Who knows this World Champion boat?

[turbine]

I took this pic in Belguim around 1980, the white Merc powered boat in the background is Michael Werner. It's definitely an OE but still can't be sure if it is the boat in question.

The boat has the size 4,65 m long and 2,03 m wide, perhaps this helps?

[turbine]

After 2,5 months of hunting hours and hours in the internet, many forum pages und 100 emails, I finaly got the answer yesterday from the original first owner.

This boat is a Formel 3 (old OE class) Molinari boat from 1978, that was powered by 3 piston Mercury 817 ccm engine with 138 hp at 9,400 rpm and a top speed of 101 mp/h. Now the hunting for the missing parts begins!
Thank you all fpr helping me. Greatings from Germany, where the weather is almost ****

[J.Lyder von Tangen]

http://www.powerboatracing.de/eng/sonst/

On the link above you see my boat. Somebody told me, that this is the Formula ON (F2) winning boat from 1982-1984 from german driver Michael Werner. I need some more information, race results, what engine, old photos aso. Who can help me?

I am certain this is a ON class boat, no wonder the resultlist makes confusion,
Fonda stood for FOrmulaONDriversAssociation, Grand Prix was as series, still the class was UIM ON, maximum two litres engines. Good idea to cnct Frode Sundsdal as he works with Mikael Werner.
Nice boat that is for sure, what kind of plans to you have for the boat ??

[J.Lyder von Tangen]

I am certain this is a ON class boat, no wonder the resultlist makes confusion,
Fonda stood for FOrmulaONDriversAssociation, Grand Prix was as series, still the class was UIM ON, maximum two litres engines. Good idea to cnct Frode Sundsdal as he works with Mikael Werner.
Nice boat that is for sure, what kind of plans to you have for the boat ??

Sorry was most likely wrong abt. the class, original picture makes the boat look much longer than the measuremnts given for OE class, anyway glad the the boat was finally identifyed !!!

[turbine]

Nice boat that is for sure, what kind of plans to you have for the boat ??

I try to rebuild the boat back to the water where it belongs. But it is only a naked body, everthing is missing (gastank, engine, steering system aso.) Only a hand full of this OE boats a built from Roberto Molinari Italy and I found out, that it is nearly unpossible to get any spareparts. I give up the idea to make it original "vintage" and started hunting old and new parts at ebay and shops to make the boat ready for register at normal water boat, with a waterstreet legal stock engine w/o racing noise. There is no race class in Europe where you can still use this boat, but I try to drive it full legal at river Rhine in Germany at high speed. There are some collectors in the US and vintage clubs, if anybody wants to buy it, no problem. But to ship this boat to the US will be very very expensive.

[J.Lyder von Tangen]

I try to rebuild the boat back to the water where it belongs. But it is only a naked body, everthing is missing (gastank, engine, steering system aso.) Only a hand full of this OE boats a built from Roberto Molinari Italy and I found out, that it is nearly unpossible to get any spareparts. I give up the idea to make it original "vintage" and started hunting old and new parts at ebay and shops to make the boat ready for register at normal water boat, with a waterstreet legal stock engine w/o racing noise. There is no race class in Europe where you can still use this boat, but I try to drive it full legal at river Rhine in Germany at high speed. There are some collectors in the US and vintage clubs, if anybody wants to buy it, no problem. But to ship this boat to the US will be very very expensive.

Hi Willi !
I know it is hard to get the parts and the original engine, however it would be a pity to put on the std. rig as this most likely will mess with the performance/handling of the boat. I know they are racing vintage boats in Sweden (30years and older) so so far this boat is too "new" at the moment. If you consider selling what will you ask for it ?
brgrds
Lyder

[turbine]

I know it is hard to get the parts and the original engine,........boats in Sweden (30years and older) so so far this boat is too "new"... selling what will you ask for it?

The original engine was offered to me, but the asking price was a bad joke.... much to much and not complet. AND YES, with "only" 28 years old the boat is too "new" for being real vintage. The old pure wood boats like 60`th RIVA or Chriscraft are the collector items, this boat has a wood body (bootbau sperrholz) and fibre topcover. The value right now with all technical and engine parts missing and no work done on paint and body would be in the 1,500-2,000 US$ range. In 1978 is was 20,000 US$, VERY MUCH money at that time!!!!