Sawed Up AND Burned Maybe BE Too Strong
I won't say I miss spoke....but
About 1984 Ernie Dawe and I started a class called C-NOD. It was an Addictor Boat and a 30 Tohatsu. We had raced these boats in the ocean...and basically run them everywhere with no mishaps.
As soon as the MERCURY RACING people heard of a one engine, one boat class (The next day at an APBA Convention)...Mercury offered the Merc Cub class...A Mercury 25 and Cougar Cub.... Mercury was fearing, and righly so, a Japanese invasion...
The problem was, the Addictor was a sea worthly, fun boat to drive and Cougar Cub would turn over in a heartbeat...I IN FACt never turned one over, except in my mind. I went testing with Betty Cook, and they turned the mother over in front of me going about 25-30... Dick something who worked for Betty Cook had his NOVICE SON driving, and he turned it over first lap...
Just an FYI: Charlie Strang's answer to C-NOD was to offer APBA the 15 A and 45 SS Evinrude/Johnson motor, if they'd keep C-NOD OUT....Ernie said build me the motors and we'll move C-NOD to OPC...OPC dropped C-NOD before anyone outside California and Minnesota heard of it....A dumb move, I always thought..
Enjoy the Cougar Cub, just be careful..