Arneson Record Run Anniversary
 

Here's a quick recap and some photos from the recent celebration Arneson Industries hosted to recognize the 20th anniversary of Howard Arneson's Mississippi River Run endurance record.

http://www.powerboatmag.com/mississi...niversary.html

Seen that boat at one of the MOCA Poker Runs that stop at the Windsor Yacht Club in the late 1990's or early 2000.

Remember reading about his record breaking run, the dawn of the new age of Turbine powered Cats with surface drives.

I think it's pretty dang cool that Mr. Arneson still has that Skater and it's in as good of condition as it was 20 years ago!

That really was a remarkable achievement. It had to be a blast running on the river that far that long.

With all the junk floating in that river plus huge barge wakes that was a real endurance run.

When I saw the subject line of this thread I was going to link to the story I did on it for Powerboatmag.com ... but there it was already. Thanks, Jajo.

Howard Arneson is more than an innovator and a modern-day adventurer. He is one of the nicest, most engaging and simply down to earth people you will never meet. In our world, he's something of a treasure.

Howard Arneson is authentic.

I can second what Mr. Trulio wrote, I spoke to Howard on the phone some months ago and he is a true gentleman.

I concur

Hat's off to all the participants, an awesome challenge and test of endurance. Congrats to Mr Arnesonon his victory, not many races cover that much water, very impressive.

I always thought of making a trip up the river just never trusted putting any boat I owned in the Miss.

I just love these stories a true icon in the marine industry, look at all the performance increases his drives have enabled in all kinds of boats big and small, the Magnums, SunSeekers, military craft - a great mind!

Hats off to Howard Arneson!

- Inventor
- Performance Boating, Record Breaker/Record Maker
- Never met him but from what I have read about Mr. Areson, a true Gentalman.

Was considering starting a new thread but found this. Such a cool story.

For discussion's sake, can/will this record be broken with modern performance or did Howard reach the limits of safety at speed on the Mississippi for that long of a run? Seems a bit of good fortune is certainly a big variable.

Thoughts?

BTW, original link is gone, but great write-up of the event here:
http://www.howardarneson.com/articles/fireonmiss.asp

personally, i think today's boats, and engines could do it, however the biggest x factor would be the barge traffic, and the how fast you could really go, I think that if you had a helicopter scouting, i don't see why not.

The river channel is wide and plenty of room to run. The caveat would be time thru the locks. The large waves are directly behind the tow boat so I don't see that being an issue.

awesome units! Waiting to hear an update on that multispeed, quick change gear ratio unit

This is one of the records we will try with the new boat, it will be one of the hardest to beat long distance records. We will have the range and speed to beat it but the biggest problem for us will be debris floating down river. It will be just a luck thing if we make it with out hitting a log or other debris.

Got a timeframe, Tyson?

Definitely seems like some luck will be involved. Be safe.

Will you do the LOTO D2D2D in this boat as well for ****s and grins?

If memory serves me right, there are no locks below St. Louis so there wouldn't be any locks to go through.

Guess I need to see where the record is to and from. I'm used to boating in pool 18/19 on the upper. I thought the record was upper and lower Mississippi River but if it's just the lower then you are 100% correct PTM.

New Orleans to St Louis