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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.
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