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Title: 1981 tid-bit
Post by: JimCt on October 02, 2006, 08:11:40 PM

For Angler, Show Is a Trove of Ideas
By NELSON BRYANT
NY Times

For one whose boyhood recollections of saltwater angling includes surf casters whirling handlines over their heads or the slow, heavy beat of a one-lung Lathrop engine pushing a dory through the earlymorning fog, the abundance of new equipment and new boats displayed at the New York National Boat Shows never ceases to amaze. What follows is a glance at some of the offerings to lure anglers: Aquasport Inc. titillated prospective customers even before they got to the show: The company had its new 22-foot-2-inch center console, powered by a 50-horsepower energy-efficient diesel inboard, on display at Grand Central Station beginning Jan. 2. Aquasport will have six more boats at the show itself, ranging from a 17-footer to a walkaround 24-foot-6-inch express fisherman, which is probably the manufacturer's most popular craft. Mako Marine is introducing its 25-foot, 8-inch center console, Cuddy Cabin Craft, at the show and will also have most of the remainder of its line on hand. Those who might wish to have a scrapbook picture of themselves with a giant shark will have the opportunity to take one at the Mako display where a full-scale replica of a dock weighing station will be erected, complete with a two-sided mount of a 1,000-pound mako shark hanging by its tail. Mako produces mainly deep V-boats that are ideal for rough water.

January 16, 1981

Title: Need it, got it...
Post by: GoneFission on October 04, 2006, 05:02:51 PM

Jim:

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Title:
Post by: JimCt on October 04, 2006, 07:31:14 PM

Thank you for thinking of me and the various gubbins I'll be needing for the project but I've already picked up a 70psi washdown pump and accumulator.  Don't recall the flow rate (6 gpm maybe?) but it's high enough for serious work.

Regarding the 50hp diesel on the 22.2 at that 1981 boat show, I seriously doubt if the rig could plane the boat with three guys, ice, gear, beer & a load of fuel.  Wonder who built the diesel?  Bet it weighed a ton.

Title: 50HP?
Post by: GoneFission on October 05, 2006, 08:51:33 AM

Could also have been a misprint - maybe 150HP?  That would be about right for Cummins or even a Cat 4-71 of the early 80s vintage.

Title:
Post by: JimCt on October 05, 2006, 09:21:05 AM

I'd guess a 150hp diesel with gear would tip 1500 lbs, probably more.  Big too.

Title: Cummins 4B
Post by: GoneFission on October 05, 2006, 10:18:11 AM

I'm not sure when the Cummins 4B series came out, but I think it was in the late 70s or early 80's - I visited the Cummins plant in the 80s and checked out the B-series production line.  

At about 800 lbs, it would fit the bill for a high-efficiency diesel that also would have put out 150HP in the 1980's.  The 4B today goes up to 250HP.