Thad Allen's Apache + The Birth of the Cheetah Cat
05-11-2010 | 10:11 PM
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and what a ride that turned out to be !!! Especialy once I got behind the wheel with Triples on it !!! 
Nothing like doing over 100 mph and when you try to drive the boat there was no response in the wheel because the boat flew so high out of the water at speed the skegs had little bite....
That boat was sick ! I really felt like I was flying maybe because.... I was !
The iceing on the cake was to win the World Championship with it right out of the box !!! not bad for a pair of stock 200 Mariners....
Was very happy to be a part of it !
Thank you !!!
Nothing like doing over 100 mph and when you try to drive the boat there was no response in the wheel because the boat flew so high out of the water at speed the skegs had little bite....
That boat was sick ! I really felt like I was flying maybe because.... I was !
The iceing on the cake was to win the World Championship with it right out of the box !!! not bad for a pair of stock 200 Mariners....
Was very happy to be a part of it !
Thank you !!!
05-11-2010 | 10:20 PM
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From: Beautiful Fort Lauderdale www.cheetahcat.com
@ 120 with what I had on the back, out of the box mercury's with time on them, we were trying to get Doug Lewis to do a pair for the boat back then,the Cobra and the Rib were going to beat me up that race LOL
05-11-2010 | 10:23 PM
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and what a ride that turned out to be !!! Especialy once I got behind the wheel with Triples on it !!!
Nothing like doing over 100 mph and when you try to drive the boat there was no response in the wheel because the boat flew so high out of the water at speed the skegs had little bite....
That boat was sick ! I really felt like I was flying maybe because.... I was !
The iceing on the cake was to win the World Championship with it right out of the box !!! not bad for a pair of stock 200 Mariners....
Was very happy to be a part of it !
Thank you !!!
Nothing like doing over 100 mph and when you try to drive the boat there was no response in the wheel because the boat flew so high out of the water at speed the skegs had little bite....
That boat was sick ! I really felt like I was flying maybe because.... I was !
The iceing on the cake was to win the World Championship with it right out of the box !!! not bad for a pair of stock 200 Mariners....
Was very happy to be a part of it !
Thank you !!!
Here is a triple with good engines and Rollas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esxxtLg8qJ4
Last edited by Steve 1; 05-11-2010 at 10:25 PM.
05-11-2010 | 10:44 PM
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man thats impressive. I raced a 30' AMT in SS trim with 280hp 2.5's and about the best we saw was about 115 or so.
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05-11-2010 | 10:48 PM
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05-12-2010 | 08:06 AM
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Everything was in The Middle east I came back to tool the 38 Powerplay ,then was going to return and do a Seatec powered "M" Cat that I had drawn it was ready to go for a Kuwaiti Sheik and the Cheetahcat 12 was next up but then 9/11 and I never returned. and here I am.
05-12-2010 | 08:22 AM
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i was thinking that exact same thing as i wrote that. We saw that speed on a nice cool spring day on perfect water. Heck i think we may have even had some current going with us 
So that boat still exhists over in the middle east? Now that the climate has changed over there have you ever thought about going back?
So that boat still exhists over in the middle east? Now that the climate has changed over there have you ever thought about going back?
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08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
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08 OPA Class 1 National Champion
08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
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05-12-2010 | 08:55 AM
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From: Beautiful Fort Lauderdale www.cheetahcat.com
i was thinking that exact same thing as i wrote that. We saw that speed on a nice cool spring day on perfect water. Heck i think we may have even had some current going with us
So that boat still exhists over in the middle east? Now that the climate has changed over there have you ever thought about going back?
So that boat still exhists over in the middle east? Now that the climate has changed over there have you ever thought about going back?
yes would go back on the right deal ,should have went back after finishing at Powerplay, that was a extremely costly error on my part.
