Looking for Info on Old 1973 Cigarette 28SS Race Boat Possibly Named "El Diablo"
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Really cool h2o you have that. Cig28 it would be cool to see it restored to its racing heritage, $$ permitted. Not sure if that's possible. Possible meaning legally which I know nothing about. Great boat and neat to see what someone has not knowing it.
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I will look in my box of stuff for that Powerboat mag as I scanned that article some time ago. My problem is I did not just stop with offshore pic's & stories as I now own the 5 offshore boats listed in my avatar.
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Although I won't be able to convert it back to IO's and restore it exactly, I would like to redo it in a way that pays tribute to its racing history. That's why I'm looking for info on it.
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I did notice all of the boats you have listed in your avatar, and I was thinking that it couldn't be right. I thought maybe it included boats owned past and present. I don't know how you find the time, money, and space to maintain all of them. I haven't been able to keep up with one. Now that's dedication. Thanks again for finding those images for me.
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Hi, sorry this has taken so long, but here goes. This boat was named "El Diablo" and was purchased from Don Aronow from his factory, in 1974. The purchaser was a developer from Miami and developed housing projects in Kendale Lakes. Unfortunately, he lost everything due to a gigantic rise in interest rates, this included his boat. The boat was campaigned in 1974. It won the "Sport Class" at the Sam Griffith Memorial, the Nassau race (Red Crise), races in California, Atlantic City, NJ, and the Jockey Club race. The boat had extensive work done to the engines (350 cuin), waterjacked exhaust headers, over bored .030" and Volvo outdrives with speed master lower units and 4 bladed Radichi props. The boat never lost it's engines. That's a fairy tale. The new owners simply wanted outboards and re-worked the transom. The boat was incredibly fast and was piloted by the owners son, named "Bobby". As far as I know it was well maintained and never had a breakdown in a race. The son has since passed away as has the original owner. I last saw the boat in the Homestead Florida area, docked behind someones home. This was in 1975. The boat won 5 races and came in second in one.
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also. His son, Bobby, was killed in Afghanastan, a Marine sniper. The owner died a few years ago. Anything else I can do for you?
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I'm sorry to hear that your brother and nephew have passed away. Thank you very much for providing information on "El Diablo", after almost two years I had lost hope that I would find any more information on it. When I bought the boat in 1995 I figured that the previous owner was exaggerating it's racing history in an attempt to get more money for it. After I started this thread, I was surprised to hear that it won a race, and now even more surprised to hear how successful it really was. It's great to hear all those details about it. Do you have any old pictures of "El Diablo"?