1991 Edge

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Edge

1991

 

UR-5

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Curt White

 

2020

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Curt White

 

Carbon Fiber

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

Scorpion 3026 1900

 

Seaking Pro 180A

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura X447R

 

Bright Yellow

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

Wesley's Custom Graphics vinyl

 

Tactic TTX300

The model:  Unlimiteds powered by automotive engines have always fastinated Curt. The UR-5 is one of them. He really liked the hull, so he asked Craig Bradshaw to construct one for him. Curt had tried building it from an ML Boatworks kit of another boat, but was unsuccessful. After two years of working on the decks and different cowlings for the model, Craig says this model is "A one of a kind" and "never again hull from his shop. Curt feels blessed and honored to have this hull custom made by West Coast Custom Boats.

The real boat:  The former Allison powered Miss Renault which became a twin Chevy powered craft. According to historian Fred Farley, it was in 1991 that the Unlimited Racing Commission tried to start a UR category for Unlimited Reciprocating boats. Only one team serously accepted the challenge, The Edge owned by the Ruttkauskas brothers.