----And thru all the races and abuse the hull was never damaged. The boat today still gets used but no where near what it went thru when racing. Current owner (a former successful racer himself) and good friend is probably the hardest working guy I have ever met and one of the nicest. You can find him in Allez Vite on any Sunday blasting around Lake Saint Clair and up the Saint Clair river by my house. I have seen him out in December as he is just a diehard boater....Bill S

Kemosabe is another bad azz Apache.

https://youtu.be/gxQMHi2okIw

Kemosabe is the baddest 47' Apache on the planet.

----Thanks Dave!!! Lee and my buddy Apache John's absolutely sick triple engine 47 Footer! Six pack seating with absolutely no cabin amenities,,,or cabin! 3 Engines that any given time, depending on what set, are around or over 1,000hp. The only 47 Apache with this design deck, and the paint job is just so over the top it's actually hard to explain......Bill S

That would of been Peter Rhodes.
As Bill mentioned, current owner is a great guy....and a little bit crazy, Christmas day last year he was out ripping up the lake.

Speaking of winter boating, my buddy Wayne from Sunsation Powerboats sent me this video from last weekend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EUjfI-_NAo
He also has an Arctic Cat Thunder Cat with wheels that he rides in the summer, an extremist that gets more fun per day than any person that I know.

----I have never seen Wayne without a smile on his face! That has to account for something! Probably in a weak moment (on his part) Wayne said he would do over the deck and hull on an 18 ft Donzi I had, and he just did beautiful work. I'm putting it back together now and soon it will go to my rigger (the guy who knows way more than me) to finish up the important stuff. Hopefully, it will appear early around the middle of May or June for a splash!.....Bill S

Wayne and Joe are the best!! I met them several times over the years at LOTO shootouts.

This was only 39 degrees a couple years ago. I’ve been called a tool before, but not the sharpest tool!LOL