1977 U-4

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

U-4

1977

 

U-4

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Curt White

 

2006

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Jeff Campbell

 

Carbon Fiber

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Scorpion 3226 1600

 

Hobbywing Seaking 120A

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura X447R

 

Antique Gold and Black

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

Hand cut vinyl

 

Tactic TTX300

The model:  At the end of the 2018 season, Mike Krone sold this hull to Curt White. Mike had gotten the unfinished hull in a deal with Doug Tulip and finished it as the 1981 Design 360 U-52. It is a Jeff Campbell built hull and came with a full length cowling that Curt painted and styled to match the 1977 U-4 as it appeared at the '77 Gold Cup in the Tri-Cities. Curt ran well with it in 2019 and finished 5th in season points. The boat keeps getting better and better.

The real boat:  Don Sooy, a successful designer and builder in other boat classes, designed this unlimited specifically to run automotive power. It first raced in the 77 Gold Cup under the U-4 name and was driven by Bob Murphy. It later had various other sponsors and ran under different names such as Charlie's Girl, Mark & Pak, Miss Century 21, Evans Marine, Miss Tri-Cities and KWWW Miss Chelan.