47 Aronow Reborn
 

(PRWEB) Oct 14, 2011 -- Frisini Motorsports, manufacturers of Sonic, Frisini and Spectre Powerboats, has acquired the original 47 Aronow molds and will be building this model with the latest technologies and materials the industry has to offer.

The 47' Aronow was the last model designed by Don Aronow and his staff and built by his company USA Racing Team before his death. It is rumored that Don had designed this boat for himself to get back into the offshore racing circuit.

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Owner Tony Frisina commented “Don Aronow is world reknown as the father of offshore powerboating and is an American Legend. In tribute to Don, we will build Hull #1 exaclty as he designed it, creating a state of the art time piece in his honor.

This large offshore boat has a large luxury cabin, a spacious cockpit and features one of the largest engine rooms ever designed in an offshore powerboat.

The 47 Aronow Tribute will be a one time build and is being offered to the public to purchase with multiple engine packages available.

The Frisini Motorsports version of the 47 will be completely updated with changes to the design for more of a modern era look and feel. It will boast a large and roomy cabin as well as a plethora of amenities for boaters who demand only the best. It will be offered with Mercurys new 1100 and 1350 Twin Turbo engines and It will also feature a new state of the art step bottom giving it the performance that is the epitome of the Don Aronow legacy.

”The performance boat market has seen better days for sure, but a Legendary boat like this will never die” said John Cunningham, head of Marketing and Sales “The response from avid offshore boaters has been incredible to say the least and am shocked to see how many boaters have interest in this Don Aronow original. I am looking forward to taking her out for a ride for the first time"

Frisini Motorsport's corporate office is based across the Hudson river from New York City on the Jersey shore and the boats are being built in the current manufacturing plant in sunny Fort Pierce Florida.

For more information on Frisini Motorsports and Sonic Powerboats, visit them at http://www.sonicusaboats.com

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I've seen those molds for sell for a while. Glad someone will bring back this beast with modern materials , etc. Can't wait to see it.

Holy sunpads, Batman! :eek:

How many of these were built? Just the one in the pic?

So which is it? The picture shows an "Aronow 45" but I always thought the 47 was more of a cruiser like this boat:

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1990.../United-States

maybe they are going to add a beak to the 45???

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oooohhhh Red Velvet sunpad! Very poor photoshop BTW :D

Today's LOA measurments make it a 47 with the swin deck :lolhit:

My understanding is the "45" was actually 47' when you include the swim platform.
The old way of measuring was based on running surface, bow point to transom.

For fear of opening up an APACHE thread, I want to say just a couple of things.

First, Frisini has done such a great job wth the other molds, they bought, it would be nice if this also turned out to be what we all hope it is......BUT, it may take more than an old brochure to prove it's originality!

Here is the story as I remember it............

Don never finished the hull plug for the last big boat before he was killed. His son Michael took over the running of the company for a period of time and finished the hull plug and the original hull mold, see the photos below of the plug being worked on from Michael's book.....and then the company was sold to some Mid Eastern investors, who promptly hired Gary Gabrecht to run the company.

Deck designs were finished by Garbrecht. As you can see by the photo, that deck design for sure was not Don. Boats were made and marketed, boats did not sell and the new investors became disillusioned with the boat business and had some disagreements with the managment. Sound familiar???

Gary, seeking to protect his interest took the original mold for negotiations with the new owners, it was a 45 by the way, up to his shop in central Florida. The business continued for a while, but the investors were now buying boats from other companies, like Midnight Express, and putting the Aronow decal on them. It didn't quite have the same ring to it as when it was Don's company and his personal idea for the designs and sales plummeted. Take a look at the photo of a finished Aronow boat below....kind of leaves you with a big question in your head doesn't it?? But, that is what they were selling as Aronow's back then.

In the end there were a couple of 40 something boats, being made and marketed by the Aronow Marine group, yes some were even spoken about as coming from the SHHHHH, hold your breath....the APACHE molds.

A couple of years ago, Bobby Saccenti and I heard of the original missing Aronow mold and Bobby went to inspect it. It was located at the top of the keys in a warehouse.......his opinion, not the original one...maybe a Midnight, maybe a knockoff of, yup, I'll say it again....an APACHE.

So if somewhere up in central Florida, Gary's estate has enearthed the original mold squirreled away so many years ago...like 25 plus years, that is great and nice to have it back in the world of high performance.

But if not, it could be a secret Cigarette design, or a narrowed down big boat Magnum design. Remember Don split a 39 deep vee and made a cat out of it, so why not split a wide Magnum and make a narrow boat out of it?

Probably the only one who can tell for sure, would be Michael as he was there when the plug was finished and the mold was made.

The land and building were sold to a rich Brazilian racer who Bobby Moore worked for....... and the location became Bobby & Jacks' shop. Later it was the first Florida location for OSO....small world eh?

