Talon 37 Hustler IMPRESSIVE!!
09-25-2022 | 08:36 PM
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Nicely produced clipit of Ed Smith and son Shawn Smith starting their racing relationship in the Talon 37. Sharing the thrills of racing between father and son must be the ultimate high but knowing the risks weights heavy on Dad. A number of race families have participated in the sport. Mark and Chris Lavin (Brothers-Jesse James) Kurt and Allen Dunteman(Father Son-Agitator), Chuck, Toni and Jason Neu(Dad,Mom,Son-Insanity), and Bill and Warren Gzell (Brothers) and many others. All have something in common-Past Championships
https://youtu.be/aKAfoMM1bbU
https://youtu.be/aKAfoMM1bbU
I do not remember the Duntemans' Racing a Talon; the 32 ft Skater that they raced was a great set-up at that time of racing and was legend. Do you have a picture of them racing the Talon,? Was it a Modified class boat?
09-25-2022 | 08:44 PM
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Racing Families
No Sir I was just posting various families who raced together!
09-25-2022 | 09:30 PM
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Nicely produced clipit of Ed Smith and son Shawn Smith starting their racing relationship in the Talon 37. Sharing the thrills of racing between father and son must be the ultimate high but knowing the risks weights heavy on Dad. A number of race families have participated in the sport. Mark and Chris Lavin (Brothers-Jesse James) Kurt and Allen Dunteman(Father Son-Agitator), Chuck, Toni and Jason Neu(Dad,Mom,Son-Insanity), and Bill and Warren Gzell (Brothers) and many others. All have something in common-Past Championships
https://youtu.be/aKAfoMM1bbU
https://youtu.be/aKAfoMM1bbU
I do recall ProRoc had/has a very good working relationship with Hustler boats, is that an accurate assumption?
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09-25-2022 | 09:55 PM
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The shop is now Pro Technologies. I believe Rolf still handles Hustler. I know he was involved with a big power rockit that ran 130mph about 8 or 9 years ago. I don’t know if he sold any 377 Talons.
09-25-2022 | 10:01 PM
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Talon 377 Formula X
Video below is a Special Edition Talon 377 X built and shipped to Europe, I believe originally possibly Finland and now for sale on the eastern coast of Italy. A race deck opened up and used as a pleasure. A nice video showing family fun time.
09-26-2022 | 07:56 PM
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377X Info
09-28-2022 | 09:33 PM
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Special Edition Keith Eickert 377
Even tho this talon Special Edition is 20 years old, the Lines are timeless IMO. Cool part about the SE is no rubrail.
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10-01-2022 | 11:04 PM
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Michael Peters Influenced???
THE most influential mind in performance hull design is reserved solely to Michael Peters. I included this post because the 377 Talon takes cues from the 35 Maelstrom.
Peters designed a 19 foot Maelstrom which was his first stepped hull and I assume he was involved with the record breaking 35 Maelstrom Cat also. Crazy deal is he got the idea of a stepped hull by noticing how stable a sea plane pontoons were, which had a step.
Great article about Peters
https://www.soundingsonline.com/feat...michael-peters
Heres an old thread on him.
Michael Peters designed race boats
Peters designed a 19 foot Maelstrom which was his first stepped hull and I assume he was involved with the record breaking 35 Maelstrom Cat also. Crazy deal is he got the idea of a stepped hull by noticing how stable a sea plane pontoons were, which had a step.
Great article about Peters
https://www.soundingsonline.com/feat...michael-peters
Heres an old thread on him.
Michael Peters designed race boats
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