1988 Oh Boy! Oberto

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Oh Boy! Oberto

1988

 

U-2

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Curt White

 

2022

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

West Coast Custom Boats & Curt White

 

Carbon Fiber

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Hyperion  3026 1900

 

Hobbywing 160

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura X447R

 

White, Green and Red

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

vinyl

 

Tactic

The model:  Curt bought this hull from Ron Forister in 2022 as the 1987 boat and later needed a replacement Division 3 boat after his Edge was wrecked. To minimize work and to fill out the field quickly, he ordered a canopy from HSC and followed what the real team did. He upgraded by adding a canopy and made it into the 88 version. It required very little painting and turned out nicely for him. He was back on the water with this boat at the Silver Cup. Nice job Curt!

The real boat:  This boat was originally the 1982 Atlas Van Lines and The, Squire Shop before being purchased by Jim Harvey. After almost being burned with their trailer on the road to it's first race, the boat went on to perform very well with driver, George Woods. It won on salt water, when the turbine boats struggled. The boat was eventually converted to turbine power during the 1990 season and was the first bpat to compete using both piston power and turbine power in the same season.