What kind of tunnel is this?

Joern Markset · Feb 16, 2019

Anyone who knows what this is?

It has never seen water so I figured out I’m gonna use some of the retrostuff I have on the shelf and make it wet one day

Davidrichmond · Feb 16, 2019

Looks like a prather fastcat, how long is it?

Joern Markset · Feb 16, 2019

I’m not able to measure right now, but the sponsons was around 900 mm.

Geraghty · Feb 16, 2019

Turn the boat over so I can see the bottom.....Looks like a Prather ....need to see the boom to make sure...

Joern Markset · Feb 16, 2019

I’m trying to upload but it has failed for more than an hour now. Will try tomorrow when I’m back home.

I have another one as well that I’m not sure about.

johnsteltzer · Feb 16, 2019

Prather lapcat

Joern Markset · Feb 16, 2019

Here it is upside down

I don’t believe it is a LapCat as the transom and sponsons are leveled.

Geraghty · Feb 16, 2019

Sure looks like a Prather or one good facsimile with some very subtle changes....this boat will require a turnfin...

Joern Markset · Feb 16, 2019

Geraghty said:
Sure looks like a Prather or one good facsimile with some very subtle changes....this boat will require a turnfin...

There is allready threadinserts for a turnfin.

I bought it together with a smaller 20 tunnel and huge pile of K&B parts.

johnsteltzer · Feb 16, 2019

That's not a prather lapcat the sponsons are not right

Joern Markset · Feb 17, 2019

johnsteltzer said:
That's not a prather lapcat the sponsons are not right

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That’s why I wrote I don’t believe it is a LapCat. It is not only the sponsons, everything is a bit different.

From the pics I’ve found now it looks like a Fastcat...

Joern Markset · Feb 17, 2019

I also have this one that I’m not sure about...

johnsteltzer · Feb 17, 2019

Joern not sure on the second boat they both kinda look like prather boats the second one looks right on the sponsons tips but there are things that are not right to be a prather the second boat has no steps on the bottom Iam not sure

Manuel Xavier · Feb 17, 2019

The second one looks like a Hot Shot 45 by dumas. There was a wood version and a glass fiber version. I had both. It can also be a copy of an original one.

Joern Markset · Feb 17, 2019

Forgot about this «oldie», it is probably a Prather as well, little sister of the red one mentioned above. Definitely need some restoration

Joern Markset · Feb 17, 2019

I found this Lap Cat on the shelf, and they are for sure different design than the tunnels mentioned above...

johnsteltzer · Feb 17, 2019

That a good looking boat now that one really looks like a prather

Davidrichmond · Feb 17, 2019

See post #2.

Davidrichmond · Feb 17, 2019

The nose is more rounded on the fast cat and blocked on the lapcats.

Joern Markset · Feb 18, 2019

Davidrichmond said:
The nose is more rounded on the fast cat and blocked on the lapcats.

I`m now pretty much sure the first boat in this thread is a 35´´ Tunnel
It measures 35 inches on the sponsons.

What kind of tunnel is this?

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