Cool pic and story of an Active Thunder cat
06-10-2004, 07:54 AM
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Re: Cool pic and story of an Active Thunder cat
Pat, you made the kids day big time. He says he's famous now 
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P.S. what about some more info on the hull?
Thanks.
Sean.
.....P.S. what about some more info on the hull?
Thanks.
Sean.
09-29-2005, 02:26 AM
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Re: Cool pic and story of an Active Thunder cat
Hey guys. I am new to this site and found it by coincidence.
I used to have 3 of those Cougar Cubs as a kid. My dad owned a Mercury Marine dealership in Florida. They used to be built out of Miami in the mid-80's. Mercury Marine was "sponsoring" these things as a boat for kids to get involved in racing with.
With a stock 25hp Mercury, they will get up to 42 miles per hours. I know, as a 12 year old I almost flipped one trying to get that extra bit out of it. Also, Mercury Marine made a special 18" chopper for the 25hp Merc just for this boat. Cool if someone could find one.
It feels like blasphemy to see a Force on the back, buy hey whatever.
Now that I am grown up, I want to track a good one down and buy it for the kids. Did you say a company had bought the molds and was going to build some more?
Thanks, Steve.
I used to have 3 of those Cougar Cubs as a kid. My dad owned a Mercury Marine dealership in Florida. They used to be built out of Miami in the mid-80's. Mercury Marine was "sponsoring" these things as a boat for kids to get involved in racing with.
With a stock 25hp Mercury, they will get up to 42 miles per hours. I know, as a 12 year old I almost flipped one trying to get that extra bit out of it. Also, Mercury Marine made a special 18" chopper for the 25hp Merc just for this boat. Cool if someone could find one.
It feels like blasphemy to see a Force on the back, buy hey whatever.
Now that I am grown up, I want to track a good one down and buy it for the kids. Did you say a company had bought the molds and was going to build some more?
Thanks, Steve.
09-29-2005, 07:25 AM
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'Back in the day', everyone who raced a cat on the offshore circuit had one. I designed and built them when I was Prez of Cougar. A couple of my old glass guys made an exact copy of my Flight Marine "Popeyes" cat. It was too narrow. I chopped and channeled it, and turned it into the Cougar Cub. We had the Cub world championship at Key West in '82 and '83. 116 entries! Black Duck, Tommy Akouri, won. Crystal Girschner won the girl's cup. Good fun!
09-29-2005, 08:12 AM
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Re: Cool pic and story of an Active Thunder cat
Ive been wanting to put a post up like this.
I want one.....if anyone has a lead on one of these or a Mini Hawk im interested.
Cool little boat.
There were some molds recently sold on Scream and Fly that I was looking at but didnt want to lay-up the boat myself. They may have been the Cougar mald and I believe they were bought by Kachina.
I want one.....if anyone has a lead on one of these or a Mini Hawk im interested.
Cool little boat.
There were some molds recently sold on Scream and Fly that I was looking at but didnt want to lay-up the boat myself. They may have been the Cougar mald and I believe they were bought by Kachina.
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