No it was orders from the Boss ( I could not trash it) the Kuwaiti's are the Jews of the Arab World and everything is about business there,I was told to salvage this thing anyway possible. (The Jew thing was not disrespect but respect BTW) I worked hard and had a reputation as someone they did not have to check on all the time managing their interests.




My Boats: I stayed in the mass specific side with the frontal areas (there was not enough weight there to ever push the boat under) adding any more pad or bottom would have made for a horrible running boat.(it does not take much) The Heavy boat Design built light syndrome. Plus I had recovery built into the the forward portion of the tunnel.

Dave check out the M-11 Vid and see who's entry was working the best that day, the first 50 Seconds.

got'cha :cool:

How would that run in todays world???

Dave..why are you playing online?? it's hot...its saturday...we could be Donziing :D

Just fine, I see nothing to change , I always have setup from the very first line around the Power and the load it had to carry. Thanks for asking.

my summer doesnt start for another week or two. . . . . damn customers :D super swamped at the shop, good stuff to :cool:

Gonna take a few weeks off in July and live on the boat for a bit, i have been downloading tons of Reggae tunes in preparation :D

what class would the O/B cat be eligible for these days?

Good question,I have to look at the rules but again I would do the boat right down the class line and move the bottom around to match the weight it has to carry.

Thanks that will keep me busy Monday on the phone.

Dave this is the OLD Bottom and still it runs cleanly. BTW That Cobra Cat Had Way better Motors than were on the Cheetahcat. Another story there.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGh-PTN_Pek

thats a great clip, i hope the music police dont take that tune away :D


right about the 1:40 mark looks like its pretty rough. I learned long ago if it looks rough on film then it was really rough in real life. Looked like she was eat'in pretty good to. Awesome clip. That boat has a great set and attitude.

Best thread I've ever read on OSO. Great information for sure.

Steve, when you are ready to write a book on this give me a ring - I would be happy to help with the editing, etc. but unfortunately I could not contribute to the real content. You should get all that knowlege in your head document for the generations to come.

Sir Thank you for the compliment's and the offer

also for your time reading the thread.

Yes it gets bumpy around Abu Dhabi sometimes and that is my kind of water now That is the old bottom, the newer stuff has something a little different, like I said the Kuwaitis encouraged me to work on my Ideas and one of my "Mule" Boats I put a flat but open deck with a side console coming in from the gunnel cap there the Hynautic and the control Box was mounted with a couple gauges.

The Idea here when the boat came back up to the plant on Saturday ( Arabian Monday) I would have my mechanics derig and flip the boat on the floor, a couple planks under it then I would be working the bottom ,it eventually had a version of that Impulse bottom from the 40, then Wednesday night it headed back down to the Chalet on the shore for the weekend and I with a GPS would check speed and handling lastly for the dryness of the ride.

The new stuff is quite a bit different.

You're Welcome. The 41 Apache Powerboat is the benchmark for rough sea powerboats. The 41 Pantera is designed to eclipse it.......sounds great! The forthcoming videos will be entertaining and enlightening. I wish Pantera the best, it is a beautiful powerboat.

I agree and Pantera did a Beautiful Job and I wish them success and a safe racing season, Pepe,Jo and family Best Regards.

Thank you!
Now tell us more about the book ...........
later,
pp.

Pepe I started one aimed at the small shop guy covering about everything imaginable and a lot of stories filling in the voids. Best Regards

Dave this is from video of the Cheetahcat fishing boat running "S" in a national race, the club guys ran as well.


http://i47.tinypic.com/9rneqp.jpg

Here it is being pulled ,A One Piece Boat out of a three piece Mold system.The wood is for the Interior Guy

http://i47.tinypic.com/2ytpa1i.jpg

Dave we brushed the joints with gelcoat you can see the flashing sticking out in that area my finish guys sanded that off and had the boat cleaned up and polished in a day.