Somewhere, I have a couple of pics of the boat and Raymond rigging it. I will try to find to post.
I mentioned a video I have to Dave Dalton before in this thread. It shows a heat of FGP with Dave Dalton in his F500 RawsonDalt (hee hee!), Vince Gresko in a F44H Rawsoncraft, Dave Rawson in a F500H Rawsoncraft, and Roy Alexander in his F700H Butts.
Roy was on the inside and battled Dave for all three laps. The lead swapped several times with Dave coming out as the eventual winner. I asked Roy several years later about that race and asked if was making a show of it. The fact was, Roy had an older 700cc with the 40mm carbs and Dave had a newer 500 with 48mm carbs. Although the 700's were well known for their "Kick in the arse" acceleration, Dave's newer updated Konig had what it took to win the drag race to the finish.
My last hydro ride was in a 5 port 500cc Pugh rig. The engine was top notch, and very competitive. Much to my surprise, it had everything my 700 did, including heaps of punch out of the corners. It would run well over 100 mph in competition on a USTS course.......I was very impressed! (and shook for an hour!)
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