1969 Miss Schweppes

 

  Boat Statistics

Boat Name:

 

Year:

Designation#:

 

Miss Schweppes

1969

 

U-5

Owner/Driver:

 

Year Model Built:

 

Dan Clark

 

2001

Builder:

 

Construction:

 

 

Pete Schille

 

Plywood and foam

Motor:

 

Speed Controller:

 

AstroFlight

 

RC-Hydros

Prop:

 

Paint Colors:

 

 

Octura

 

Yellow and Black

Type of Graphics:

 Radio:

 

 

Hand painted

 

 

The model:  This model was originally built and raced by Pete Schille in 2001.  Brent Hall bought it from a friend of his who had purchased it from Pete in 2008.  Dan bought the boat from Brent at the Harmsworth race and plans to refurbish it. The boat is light and quick, but has had a tendency to get flighty.  Dan will have to tame this boat down but, with a little patience and tinkering with the setup, it can be a top performer.

The real boat:  The boat was driven by Fred Alter and campained under a few different with him as driver.  The boat started life as a the '65 Gale's Roostertail, a long round-nosed boat.  They cut the front end to make it a pickle fork when it became the Schweppes in 1969.  It later raced as the Towne Club.