Originally Posted by bck

The owner states in some of the interviews that he has loved that boat since he saw it race when new and that's why he chose to rebuild it. He says it was completely torn down to the outer skin and recored. It had some sort of shock absorbing floor installed and something about titanium. Perhaps the floor is titanium? The seats are custom made Recaro covered with leather by Bentley. There is some big show that he hopes to have the boat at in spring of 17' I think. Ultimately he sees it in a museum.

Originally Posted by PigNaPoke

Thank you BCK.

first article roughly translated.

The Dusseldorf. entrepreneurs Roger Klüh (50) has only time until May to get his record boat from Cuba. Otherwise klüh a criminal proceedings for an offense against the U.S. export laws, warns his US lawyer Rebekah :Poston. The penalties ranged up to a million dollars and 20 years in jail.

The is only limited until May! Klüh: "The boat is still in Cuba because it has been severely damaged. And because of its 20 tonnes and 17 meters in length, it is already difficult to transport. Add to this the complicated legal problems."

Originally Posted by bck

I noticed a mistake like that when talking about the boat restoration. I figure it was a problem with the translation or metric conversion. They said 1100 tons of old coring was removed iirc

Originally Posted by Speedracer29

No, that sounds right.... Apache uses concrete laden with lunar dust for coring. It's why they ride soooo good!

Originally Posted by Jupiter Sunsation

Boat weighs 20 metric tons? That would be 44,000 pounds.
17 meters in length is almost 56 feet.......Anybody sure they aren't talking about a 45 Fountain?

Originally Posted by PG-13

The reality of it is as follows. He attempted this little escapade and the Cuban Government got his crown jewels in a jar and his Apache. The issue is not the US or it's laws. It is Cuba that is toying with him. They want something and he just doesn't play ball. He has now hired a team of experts to get the boat. WOW. Cuba is full of experts; they come all the time on what they build and its no where near an Apache. I or 50 other individuals on here could have patched up that hull or water intrusions with 5200, plywood, and screws. Then here is the fork in the road. The Cuban government would allow for the boat to be towed to international waters. Transfer tow line to US vessel waiting and continue to the FL Keys for a crane and trailer at a boat yard. Hell I would have gone along just for the slow ride back. I would have taken a lot of pics. Its not every day that you can say that you finished ahead of an Apache. Think of all the tall tales many of use could have told on a slow ride back to the states. He could have rented a fishing party boat and about 50 of us could have fished and party the whole way there and back. Probably even needed a resupply ship for food liquor and fountain skanks. Maybe Obama will get it back for him.