Get Carter

[tikijerry]

Hi all,
i own probably the last 28 foot couger sportscat .
when it raced it was called get cater in the 1980 `s does anyone have any photos ??
thanx jerry

[alice]

CARLSBERG G (1989) 3 | Powerboat Archive theres a few on here this one is after when graham peck had it if I remember correctly.

[alice]

GET CARTER (1987) | Powerboat Archive whats it look like now

[MD1]

Did it become OK TC ( Top cat ) which RC had ?

[tikijerry]

a couple of you asked how topcat looks now
so this is her on the water during testing
once i had changed the props and added jack plates she would
top out at about 50mph and lift another foot in the water.
ive since stripped the electronics off and recently sold the engines
the rest of the boat is pretty much complete and im putting a listing on ebay
next week with a starting bid of £500 .Its a shame but my fishing pal died
a few years ago and shes not being used as she should be.
pls feel free to have a look
regards jerry

[tikijerry]

hi alice as promised ive posted a picture for you

[the edge]

Originally Posted by MD1

Did it become OK TC ( Top cat ) which RC had ?

Yes , same one , had Pepsi sponsorship, great looking cat.

[the edge]

Blimey , it's been slightly modified !!

[MD1]

Yes thought it was, got a picture somewhere of it upside down floating perfectly inverted with RC stood proudly on top ,we righted it and lifted it out at the yard and got the engines running again.
Surprisingly little damage, well to the boat

[the edge]

I remember that , wasn't it in Poole bay ? It made the national papers I think.

[MD1]

Yes it went over in Poole bay, it was in the days when RC had the offshore bar in west quay road, Poole , so it was towed back to West Quay Marina, and it was lifted it there. The good old days ����

[alice]

Originally Posted by tikijerry

a couple of you asked how topcat looks now
so this is her on the water during testing
once i had changed the props and added jack plates she would
top out at about 50mph and lift another foot in the water.
ive since stripped the electronics off and recently sold the engines
the rest of the boat is pretty much complete and im putting a listing on ebay
next week with a starting bid of £500 .Its a shame but my fishing pal died
a few years ago and shes not being used as she should be.
pls feel free to have a look
regards jerry

im still getting over the shock of the transformation from race boat to fishing boat

[the edge]

Originally Posted by MD1

Yes it went over in Poole bay, it was in the days when RC had the offshore bar in west quay road, Poole , so it was towed back to West Quay Marina, and it was lifted it there. The good old days ����

Yes the offshore was a great place in the 80's and early 90's , managed to move from Cobbs to a mooring there but it went off the boil !!

[the edge]

Originally Posted by alice

im still getting over the shock of the transformation from race boat to fishing boat

You and me both ! A different take on an enclosed cockpit !!

[NickGT40]

Yeah alice hear what your saying but hey all good fishing boats do 80 mph these days just look at the fishing boats in florida !!!!!

[tikijerry]

hey nick
thats exactly what i did i sold the engines and bought a center console
that i run out of st petes only a 150 yam on at the moment giving 45mph
way less fuel than the two yams on topcat !
but due an upgrade soon !