1999 Appian Jeronimo

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Appian Jeronimo

1999

 

U-20

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Jeff Howard

 

2007

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Jeff Howard

 

Plastic,plywood, foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Mega 22/30/2

 

Castle 80

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Graupner 45

 

Cream, Indigo & black

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

Decal, vinyl

 

Spektrum

The model:  Jeff has set the boat up to run part of the season in 2008 while he works on his new boat.  This was the first boat to be outfitted with vacuum formed plastic sponson canoes and it may be a little more fragile than expected.  Jeff had a little setback in testing just prior to its first race in 2007, but reinforced the skid fin mount and has shown that this boat is extremely fast.  This is definitely a front-runner.

The real boat:  The boat was driven by Mitch Evans.  They were at or near the top of the qualifying ladder at every race, but never seemed to produce on race day.  The boat was a former Fred Leland hull that was bought by Jerry Rise to campaign under Appian sponsorship.