KennyOffShore

It was a long winter for Team AMSOIL. After the 2nd place overall at a very competitive 2014 Key West World Championships, the team went once again back to the drawing board. The Teague Custom Marine spec engines were rebuilt and refined further with enhancements in the valve train. The gimbals were removed from the boat and custom, 2 piece CNC Wedge/Extension Boxes from Apex Manufacturing were installed onto the boat in a more optimal position. The AMSOIL Skater had wooden wedges and long gimbal housing studs through the wedge and transom similar to those that failed spectacularly on the Stihl boat on Sunday in Key West. It was motivation to finally rethink and improve what was known to the team to be an existing weak point on the Skater 368's systems.


The team owner and throttleman Bob Teague also had some modifications performed, in the form of neck spinal surgery by fellow offshore racer "Doc" Mike Janssen. The team skipped the first SBI race of the season at Cocoa Beach, which usually features rough water, to make sure Bob's recovery was complete.


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