Race boat grave yard
12-18-2007, 04:36 PM
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12-18-2007, 05:00 PM
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Heres one that was available south of Detroit, brand new never rigged 198? 38 Cougar. I went up to look at it with a friend that was serious about purchasing it, wanted to do a clone of the old Systems boat. Called the owner back a few days after looking at it and i was informed that he was keeping it and rigging it for outboards (wtf?). Than the owner called me back a week or so later and wanted to know if i was still interested with the OB bracket work on it. He cut all the Arneson brackets off and welded on some contraption. I told him he ruined the boat and no thanks. Now i come to find out it has had some more work done to it and has some Iveco 
diesels sitting in the bilge . . . . oh . . . . and they want 90K for it 
. . . . to bad, it could have been a cool boat.
diesels sitting in the bilge . . . . oh . . . . and they want 90K for it . . . . to bad, it could have been a cool boat.
12-18-2007, 05:34 PM
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Not at this point. I dont know who owns it now but it is listed on the horba site. looks like its listed as a 1992 40 footer but thats the one
http://www.historicraceboats.com/classifieds.htm
its a pretty cool boat and like i said its brand new never rigged. there is some info on it some where in the classic offshore section. i believe it was being built for a kilo run boat, than the government decided they wanted to hang onto it for a while
. most aggressive bottom they ever put on one of those things. OSO member Brownie could probably give the whole story on it.
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12-18-2007, 05:38 PM
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Old cougar.....My uncle welded the braket on............I told wayne he was wasting his time.............(what a waste).....I would have bought it if he did not weld all that crap on the back....
12-18-2007, 05:53 PM
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It took me a while but here is my original thred when i knew he was going to ruin a classic...............
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=143003
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...d.php?t=143003
12-18-2007, 06:41 PM
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So did any of you guys ever get any pictures and does the dude who did the o/b conversion still own it? Man, I'm doing a full on car accident rubberneck on this one!
12-18-2007, 08:24 PM
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Anyone seen the boats on the side of highway 55 between st.louis and chicago??? One is a old race cat I can't remember the name something like the Turkish carpet of something??????
12-18-2007, 08:54 PM
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They were both still sitting there as recently as three weeks ago.
