Good to hear from ye! Yer assolutely correct, re the Tahoe speedabouts..and now (thanks to you)...I think we have a name for the boat!!
God's truth: I wanted a stonkin' engine, and the rebuild quotes I was getting made a "straight up" 408C for Suvvin' Automotive sound like an attractive alternative. All told, the "new motor" is going to set me back far less than I thought! It's here and it looks good---we're going to bench-fire it (low rpms).
To allayuz who expressed interest in the "aquatic cobra":
The boat idea came from a visit to Jamestown, R. I., where I saw yards and yards of "pre-preg" carbon-fiber in DUMPSTERS!!
A little asking around and I realized it was essentially to be had for the haulage. I don't want to name the builder, that would cause at least two problems: (his reputation and "my" c/f sheets--which could then "grow legs" and be anybody's) The rest is simple---lay out ring-frames, bulkheads, stringers and the like. Build a "male mold" and then lay up the carbon---it doesn't need to be heated, and that's a blessing. Since we will "indent" the entire hull and deck above the waterline and coat it with a veneer of mahogany and nobody's the wiser---until an engine hatch is opened. Big plus is the carbon construction. Another is the 351C wh/ winds like an air-drill. Put an oversquare prop on it---and "only the brave..." as we used tosay...
It's a winter project. Not stipulating WHICH winter, because I'm into two home repairs and anopther boat refit...
It will be nice to reproach the obscenely-rich Marion (Mass) yachtie crowd (with whom I race); I can either show up in the land cobra or the water one! They're stuck in Bahstin Whalers and/or M/B-Audi-Volvo contrivences! One if by land--two if by sea!