Let's See Your Cougars-Boats That Is!!!

[Hydrogasm]

I just saw this boat posted for sale on craigslist in Northern California. I believe it was Redding CA. One of the Simon Motorsports 300X's was removed and sold. Boat and remaining two motors only have 85 hours and boat looked brand new. They are the original owners according to listing. If you want me to I will try to find the ad and send you a PM.

Speedicat
Welcome to the site and thanks for the post. The Cougar 27MTR that is listed on Craigslist has been on there for quite awhile. It looks very impressive and totally custom.
Thanks
Gary

[Speedicat]

Hello, I am looking for an MTR 22 OB only can be turnkey or with no power. If anyone has any leads it would be greatly appreciated. I will also post in Hulls wanted but thought you guys would be more likely to be in the know.

Thanks

[Hydrogasm]

Speedicat

Send a PM to Whytey on here. He had Bob Cruzes twin 280 22MTR but sold it to a neighbour. The last time I exchanged e-mails with him, the neighbour was selling it. It was listed on Kijiji for sale last fall but I don't know if it sold or not. I will check to see if I have a contact number for the seller at home if you are interested in it. To my knowledge, it was the only other twin 22MTR built and it was featured in Family and Performance Boat magazine. I posted the article at the beginning of this thread. Let me know.
Thanks
Gary

[crescentbar]

Good luck finding a 22 MTR OB Cougar,I have been looking for one for a couple years.I might have a 23 MTR Cougar twin 2.5 Jay Smith motors one for sale,Thanks Tim

[Speedicat]

Hydrogasm,

Thanks for the quick post. Since you are a resident do you have any idea how hard it is to get to the States from Canada? I am wondering with all that is going on. I know that most of the Cougars do seem to reside there, so best find out what's in store.

[Speedicat]

Crescentbar,

I know your pain. I see MTR 21's come up but not 22's. I really am stuck on a 22 and was looking at a 22 Daytona that came up on Facebook last night in Lake Havasu. It is a very nice looking boat but I am just steadfast on the Cougar. Good luck on your search!

[Speedicat]

No luck with a reply from Whytey, but that is all right I think I would rather go single OB power. Did some homework on what is required to get a boat across the border, so more comfortable with that now if one ever comes available. Thanks for the reply!

[Hydrogasm]

Speedicat

No problem. I will let you know if I see any for sale.

Thanks
Gary

[David]

In the old days I used to see Cougars at the Toronto boat show and in Hotboat. I never bought a Cougar (drank the Allison kool-aid) , but I always liked them. Hotboat's May 1998 issue compared three 21 tunnels with a 225 Promax, a 2.5L, and a 300 Promax.



In the January issue, Hotboat tested a 21 tunnel with a 225 Promax and was about 10 mph slower - 80 mph. 26 ET vs 30ET, and a Hotboat driver vs a Cougar owner driving.

[cougarken]

Hi, I have a mint ondition Vhull classic built by Dave and Tom. I have had several conversation with Dave and knew his family. My fone is too ive ohhh ate zix tree ohhh tree tree zix. happy to talk cougar. Im a red seal marine tech for 20plus years and work in the Okanagan. There is nothing like a cougar. My boat was the brochure photo's. according to Dave there were only 7 built in 1987. Cheers

Like to see other cougar 19ft pics if their is any out their who whould like to share also looking for original Cougar 19 ft trailer built in Canada will buy in any condition tandem & single axle

[cougarken]

I thought I might add to the post started by Gary (Hydrogasm) “lets see your Cougar that is”. Attached photo could be called “lets see your Cougar that was”. This is as close as I can come to displaying the very first Cougar Tom made out of his garage in Duncan on Vancouver Island, almost to the day, 51 years ago. It is a 16 1/2 foot vee bottom called “THE SPRINT” I think it took him something like 2 weeks to just lay it up and yes it was built like a tank and about as heavy as one

He and his wife moved to Salmon Arm in 1972 where he and I formed Cougar Custom Boats and over the years made something like 600 boats with one tunnel going as far as New Zealand to come back as an aluminum hulled 19' jet river racer and one even going to China??

It has been fantastic to read and see all the boats in this post over the past year or so and see how many are still out there with some even going through restoration. I am sure TOM would be “proud as bunch” (English saying for Super Proud) to see all this and read the comments. He made one “hell of a boat” He retired to Mexico but we still keep in touch.

Cougar Dave (Can)

PS Try emailing me direct if there is anything I can help you with or if you would like a copy of the history of the company

Cheers Dave. My sincere Thanks to you and Tom building the quality product we love.. We have spoke before and you cant even make this stuff up. My boat was on your brochure in 1987 and when it showed up in my small town Alta. It was the talk of the town. Little did I know that through my great friend I would hear tales of you and Tom. I brought Gary Cooper into Marine Tech and we lived together for many years. Your son and daughter were frequent guests at our house. Your son was probably the best natural skier i saw. Your daughter was well protected by her brother and his friends. Not that she needed any help. If you ever make your way to Lake Country I would love to meet you and talk. My boat will be in turtle bay along with the marina owner's. Couple rare Cougars nose to nose on lift's.
You mentioned your daughter lived close. Coffee, Food or a ride would be my pleasure.

You hopefully have my email still cell toofiveoh ate66tree zerotree tree 6

Cheers and TY

[Speedicat]

I received an Email this morning from Joe Naponiello (aka Crazyfish) that has sold the Cougar MTR 22 mold to someone in Texas. He was heading there this weekend to iron out some final details and would let me know who the buyer was when everything is completed. Will post when I know more!

[Hydrogasm]

I received an Email this morning from Joe Naponiello (aka Crazyfish) that has sold the Cougar MTR 22 mold to someone in Texas. He was heading there this weekend to iron out some final details and would let me know who the buyer was when everything is completed. Will post when I know more!

Speedicat

That's good to know. Hopefully whomever buys them will put out a quality boat at a reasonable price. Please keep us posted on the outcome.

Thanks
Gary

[Speedicat]

Congrats on your sale! Knew that baby wouldn't last very long with the way prices are. See you now have a 21 for sale also a nice looking boat that should move quickly! Good luck!

[crescentbar]

Just picked up the 22 MTR that had the twin Mercury 280's a couple of Friday's ago.I will be putting on offshore mid's and returning the boat back to its original colors and glory.I will also be freshing up the trailer.I was hoping to get my hands on the mag's that had the articles on this boat in Hot Boat and in Performance Mag.Hopfully I get the boat on the water this season and do some fine tuning this winter.