Originally Posted by
mattyboy
1&2 Greg what info do you have on the hull number 1 and 2 to support this ?? isn't the jax boat show the first 200 drive in the country? you have # 2 with a 200
GRG: We have several photos of what Alan Brown says are "The first two 16's". In those photos, one of the two boats has an Eaton drive. Then, add to this Brownies comment about the Jax show boat NOT being the first 16 hull built but probably hull 3 or 4 I am going to say that the first hull ever built was the Eaton powered hull.
#4 an all grumble green boat built in 64 is highly suspect it is an early 65 boat The early hornets were all green yes but they had a much bigger price tag and took 3x as long to produce. The delivery time on a hornet is 12 weeks so i would say besides the race 19s all the first hornets are 65s as are the St Ts.
GRG: I'm going to look to you Matty to take this one on. Can you track down Frank Civitano and ask him about his Dad's boat please? I'm not sure what bearing the 19' Hornets have on painting a 16 green. You had the heir to the Kleenex fortune running around with Don Aronow at the time. My guess is that he (James Kimberly) played a role in convincing Don to turn out a solid color 1964. Civitano would have some additional info as you know. His Dad was friends with Don A from his real estate development days.
#3 Tomron boat is the teknikens boat isn't it????
#8 what race?
9&10 what info do you have on two boats at the nyc show???
where would you put the hull rework into this and what boats are long straked and short straked?
I think this list is about 4-5 hulls high
the 16 donzi hornet ????? motor boating you had one job really????