STEVE 1 (KOSS) Passed On - Designer/Builder of the Cheetah Cat...
08-15-2022 | 10:05 AM
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Steve's knowledge was incredible, so was his talent to engineer.
We designed and built the first boat, a 36 one-off cat (pictured above) that was referred to as an ultra-light (I wanna say it was around 1200 pounds ready-to-rig), about 1/3rd the weight of an equivalent sized Skater. First time wet, it had engines problems and ended up running a Merc and a Mariner.
It won Key West on its maiden voyage.
The boat with outboards ran like a raped-ape and could keep up with heavier Skaters with I/O power in rough water.
See video.
Watch the boat accelerate. Then watch the other boat in bigger seas.
We designed and built the first boat, a 36 one-off cat (pictured above) that was referred to as an ultra-light (I wanna say it was around 1200 pounds ready-to-rig), about 1/3rd the weight of an equivalent sized Skater. First time wet, it had engines problems and ended up running a Merc and a Mariner.
It won Key West on its maiden voyage.
The boat with outboards ran like a raped-ape and could keep up with heavier Skaters with I/O power in rough water.
See video.
Watch the boat accelerate. Then watch the other boat in bigger seas.
08-15-2022 | 08:02 PM
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Steve was a genius. We rigged the 35 cheetah and yes it was about 1200 lbs max ready for rigging. With twin E F I s it was incredible. We rigged it with triples and it ran o so fast but unsteerable. Took the sheik for a ride and saw 118 on the airspeed indicator. An old Bill Gzell trick.
Take notice in the photo. The New Jersey registration number was still on.
Gods Speed Friend
Take notice in the photo. The New Jersey registration number was still on.
Gods Speed Friend
