Originally Posted by alcor

I'm relatively new to the sport, (this is my first boat bought just over two years ago. However, from the first time we (my friend Ret & I) ended up in 4' - 6' foot seas skipping across the tops we couldn't believe how well it handled how stable it was. We both went on about what a great rough water hull it appeared to be which is important on a lake like Pontchartrain where it's tuff to find water deeper than about 13' or so, it's almost alway rough. We don't run 100 but in rough water, we hold our own in the poker runs.

Anyone else have history on the Coyote to share?

Originally Posted by Chatim Racing

Alcor:

Awesome boat!! Luckily, I stumbled across your post today and I think I can provide you with a great deal of historical info. on your boat and Coyote....

It was originally designed in 1978 by Jean Claude Simon. My dad, Charlie McCarthy, purchased the very first boat out of the mold - a 38' race boat (as well as helping Jean Claude with the design a bit). I can even remember seeing the PLUG being built in Florida as a child!

My dad started Banana Boat Co. in the mid 70's by buying the old 24' Cigarette mold from Don Arronow and designed a new deck etc. Looking to grow the business by adding larger boats to the line up, he struck up a partnership with Jean Claude to build the larger boats under the Banana Boat name. Jean Claude was to build his version of the boats under the Coyote name and my dad was to build his version under the Banana name. Long story short, their partnership fell apart and only 3 of these larger boats were ever built under the Banana name. Jean Claude continued on with Coyote but eventually ended up selling the molds to Sonic where they continue to be built.

Also - if you have a copy of John Crouse's "Searace", there is a picture of Jean Claude standing in front of "Beep Beep Too". If you look carefully at that picture, you will see the first hull (Top Banana) on the left being built.

I'll attach some pics to this post.

The first pic is the first boat ever made from the mold. It is my dad's race boat "Top Banana". He won the very first race it was ever in - the 1979 Bushmills Grand Prix in Newport Beach, CA

Second is the same boat renamed "Rums of Puerto Rico" that my dad raced in 1980 (best finish in '80 was 2nd place in Bahamas)

And Third is boat racing against Betty Cook in Kaama.

Originally Posted by khaos

So if I understand correctly, the putt putt which I believe we see in flames in this thread is the same plug as the #60 but the plug took 2 feet off. I measured 34' 8" rub rail to rub rail. Does that sound right? Also, Am I also correct that the boat on fire was the actual putt putt?

Originally Posted by Offshoreracr

Yes you would be correct. The 34R was a plugged off 38. Mine was a staggered setup, not sure if they all were. You are also correct that the my boat was the Putt-Putt boat.

Originally Posted by PARADOX

My good friend Charlie in the Avanti. He was glad to have his "Banana hull" under his feet.
You need Banana, Coyote, Avanti info? just get to his website or get a hold of him.