Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

**ron54** · 02-05-2019, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Bristol was never any good to Velden..!!..

Only one part of Bristol where the quay wall is /was low enough to manage that, and poor old Cees found it..Was he side swiped or maybe lost steering anybody remember?.

Interesting picture though, thanks for posting..

**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by ron54

Only one part of Bristol where the quay wall is /was low enough to manage that, and poor old Cees found it..Was he side swiped or maybe lost steering anybody remember?.
Interesting picture though, thanks for posting..

I was there watching 1979 but dont remember Cees "incident". The new Merc V6 T-4 3.4 liter OZ class engine took all my attention.

Below is some info.

**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by ron54

Interesting picture though, thanks for posting..

ron54,

I raced the OE class three times in Bristol with no success.
1982 was my best/worst year.
Raced my brand new white OE class Burgess for the first time with a factory Evinrude CC engine.
Very rough conditions and I was up front/leading from the first lap to the last one when a fuel leak/carburetors stopped me at the far end..!!
So disappointed wanted so bad to have a Bristol victory but came up short again.
Cant even find a picture of my white OE class Burgess in Bristol 1982

**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 01:47 PM

Skater Adding Outboard Power Options For 40-Foot-And-Larger Cats
Tuesday, 20 March 2018

(On its largest models, Skater can even offer up to five outboard engines.)

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**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 02:02 PM

Maybe I was ahead of times with my Skater 32 rigged with 3 X Evinrude XP V8 High Performance 4 liter engines 29 years ago..

First two pictures is me & my brother Lennart 1990.
Third picture is Carina on the deck in Florida 1991.

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**FUJIMO** · 02-05-2019, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Skater Adding Outboard Power Options For 40-Foot-And-Larger Cats
Tuesday, 20 March 2018

(On its largest models, Skater can even offer up to five outboard engines.)

...Cougar 4 engine outboard cat almost 40 years ago. There were others here in South Florida back then. A lot going on down here in the 80's. No shortage of hundred dollar bills here then...

**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 05:56 PM

Four Evinrude G2 rigged on a cat 2018.

**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 07:10 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Chasewater, UK 1975

Peter Thorneywork winning the Chasewater Trophy in his #5 ON class Cougar/Johnson V6 2 liter cross-flow

More Peter Thorneywork and his Cougar/Johnson V6 from 1974-75.
Thanks Pete Currington

**Instigator** · 02-05-2019, 07:16 PM

Check out the ET boat in the background of 2nd picture from bottom.

**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Instigator

Check out the ET boat in the background of 2nd picture from bottom.

Do you mean this boat??. Its Bill Brown in his 2 liter inboard.

**Instigator** · 02-05-2019, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by lars strom

Do you mean this boat??. Its Bill Brown in his 2 liter inboard.

Yep

Ran them here in the states in the ‘70’s wit’s v-8 car motors hooked to I/Os.
Class was named ET.

Im sure you knew all that.

**lars strom** · 02-05-2019, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...Cougar 4 engine outboard cat almost 40 years ago. There were others here in South Florida back then. A lot going on down here in the 80's. No shortage of hundred dollar bills here then...

Large cat with 4 X 400 HP Johnson V8 outboards close to 40 years ago.