

I am 4 generations later from being a Hollander..

Best of Luck with your new project.

I asked RakRau who is woking onhis project in Pattaya what the cost of resin and fiberglass cloth was over in Thialand but he did not have that info.

Would you happen to know what a liter of resin cost or a metre of biaxial cloth costs.

From what I see from Rak Rau posts the labor is very skilled and reasonably priced.

hey jef, new screen name , to match the boat?

yes,could not change user name so opened a new account only for the banana,how is your boat going?sorry for not buying it but i was negotiating for the banana for long time and when i told them i wanted to buy your boat they accepted the price i offered so all changed at the last moment,normally not my style but it went this way.

sold with deposit.... good luck w/ the banana

thanks!