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Jersey Speed Skiffs
at the
Cypress Shoot Out
October 5, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About 12 Jersey Speed Skiffs headed down to Cypress Gardens in Florida to make the water boil.  The weekend had 5 casualties (boats that is).

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Puppy Love - blown engine

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Sir Alter Ego - melted piston

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The Falcon - overheating

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Jo-Carol Too - busted starter

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The new River Rat - too much to list

 

 Those who did survive had a great time blasting around the race course.  At the right is Hot Tub with Chuck and Marty.

 

The picture at the left is of Jo-Carol Too JS-1 before her breakdown with Doug Apy at the helm.

 

 

 

 

 

Below, Sir Alter Ego - before her breakdown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above is JS 32 has Birdsall flying around the track.

 

 

 

To the right is Blu By You.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jersey Girl zipping around the turn.

 

 

 

Paul Nowack on board Heartbeat - looking good.

 

 

 

 

 

Doug Wochello on Star Ship

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roger Harris on Breaking Water.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ken (aka Dave Yeager) standing next to the "Barbie Boat" future River Rat...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And finally.......Here's a picture of Puppy Love's new 400+ HP engine along with Marty's rider/mechanic Bill Baum.

 Marty getting ready to install his new engine after the cowling was installed, funny looking flywheel. Will this still be a "River Boat"?