Save the Old Race Boats
02-02-2006 | 09:28 PM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
Originally Posted by lucky strike
Then Diamond Don------- I think ?
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I thought Diamond Don was only put on that 40 foot Cigarette?
Steve is this the boat that Phil owned as Needle Nose?
02-02-2006 | 09:32 PM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
Originally Posted by Top Banana
I thought Diamond Don was only put on that 40 foot Cigarette?
Steve is this the boat that Phil owned as Needle Nose?
Steve is this the boat that Phil owned as Needle Nose?
I don't know if that was Phils 38.
Hey Phil M ! your on ! Whats the answer ?
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02-02-2006 | 10:32 PM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-8597.html
heres one i havent noticed on there
possible ex racer?
heres one i havent noticed on there
possible ex racer?
02-03-2006 | 03:52 AM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
Originally Posted by fountain382000
i believe there were 2 of them. dont know wich came first this or the one that desintegrated
Yes there where two Fayva cats, the first was originally built for Rocky Aoki (Benihana) but as the boat was nearing completion at our yard in England Rocky had a bad racing accident and was unable to continuing racing, the boat was then offered for sale, selling it was note problem as we had full order books, Maynard stepped straight in and purchased this boat; he also had the next boat on order, which he requested to be changed to a special sprint cat. This second boat was very light and only suitable for mirror water, when it did race it was in conditions it was never intended for.
o The first boat went on to win the 1980 UIM world championships in Australia, when Maynard retired the boat was sold to George Morales who campaigned the boat in 1983 before switching to the superboat class in Mercruiser Special
o The second boat was the one that was destroyed.
02-03-2006 | 07:57 AM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
could be this one??
Originally Posted by Top Banana
I thought Diamond Don was only put on that 40 foot Cigarette?
Steve is this the boat that Phil owned as Needle Nose?
Steve is this the boat that Phil owned as Needle Nose?
02-03-2006 | 09:31 AM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
for those lucky few that have run in a Bertram, does the narrow beam give a bad ride when cruising? Really too bad they got out of the race biz, awesome looking boats 
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02-03-2006 | 01:19 PM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
Originally Posted by CMG
for those lucky few that have run in a Bertram, does the narrow beam give a bad ride when cruising? Really too bad they got out of the race biz, awesome looking boats
So as compared to the standard 24 degree V, they were hard riding....but man, were they fast in the right kind of conditions.
02-03-2006 | 06:52 PM
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Re: Save the Old Race Boats
Originally Posted by Top Banana
Found the old Mona Lou....it is still in service in a northern state, being used as a rescue boat by a local sheriff's dep't.
It was a Maritime and made of aluminum, so it can handle skim ice in the fall and spring.
It was a Maritime and made of aluminum, so it can handle skim ice in the fall and spring.
