This map shows the approximate locations of the boat racing rival shops, of cousins Renato Molinari and Cesare Scotti.
Lake Como one of the picturesque areas of northern Italy, where wooden tunnel boats had some of its earliest evolution.![]()
This map shows the approximate locations of the boat racing rival shops, of cousins Renato Molinari and Cesare Scotti.
Lake Como one of the picturesque areas of northern Italy, where wooden tunnel boats had some of its earliest evolution.![]()
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Very cool stuff... lots of history here.
The single powered Mercury outboard impressed the competitors and media. After this 1966 race, eventually begun Mercury Marine Racing interest to partner with Renato Molinari. A winning partnership of Molinari hulls and Mercury outboards, both evolving. One in aerodynamic design, the other in prop-shaft power increase.
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Overhead view of Roy Ridgell driving the Molinari hull boat# 888. Finishing 6th overall in the Miami to West Palm Beach race 1966, and back to Miami the following day.
After the impressive finish by the single outboard, Mr K (Kiekhaefer, Mercury's President & Founder) told Roy not to trailer the boat at the Miami race finish dock. So Roy drove the boat to a local marina and docked there. Carl Kiekhaefer saw an evolution transpiring, and he did not want the Miami competitors and media, to get an unobtrusive view, of tunnel boat's future.
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Page 3 of this thread, 2nd post, 4th picture shows a small chase boat. I believe it is also a Molinari hull based on this boat for sale in Augusta, Georgia (Pictured)
https://augusta.craigslist.org/boa/d...965790883.html
Anyone familiar with the Molinari pleasure boats know if this is a fast hull, or just a necessary boat for testing the real race boats?
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In earlier posts Cees vander Velden talks about becoming a race boat builder, and a rival to Molinari hulls.
Well before Cees built race boats, Dieter Schulze built boats, and some have mention that he and Angelo Molinari (Renato's father) were the early innovators of tunnel boats powered by outboards.
Therefore I wanted to post photos of Dieter (these are pictures of him in America at a race).
And also included the 1968 Paris race results, with Schulze hulls finishing 2nd & 3rd to Renato Molinari.
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In an earlier post Cees vander Veldon talks about entering the race boat building business, and becoming a rival builder to the Molinari hull. Well before Cees was a rival, Deiter Schulze was a 1960's rival to the Molinari hull.
Here are some photos of Deiter in America at a race. And also the 1968 Paris results, when Schulze cats finished 2nd & 3rd to Renato Molinari.
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Here are some Molinari tunnel race boats, in design time-frame sequence.
Boat 888 the 1965 - 1966 look.
Boat 46 the 1967 - 1968 look.
Boat 12 the late 1960's design.
Picklefork 1972 - 1973 design.
Renato Molinari on one of his first pickleforks, leaves the Como shop heading out on Como Lake to test.
Boat 888 the first Molinari hull to race in the USA. Piloted by Mercury factory team driver Roy Ridgell.
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Old is Gold ....golden era of shipping and boring for a life jacket for adults....the pictures reflect the past history....
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