Can you identify this boat?

[Kez]

I noticed this same boat on Ebay a few times. It looked sort of like the North Wind. However the original North Wind had a wooden deck. This one appeared to have a glass top.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-MRC-Cobra-Jet-RC-Boat-very-rare-find-nitro-/262165166590?hash=item3d0a42f9fe:gksAAOSwf-VWWcTL

I would be interested in it if the owner had not butchered the hull by installing the jet drive.

Thanks,

kez

 

[MarkScott]

There is a thread about this boat on RCU: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-boats-general-discussion-77/11391770-vintage-mrc-jet-boat.html

Took a few trys to get the link to work properly.

 

[Kez]

Thanks Mark. So it was made by MRC. I don't remember seeing this one back in the 70's. I still think the hull looked a lot like a North Wind

kez

 

[Mike Byer]

Had one, that's the way they look.

mb

 

[David Bryant]

yeah, the very shallow, triangle-shape, form-factor was common for mono designs back in the 1970's. Usually employed a flat center hull section.

 

[Grimracer]

MRC with jet drive.. cool!

grim

 

[Jerry Dunlap]

MRC with jet drive.. cool!

grim

I reviewed the boat "back in the day." Wouldn't be surprised if that magazine isn't somewhere in Don's Hobby .

JD

 

[Grimracer]

LOL.. proly is...

 

[Marty Slater]

is Dons still open