Wanted: Lay-Down Marathon D Runnabout

[Dan M]

Here is a picture of Brandon Thirlby from 2007 in his 250 Pro laydown Krier.

Dan

[startyourengine]

Hi Dan:

Hey, thanks for that picture. It's really cool. Wish I could do it but those guys have more balls than me.

Thanks again,
Mike

[CSR4C]

Yamato deep Vs, there are a few on the west coast, I also saw a couple for sale at the antique meet at Tomahawk WI a few years a go. Yes they would handle a 44XS or 55H just fine. They are 13' long. I have known of one with a FE type motor on it set up to run F Runabout. Ric Montoya sold one he had a few years ago to someone back east. It didn't have the the top & bottom joined yet and it was going to be used for a plug for molds.
Darrell

[Yellowjacket]

These guys are making a lightweight copy of the 13' Critchfield with a racing deck. Runs pretty quickly with a 50hp Yamaha, I would think a D motor with a racing foot would go pretty darn well...

http://www.customkamo.com/Viper.html

[startyourengine]

Hi Darrell:

Yes, I remember that Yamato boat that Ric had for sale, I wasn't interested at the time so I didn't pay much attention to it. Now since this Y boat is a deep V design will it qualify as a Marathon boat? This is something else I am trying to figure out. What constitutes a legal D Marathon boat? Do I have to follow the rules for a DSR as outlined in the APBA rule book?

Thanks,
Mike

[Jack Stotts]

Yes on the rule book. The marathon is a stock event just a different course. Jack

[johnsonm50]

How bout a sit down boat?

Would it be allowed? Sure theres stuff to work out. Being stationary youd have to be in the right place. You still have to lean over to start then flop into the seat. Could it be fast enough that way? You can still lean the corners..

This ones pretty comfortable & can take ruff stuff but would not be competitive with todays boats. I think a marathon boat could be made this way.

[crfabbro2F]

I believe it is not legal to sit.

[johnsonm50]

I didnt think it was,. In that I have solid foot rests with side walls that I use to lock in. They also prevent the legs under the frame situation. As they are you would still be freely ejected if needed.

[crfabbro2F]

I just checked the rule book and I guess its okay to sit!

[B Walker]

I would really like to see one of Chris Fabbro's boats at Top O....

I think it would be a tremendous rough water design. Turns easily left or right. Cant be more than 12"-15" of flat bottom on them.

It is kind of like a scaled down Mod-U.

cheers,

Brad Walker

[topomichracer140m]

Chris...how do you think your boat would hold up at Top O? I know you have ran here before and are familiar with the conditions. If you wanna donate one for testing a DSR rig let me know?? Seriously though, I agree, it would be interesting to see how the design would work in the rough water.

[RTM]

I have a 14` Desilva F two man racing runabout I am considering selling. I believe it could be converted to a sitdown boat by just changing the steering to center steer, raising the wheel abit, and adding a seat. I run it with a Chrysler 105 race motor for fun at the AOMCI meets in central Fl. I used to run a 3 cylinder Chrysler power head. Even as a kneel down with the heavy Chrysler, the boat is very smooth and stable at speeds, and runs over the top of the heavy stuff. I`m 72 and have bad knees too, and was thinking of either converting this boat to a sit down or building a Dillon tunnel boat with a 35 Evinrude, which would be 15-20mph slower(better for an old guy fooling around)
The Desilva has never been raced, it was built in 1987 by Ralph, for Wes Jones to run in the Antique Outboard Racing Assoc.(which never happened). It is a one of a kind, with the old style flat deck and roll up bottom.
http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c1...at%20pictures/

Rich

[startyourengine]

Hi Rich:

That's a really nice DeSilva, I will keep it in mind. Waiting to see what else comes in. The Chrylser motor is something I have always wanted in my collection. I worked at my cousin's Merc dealership when I was a kid and he had one of those motors he was playing with. But, I was too interested in 20H's. Since I worked at a Merc dealer my first 20H motor was built from all new parts, imagine that today. That's the motor I should have kept.


Mike

[Bob Rusnak]

Krier Runabout

Hi Guys:

Thanks for all the input and it all makes sense. I didn't think this would be a easy thing to do but I figured I would ask. Like to see this capsule runnabout that Brinkman ran, that sounds interesting. To run this Top O Marathon, does the boat have to match the spec of a D Stock Runnabout exactly or can it be a different type of hull? Anyway, keep the info coming my brain is working on it.

Bob Rusnak, could you email me some pictures of your Krier, startyourengine@comcast.net, especially the cockpit and dimentions of the hull. What class pro boat is it and what's the transom angle? You PRO guys run some strange transom angles for a stock motor.

Thanks,
Mike

Hi Mike, I have more pictures somewhere of the boat. This one was the last time we used it at the Worlds two years ago. It can be used as eather a laydown of kneeler but was origionally built as a laydown. The fuel tank is made so your feet clear it. The chest ramp can be made to fit any driver. I will see if I can find some more pictures. In this picture Don is kneeling...Bob