1964 Formula

this is an amazing historial american built boat restored with wonderful upgrades from electronic to hardware to it being painted in yacht quality awlgrip paint \n \nphotos are during or prefinalization , just contact this post # for videos and updated photos \n \nthis historically significant designed step-hull trihul design by the late and infamous robert cole is comprable to the wellcraft airslot in hull design…. known for a ride more simulair to a power-cat yet with the step hull amazing ride and not to be compared to trihull emulators \n \nmore infamously its larger 22’ was the boat used in the tv series “flipper” \n \nyet more historically and race proven, this same 18.5’ model beat bertram to nassau and also bimini on 2 occasions….not many boat ever beat bertram and on one such victory the hull designer robert cole ran this exact model (with twin outboards) to victory (see photo) \n \nanother extremely important historical detail is this 1964 model which won that race during which while being built in maimi’s thunder alley called initially “plastic industries” or then thunderbird “cathedral hull” yet formula boats was purchased by infamous boat builder don aronow an american boat building legend … he purchased thunderbird the same year just prior robert cole racing thi 18.5 cathederal hill to victory over bertram. \n \n—what was restored and improved— \n \nthis boat flaunts an open arrangement for activities yet a small cabin and yet a bow indented with drainage for seating \n \n>transom \n \n>floor \n \n>equisette mfg teak transom platform and floor access (fuller encapulated with west system resin and perfection uv clear 4 coats of each) \n \n>hull lamination and stringer wraps \n \n>carpeted bilge storage with waterproof hatches \n \n >new wiring and electronics with all led lighting inside and out \n \n>all new ss cleats and hardware \n \n>remaned and improved johnson 110/130hp \n \n>seating (open to buyers reconfigurations) \n \n>much more \n \nso this is a everyday resto with yacht quality paint inside and out (last 20-40 years with little maintaince) ready for river or bay and even offshore capable as with the rebuild and its proven offshore race history \n \nboat ready this spring for launch \n \nown a peice of us boat history with decades of respirated performance and curb/dock appeal \n \n