"The boat just wasn't any good. A big heavy guesstimate copy of a Ron Jones picklefork. Famously referred to by a Miss U.S. crew member as looking like "The box the Pay-n-Pak came in "."
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AggressiveTed Ted Schultz Checking out "MUNCEY-AV75A" on Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum:…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Randall E. Roe Jan 24, 2011.
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Ted Schultz replied to Ted Schultz's discussion Mystery Atlas without U number"Gary,
Thanks for the extra photo. I wonder if this boat just had too much power being turbo charged....
I am collecting photos so I can build a 1/10th scale version to race at our club, Puget Sound Fast Electrics."
Gary Todd replied to Ted Schultz's discussion Mystery Atlas without U number"Here is another photo I took at Dayton of Bill and the 75' Atlas U-71. The boat had a lot of trouble in those tight Dayton turns. The boat spun out several times on Bill in the turns. When I took this photo, He was breathing pretty hard…"
Rod Smith replied to Ted Schultz's discussion Mystery Atlas without U number"The new U-71 ran the 1975 season as the Atlas. Then Muncey bought out the Pay 'n Pak. This boat came back as "Miss Lynwood Equipment" and "Miss North Tool" in 1977 and "Miss Ashington" (nod to Mt. St.…"
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AggressiveTed Ted Schultz Checking out "MUNCEY-AV75A" on Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum: http://ning.it/g5fqyP What year did this boat run? and what was the U-#?See More
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