Nice pics Wayne
In your extensive collection of photos have you any of the (6/8-cylinder?) König engines that raced in the catamaran classes - I'm thinking the likes of Uli Rochel, Irwin Zimmerman(?) & Co who I gather raced in the 850cc classes where mostly OMC engines were used
It's a little before my time, so pleased excuse me if I've got names and details wrong
I was once told of a race where Alfred Welschar kept most of the catamarans at bay with his kneeler, until they finally got the better of him after a few laps when he got tired
Sadly no longer with us, Alfred was a demon when it came to tuning engines. His 0-700 König engines were evil and I mean, EVIL. I've lost count of the number of ropes I have seen broken when trying to start his engines
The guy who I crewed for had one of Alfred's engines - it was the full blown 700cc one (698cc) rather than one of the old bike ones. We put it on the back of a Popoli boat which was designed only for 350 & 500. Jeeeze, it was a missile, it was all he could do to hang onto it - turn the buoy, staighten up and grab a handful then hang on for dear life.....!!!!!
On the back of one of the Russian trimaran boats, it was incredible. Used to running 5-port 500s on the back, we were used to fast, powerful engines and we were a bit blasé about running it - "Just how fast can a 700 be?". We soon found out Good times.....apart from the poor crew member who had to rope it!
Actually, this Welschar engine found it's way across the pond!
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