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#5 Gene Thibodaux 1986.

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#5 Gene Thibodaux 1986.

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Super looking rig Lasse, thanks for posting.....What make hull please?

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Super looking rig Lasse, thanks for posting.....What make hull please?

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Hi ron54, I am not 100% sure who built the SE (Second Effort) F1-V8 boats but just sent Ben Robertson a message asking him. I know it was build by US builders. I get back to you as soon as I have the correct answer.
Thanks for clicking in here.
Here is another picture. I think Ben Robertson is on the outside, Rick Frost in the middle and Gene Thibodaux on the inside.

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Super looking rig Lasse, thanks for posting.....What make hull please?

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Ben Robertson is not only a fast boat racer he is also very fast/good answering questions..Here is his answer ron54..:)

Lars, "David Lee built the first one then Lee Furnal built all the rest"

Didnt Ben have a Velden mold for his later boats?

Yes powerabout.. Ben can build you a Velden F1-V8 boat like the one Arthur is driving below.. I have seen all the molds.

More #5 Gene Thibodaux 1986 and Arthur Mostert in the # 2 with 555 sponsor.


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Ben Robertson is not only a fast boat racer he is also very fast/good answering questions..Here is his answer ron54..:)

Lars, "David Lee built the first one then Lee Furnal built all the rest"

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Other than a Lee Craft (or two) I think the Furnal Flyers were the only North American built V8 boats built.
I don't think these Furnals ever made it over to Europe where as the Molinaris, Veldens and Burgess boats all were very popular here in North America as well as Europe.

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Other than a Lee Craft (or two) I think the Furnal Flyers were the only North American built V8 boats built.
I don't think these Furnals ever made it over to Europe where as the Molinaris, Veldens and Burgess boats all were very popular here in North America as well as Europe.

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Bob Hering did build and race his own F1-V8 boats but not sure if he sold any.

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Originally Posted by peterse90

Other than a Lee Craft (or two) I think the Furnal Flyers were the only North American built V8 boats built.
I don't think these Furnals ever made it over to Europe where as the Molinaris, Veldens and Burgess boats all were very popular here in North America as well as Europe.

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Any idea what length they were? it looks long in comparison to the Veldon...

I don't recall seeing one over this side.... not in the U.K anyways.

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Originally Posted by peterse90

Other than a Lee Craft (or two) I think the Furnal Flyers were the only North American built V8 boats built.
I don't think these Furnals ever made it over to Europe where as the Molinaris, Veldens and Burgess boats all were very popular here in North America as well as Europe.

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How about Seabolt?

I have always asked how long the later v8 hulls were but nobody seems to know?