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Owner/Throttleman
Bill Reich
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Driver/Navigator
Al Reay
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Crew Profile
Owner/Throttles: Bill Reich
- Flint, Michigan
Driver/Navigator: Al Reay - Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Crew Chief:
Denis Blonde - Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Public Relations:
Dave Tucker - St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Marketing/Sales:
Teresa Reich - Flint, Michigan
Add'l Crew:
Joe Allen - Wyandotte, Michigan
Jeff VanBuhler - Macomb, Michigan
Jack Wagner - Sylvan Lake, Michigan
2004 BOAT
PROFILE
Hull
racing number:
30
manufactured by: Spectre
Powerboats, Clearwater, Florida
construction:
AME-4000
vinyl ester resin, 1708 & 1308 Knytex tri-directional cloth,
Baltek AL-600 and Klegecel foam core, Baltek bulkheads & stringers, hull & deck
completely
glass seamed, integral cockpit liner
length:
30' 2" (9.1m)
beam:
8' 9" (2667cm)
weight :
4275 pounds (1423 kg) ready to race
fuel capacity:
Twin
70-gallon (304 Litre) aluminum
Engines
quantity:
Two
manufacturer:
Mercury
Marine Hi-Performance Division
model:
2-Cycle, 2.5 Litre, EFI
Offshore Race, 15" center section
displacement:
152
cubic inches each (2.5 Litre), 304 cubic inches total (5.0 Litre)
compression ratio: Proprietary
modifications:
Proprietary
ignition:
Mercury/Motorola, NGK wires, Champion plugs
fuel injectors:
Bosch
maximum RPM:
8400
horsepower:
310 each, 620 total
est. top speed:
115 Miles Per Hour
Drives
manufacturer:
Mercury
Marine Hi-Performance Division
type:
Mercury Sportmaster with heavy duty bearing carrier, 15", counter
rotating
gear ratio:
1.87:1 or 2:1
propellers:
Mercury lab prepared competition cleaver
Accessories
steering:
Mayfair full hydraulic, integral reservoir, twin cylinder, Aeroquip hoses
engine controls:
Mayfair
2-throttle/2-shift, Morse cables
fuel system:
Bosch aircraft pumps (2), with inline strainers, Mercury water-separating
filters, Aeroquip FC-332 hoses
gauges:
Gaffrig - (1) liquid filled speedometer, (2) fuel level, (2) voltage,(2) water
pressure, (2) water temperature, (2) tachometer
switches:
Micro-switch, Div., environmentally sealed, locking
electrical panel:
Custom
kill switches:
Mercury
(2)
fire extinguishers: Kidde
(2) with metal brackets and pull rings, 10BC
compasses:
(1) Ritchie power damp (1), KVH
Azimuth-1000 (1), Ritchie Electronic
batteries:
Exide sealed gel-cell, group 24, 635 CCA with Gil offshorebattery hold-down (2)
and Guest #2300A switches
bilge pumps:
Rule
1500 gph electronic (2), Gusher manual (1)
helmets:
(2) Simpson Super Bandit
life jackets:
(2)
Lifeline Offshore
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