Is this the fastest Power Cat ?

[Powercat]

https://youtu.be/zoJOJ0p6Wv8
We had our 7th annual Power Cat Rendezvous this last weekend and the two
fastest Power Cats ever were both in attendance.. This first video link is of
a 1959 Power Cat 18c out for a little run... I will have more from the weekend
to show as the photos and videos get collected.

Danny Leger

[Sunburnt]

Why yes it is!!

[PARKER RABE]

how fast?

[Powercat]

Why yes it is!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3-lWUcZZ50

And then Sunburnt's 15c, got it together for fastest vintage powered boat of the meet

[Powercat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpaPdyYvmuo

Above is the video of the other contender for fastest Power Cat
This is Ed Smith's 17h hydro..
Fun ride !!

https://youtu.be/zoJOJ0p6Wv8
We had our 7th annual Power Cat Rendezvous this last weekend and the two
fastest Power Cats ever were both in attendance.. This first video link is of
a 1960 Power Cat 18c out for a little run... I will have more from the weekend
to show as the photos and videos get collected.

Danny Leger

[Powercat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkXJos3cymE

Another video perspective of the 18c with twin 2.4's
Not bad for a boat built in 1959...

[swamppanther]

How many 17h hydros were built?, Very Nice!!!

[velox]

I think when the bigger Mercs came out the true cats became pretty scared.

The 3 point Hydros could take the power without blowing over as easy.
Attached is a photo of the Powercat Hydro Richie and I drove in the Gold Coast around 1964.
Other than the Switzerland wing they were the fastest outboard OPC in that time period.

[Powercat]

How many 17h hydros were built?, Very Nice!!!

There are no records that show how many were built, they keep turning up from all over the US and now
a couple have been shipped to Australia to collectors. I am guessing that at least 30 have turned up so
far, but everytime I think thats it, another one pops up. The 17h was the 3pt hydro, the one we call the
18h was a 4pt hydro and only one has been found so far and it's in my "yard art" collection.

Danny Leger

[swamppanther]

Thanks for the info, I now feel the need for one!!!

[swamppanther]

Thanks Jim,I can stop by next week,I'll call you before I start your way!

[Powercat]

Hey Jim: You missed a really good Power Cat meet this year..
Everybody was asking about you..
Danny Leger


[QUOTE=OLEGATOR;2797229]

Thanks for the info, I now feel the need for one!!![/

How bad is that need? You know there is one right down the street. Come see me sometime and take a look.

[stoker2001]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkXJos3cymE

Another video perspective of the 18c with twin 2.4's
Not bad for a boat built in 1959...

very cool,but not a life jacket to be found?sorry,but lost to many friends already..

[Powercat]

As Clint Eastwood said "A man should know his limitations" Sooo I put my life jacket on !!

very cool,but not a life jacket to be found?sorry,but lost to many friends already..

[FUJIMO]

Thanks for sharing. Nice rides. Can I ask a technical question? How is your 18c's hull to deck joint attached exactly? thanx