Was named "Thunderbolt Grease Slapper Special" is now renamed simply as "GROWLER". Some may notice the non-original windscreen (looks more like a Moppie's) but after I bought it the owner said she had a old windscreen in the shed and lo and behold it was the original Baron 20 windscreen in great condition.
Meanwhile "BOX" (bottom) is in Japan where I just blew out the original Volvo 270D outdrive at 50 odd knots in Yokohama Bay and barely over 2/3 throttle. Now being repaired - managed to buy 3 good used Volvo 270D's on Yahoo Japan auctions for virtually bugger all. With the 454 big block V8, the boat sits a little heavy in the water, but once out of the hole she goes off like a stabbed rat.
"SNATCH" (top) is still under restoration in Florida, where most of the last decade of rainfall was found in the underdeck foam, pus evidence of half the wildlife of the Eastern Seaboard having lived on/in her at onetime or another. She has been stripped back to her shell and everything is being renewed or restored... trying to reuse as many of the original parts as possible. Still the 70 gallon aluminum fuel tank that is rammed in there is still like new!
Cheers