Here's another picture.

Just wondering if you have the rights to use the aronow name?

Interesting point......

Thats one heavy looking boat! What did that boat have for power + drives?

Charlie or someone can you tell us about the deck in the last photo on page one that joker posted, that looks like something that would come from the aronow, Bobby, et al family??

Christian

Look familiar?

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/p...-1-2-made.html

Rumor on the street is they do have rights to use the name. So far I have not seen one thing that Frisini has done that has not impressed me, as well as how many others out there are taking a risk to improve our beloved sport in these "down times"....... Some of the best and biggest companies have been erected in down economic times, and I can't wait to see what Frisini comes up with next. No negativity here and keep up the good work guys, I as well as many others really appreciate and respect the effort and work you are putting into the powerboat world.. ROCK ON !!!!!

I think Nitro's dead on, its great to see Frisini working hard to improve the industry and put a new flagship out there! Looking forward to how it comes out!! Build thread anyone???

Well said Nitro, and Machloosy, We. just took delivery ( 4 weeks ) of our new 32 CC Spectre. And its all Thumbs Up for Frisini Motorsports, A Top Notch Company.

Aronow 47
 

Charlie thank you for your kind words and your absolutely right, the molds have been tucked away for a very long time now. They are in great shape for as old as they are and we were very excited when we heard of the possibility of being able to build this boat again.

We acquired the molds from one of Don's original employees from USA Racing Team who built the 39 Blue Thunders and the 45 Aronow offshore. He purchased the molds directly from Gary Galbrecht.

The boat was originally called the 45 Aronow, but as others have stated the LOA is 47' and we will be marketing it under todays standards. If you look at the photo you posted of the plugs being made you will see the boat has a very distinctive body line near the chine.

Thanks to everyone's kind words and support, we will do everything we can to create an incredible boat that everyone can be proud of.

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So your going to call it an Aronow 47? Seems like a cool idea. Good luck with the build!

Perhaps a 47' CC, hmmmmmmmmm

Cc
 

I like that idea, would be some party boat.

Very cool!! Charlie, thanks for sharing the history with us.

There were 2 boats built in 1995 from this mold they were called Panteras, I think they were from kansas or missouri, they were both built with 3 502 EFIs 420 HP, I owned one new, and the other boat were turned into blower motors. The boat I had I sold it to a guy in Michigan. Kevlar Core hull, very fast & light. I had it parked at Fort Apache.

cool yes , but what kind of $$$ are we talking for a 30+ year old hull??

Any one know who in Missouri built the 2 in 95??

I don't think we will be selling a 30 year hull!

Yeah, I remember seeing them...
Good luck with the new build guys!
Jr.

i believe that was challenger boats when they were in washington Mo

later

That mold had a 42 come out of it with a race deck it was built for a guy in Hawaii and had Gentry Turbo w/#6 Keikhaefer drives....mercury did not own the 6 then....it had crazy colors and was called Lunatic Fringe it was then sold and ended up in the Carmody Stable in TX from there I don't know where the trail leads but what I can tell you is that boat was fast it ran like 115 back in the day!!!!!!

It is in Detroit.

another one:

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/f...0/aronow45.jpg

Here is a picture that somebody else took at the Macomb Daily Quake on the Lake race at Metro Beach.

That boat would be a HIT with Diesels and Surface drives. Everything tucked under the swimpad... make it longer if needed.

Triple Buzzi(Bootsi :D) diesels 650-850hp should make it go very well. IIRC the Hustler50 ran 80 with triple Yanmar 480s and Arneson 8s.

Naming the boat the Aronow might compel a skeptic to say Frisini is just doing it as a marketing ploy. I myself am not a skeptic in this instance. I prefer to believe that it was chosen out of respect for the Aronow name and what he meant to Offshore.

Oh yea! Way outta my league, but I like the way you're thinking of ways to spend pretend money!

I think any diesel proponent would say the same thing. In fact, I did. :lolhit: And Frisini will sell a lot of diesel-powered Aronows overseas.

Best of luck guys !

Can't wait to shoot this one !!! :drink:

Hmmm...you are about 10 years behind... here is one of the "Aronow 47s", obviously one the "things" mentioned earlier and not the same hull Frisini Motorsports is using.

But it does have Diesels and Arnesons..

Description from ad:
"1991 ARONOW 47'. TWIN V-12 MTU DIESELS. 1100 HORESPOWER EACH. ARNESON DRIVES TOP OF THE LINE FULLY LOADED. 2 YEAR RESTORATION COMPLETED IN 2006. 70 MPH IN 6 FOOT SEAS"

Pic:
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That aronow 47 was a boat similiar to a cary or magnum and had like a 12" or 14" Beam, the one they are talking about is a 8" Beam. I bought the 47" from Martin Marine on Lauderdale, they never finished it, and had to finish the rigging and interior.