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Mario-this brings back a lot of good memories. This was the 1st fiberglass production boat made by Leecraft, I think in 1980-81. This picture is the gen. 2 deck. The gen 1 deck did not have a cockpit and the NAMBA guys in CA. complained saying they had to have a driver and I built this deck. By...

Hi Jerry-when I saw this thread I had to get in my "way back machine" and see if I could recall some of this but I realized I had all my certificates arranged neatly in a folder and all I had to do was look at that. I haven't saw much on here about O.B.'s but I am glad to say I got all my speed...

Mark-you are correct. I would guess this boat hull would exactly fit into my xt-120 hull mold, but hey we have already "beat on this horse".

I also forgot to mention Martins 20 hydro record set mid-week. 16.1 sec. is bad fast for any boat but for a 20 boat that is RIDICULOUS!!!! Great run Martin.

I forgot to mention Tylers run-congrats Tyler!!! Did anyone video that run?

Glenn-looks like another great TT's. Thanks for the video Tyler. Wow, the Grim boys in the 8 sec. club with a gas boat. Good job Mark and Chris!!!

Hey Glenn-must be nice having a TT with 2-people (haha). Guess you can't use the excuse of "I only needed one more run". Sounds like fun though, get after those records!!!!

Hey Glenn-do you fellas just sit around and tell racing yarns when the water is rough like in this picture (he he). Tell Martin we want to see a low 14 sec oval run or even a hi 13 sec. would work too. Good luck to everyone!!!

Thanks Kris-you are right-everything had to be perfect for that run (69+mph not 70. Just want to get the facts straight). I told David that this may never happen again and if it doesn't I am okay with that. However with that said, we did make a pass at 70.4mph at the Turkey TT's so maybe it is...

Carl failed to mention this was an O.B. Hydro record, not a tunnel. That record is now 76.556mph with a JAE hydro an a nova rossi engine.

Dave Roach-you are flat out WRONG on this. What Rod said was correct. The sport 21 rules were proposed to the board at the 1995 IMPBA INTERNATS and was put into effect for the following year and nothing has been changed since that time.

Great to see and talk to you Mike-I wasn't feeling very good but I didn't want to miss this TT's. Nothing like watching a nitro boat make 136+mph runs. Videos are okay but there is nothing like seeing it and hearing it in real time --WOW!!!! Hope to see you at the next TT's.

It was great just to be there and watch Martins boats run and to hear those motors screaming!!

Well-the water at the turkey TT's in Huntsville was not perfect for tunnel boats but was good on and off all day Friday and a little windy on and off on sat. but if you were patient the water would get right for anybody that wanted to run. Friday morning while the water was calm our little...

Alan-I cannot answer this accurately. I do not have the powerhead or the battery but everything else weighs 4lb. 4oz.. I have never worried about making a light-weight st.-way boat but I always considered what the total rig would weigh when I designed the boat. That concept has worked out pretty...

Good Job everyone!! Did anybody take videos?

These videos have been deleted by the owner but can still be seen on Huntsville Model Boating Assoc.'s Face book page if anyone is interested. Look for the post from Bill Zuber on Oct. 14. There is also videos of Lamar Huffs super fast gas mono making record laps and Mark Grim's twin gas hydro...

Alan-boat is taken apart right now for some hull repairs. When I get it back together I will weigh it and let you know but it will be less powerhead. I don't have the engine.

Here you go alan-this is how I did it 25 years ago. This boat looks like it has been tossed around somebody's shop for many years but I was lucky to get it back thanks to Mark Poole. Also the video posted above by Rod is the record run, both passes.

This is a still shot of the 69mph run.