Originally Posted by
champ20B
There are some good points here....
Being that I am totally new, the only reason I was able to get my kneeler runabout rig going is because I am a absolute "wizard" when it comes to clamp on outboards of old. Also, I am highly proficient and experienced when it comes to building plywood or any other kind of boat (a family thing). There aren't many people that would be able to do what I could do in those respects. It would likely be intimidating for many folks of my (later generation) to try and tackle the obscure and little known world of kneeler outboard racing from raw materials, reviving and tuning an old engine to race like new, and knowing the tools and hardware to get it all together with. I guess I'm a rare one.
But since this 6 litre class is a new wave that was mentioned, I believe that this would only be a "high stakes professional" class. Guys, just the engine alone would be over $50,000.00.......trust me, I know. And furthermore, you cannot build these engines yourself. These aren't vamped up 360 cubic inch small-block mopars here. These engines are very unique. They have a strange offset rocker arm arrangement. The block is a one of a kind. You could only get them from an outfit like (Petty Enterprise) just to name one. How many average people do you know that could or really would pour that kind of money into such a boat as these are? Remember, just the motor is worth over $50,000.00.....and it is probably not openly available to just anyone in America. You likely have to be a bonified race car team owner just to get one, otherwise NASCAR would probably have a raging fit about it. I cant imagine how the builder of these boats is able to do this (getting these engines), but they are putting them together so far. Never the less, this isn't going to work for regular guys at all as I fore-see it.
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