Tommy Adams Signature boats
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Hate to venture off topic - but you mentioned at the initial post that Mr. Adams got shot due to crossing someone... Was Tommy Adams involved in any of the smuggling stuff going on back then (or at least is it known that he was) or was this just a situation where he plain old got shot....?
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http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/199...t-boatbuilders
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...81/1/index.htm
http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=6709,1277608
http://books.google.com/books?id=DRe...0adams&f=false
(Pages 74, 82 and 84)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...81/1/index.htm
http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=6709,1277608
http://books.google.com/books?id=DRe...0adams&f=false
(Pages 74, 82 and 84)
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Very interesting reading about the Signature history. I know of a 1976 27' red and white one with a single BBC bow tie motor that ran in Northport, NY on Long island. Beautiful lines, ran around 70-72 mph I recall and would cut through the waves like butter. It has been changed over to a twin outboard setup over the years and is now white. I seem to recall being told it was a heavy layup in those days so to go fast they needed alot of HP.
After reading thru here I'm wondering if it is really a 'Signature' boat or perhaps really a Magnum hull with the Signature name.
After reading thru here I'm wondering if it is really a 'Signature' boat or perhaps really a Magnum hull with the Signature name.
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Very interesting reading about the Signature history. I know of a 1976 27' red and white one with a single BBC bow tie motor that ran in Northport, NY on Long island. Beautiful lines, ran around 70-72 mph I recall and would cut through the waves like butter. It has been changed over to a twin outboard setup over the years and is now white. I seem to recall being told it was a heavy layup in those days so to go fast they needed alot of HP.
After reading thru here I'm wondering if it is really a 'Signature' boat or perhaps really a Magnum hull with the Signature name.
After reading thru here I'm wondering if it is really a 'Signature' boat or perhaps really a Magnum hull with the Signature name.
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Pete When I saw Tom's 27' Signature @ the 1976 River Crab race the engine compartment was very impressive. The small block Chevy's with the Paterson headers pipes coming out the side was very cool & looked as good as any open class boat racing @ that race. A funny thing about Tom's boat though it never came of the trailer that race weekend so I never heard it run.... Mark
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Yes I did read that thanks. Say if you want to get some input/ info from the actual Owner of the 1976 Red 27' Signature I had mentioned about above contact Joe Corretti of Corretti Racing Engines on here. It was His boat and a Beauty it was !
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