Popeyes Flight Marine cat
03-29-2014, 12:15 PM
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I think it was injected 2.4 power heads on there sides linked with blower belts to a common drive shaft , there were in/out boxes on the power heads, from what I remember the flex in the hull and the drive shaft and a flex-e-flyer hull was its down fall it was later converted to inboards but it coudnt take any rough water
I'm in Florida with the Harbor drive historian.
It's raining cats and dogs. No snow though!
Jeff
03-29-2014, 09:05 PM
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I think it was injected 2.4 power heads on there sides linked with blower belts to a common drive shaft , there were in/out boxes on the power heads, from what I remember the flex in the hull and the drive shaft and a flex-e-flyer hull was its down fall it was later converted to inboards but it coudnt take any rough water
03-30-2014, 02:12 PM
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i just got back thurs night from fla, it was nice when i was there, sunny 45 today, and mark i think your rite on "rocket man? al jr and i think idoni ran it in 1 race but it was one light flexy flyer boat
03-30-2014, 10:11 PM
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Mark, Jeff & I are in Florida now hunting out classic offshores, like we need more boats ?????
03-31-2014, 06:38 AM
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03-31-2014, 07:24 PM
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I'm hesitant to post....however....
I spoke at length with the only person as knowledgeable as BROWNIE or Al.
Good friend of yours, BROWNIE.
He has a lot of period correct (op's original request) pictures as well as the pictures when he bought it from Al's son-in-law, and again when he re-sold it.
It is local to south fl now, and available for purchase, but it is very unfortunately in a condition that is far and away from its original, champion state.
I am there again tomorrow, and I will ask (DH) for the images....along with some really, really cool period correct rc versions of the same. My (turned 7 yesterday) son idolizes him, and he is helping us get a couple of projects done in the rc and real world.
Salt of the earth great guy, mentor, accomplished man and historic racing legend.
BROWNIE knows the name! So does my 7 yr old son! Stay tuned.....
Try to put some up tomorrow.....
R
I spoke at length with the only person as knowledgeable as BROWNIE or Al.
Good friend of yours, BROWNIE.
He has a lot of period correct (op's original request) pictures as well as the pictures when he bought it from Al's son-in-law, and again when he re-sold it.
It is local to south fl now, and available for purchase, but it is very unfortunately in a condition that is far and away from its original, champion state.
I am there again tomorrow, and I will ask (DH) for the images....along with some really, really cool period correct rc versions of the same. My (turned 7 yesterday) son idolizes him, and he is helping us get a couple of projects done in the rc and real world.
Salt of the earth great guy, mentor, accomplished man and historic racing legend.
BROWNIE knows the name! So does my 7 yr old son! Stay tuned.....
Try to put some up tomorrow.....
R
03-31-2014, 08:21 PM
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Thank you for trying I would love to see what she looked like painted as Popeyes.
I'm hesitant to post....however....
I spoke at length with the only person as knowledgeable as BROWNIE or Al.
Good friend of yours, BROWNIE.
He has a lot of period correct (op's original request) pictures as well as the pictures when he bought it from Al's son-in-law, and again when he re-sold it.
It is local to south fl now, and available for purchase, but it is very unfortunately in a condition that is far and away from its original, champion state.
I am there again tomorrow, and I will ask (DH) for the images....along with some really, really cool period correct rc versions of the same. My (turned 7 yesterday) son idolizes him, and he is helping us get a couple of projects done in the rc and real world.
Salt of the earth great guy, mentor, accomplished man and historic racing legend.
BROWNIE knows the name! So does my 7 yr old son! Stay tuned.....
Try to put some up tomorrow.....
R
I spoke at length with the only person as knowledgeable as BROWNIE or Al.
Good friend of yours, BROWNIE.
He has a lot of period correct (op's original request) pictures as well as the pictures when he bought it from Al's son-in-law, and again when he re-sold it.
It is local to south fl now, and available for purchase, but it is very unfortunately in a condition that is far and away from its original, champion state.
I am there again tomorrow, and I will ask (DH) for the images....along with some really, really cool period correct rc versions of the same. My (turned 7 yesterday) son idolizes him, and he is helping us get a couple of projects done in the rc and real world.
Salt of the earth great guy, mentor, accomplished man and historic racing legend.
BROWNIE knows the name! So does my 7 yr old son! Stay tuned.....
Try to put some up tomorrow.....
R
