Here ya go

Oh Boy!!!!!!!!
Holy bat boats batman

Phillip-----We saw TUNNELVISION this past weekend down by the LBI bridge.

I just finished reading this entire thread again, wow!!

bumped this one so we can see which fades first cat history or v history i'm betting on v's fading first!!

T2x

What happened to cats between the Switzer era with 2x 100hp and going fast until the modern era where you use 4 times the horsepower and go a bit faster?

Cheers
Powerabout

Tunnel width was approximately 5.5 feet...(Half of an 11' beam).

T2x


Isn't that the width of the 40-46' Skaters now? 66"?

That first pic is Art and Walt Arfons' world speed record attempt boat. I have Art's motorcycle from that era.

They became more expensive.............

true enough, what I meant was there was a gap in development and supply of cats for a few years.
Any reason for that?
PS I went to a Merc dealership close to Boca Raton about 20 years ago ( on one of my trips to the US) and the guy had a Switzer inside his workshop in what looked like good condition. He had many photos and posters on the wall.
I remember it because he showed me the active flap in the tunnel.The whole place looked like museum motors, the guys were actively rebuilding old inlines.
I wonder where that one is now?
Cheers
Powerabout