STEVE 1 (KOSS) Passed On - Designer/Builder of the Cheetah Cat...
 

Rumor has it that Steve Koss passed on a few months back.
Steve was a combative individual on these forums, but also a wealth of information as long as he didn't get his feathers ruffled.
But the guy was pure 100% genius when It came to engineering concepts and testing for water-based performance.
Also, Steve and his brothers could put a finish on a plug and/or boat unlike anybody else...they were better than CAD/CAM work!
Goodspeed.
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Steve Koss Cheetah Cat

That sucks to hear if that is the case, I really dig his posts, especially around the Thad Allen mold creation

Sad to hear, always enjoyed his posts and his no bullchit attitude. Rest In Peace Steve.

Condolences to the family of Steve Koss on his passing. RIP!

I enjoyed reading his posts as well. RIP

RIP, the THAD cat thread was great.

HIs Powerplay boat knowledge was probably the most detailed on any offshore forum!

Loved reading his posts about Powerplay. RIP.

RIP Steve. :(

Rip :(

Rip

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.

Steve 1 was brilliant.

Sorry to hear
I enjoyed his posts as well

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