In 1995 Cobra Boats produced a 30 foot Cat called the Terminator. I'm told
Powerboats Magazine did a review on that model, but I don't know what issue
it was printed in. I called Powerboats Magazine and it seems they cannot
locate an article (that far back) unless the print date is known.

Any folks out there have some back issues from that era? I'd like to get a
copy of that review or identify the issue so I can purchase it.

Thanks for your help!
Larry

From a bankruptcy hearing in 2001 at
http://www.njb.uscourts.gov/chambers...420_Casini.pdf
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FACTS

Peter Casini has been around boats his whole life. He is now 44 years old.

In 1991, Casini started a business designing, manufacturing and selling
power boats under the Cobra trade name. He utilized a catamaran hull design
with kevlar and fiberglass which gave the Cobra boats unique qualitites.
Although his boats achieved some racing success and his fishing boats were
featured with glowing praise in boating publications, his businesses all
failed. Casini was the design talent behind several entities all of which
are now defunct.

He ended up in personal bankruptcy in 1997 and later filed an unsuccessful
chapter 13 case. He has a foreclosure judgment against his residence and is
behind in child support and taxes. He has relied on the generosity of family
and friends for survival.
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More than you wanted to know.

No sign of the magazine review.

Roger

http://home.insightbb.com/~derbyrm

"larry" wrote in message
news:iVNnf.7088$Jz6.2423@trnddc06...
In 1995 Cobra Boats produced a 30 foot Cat called the Terminator. I'm told
Powerboats Magazine did a review on that model, but I don't know what
issue
it was printed in. I called Powerboats Magazine and it seems they cannot
locate an article (that far back) unless the print date is known.

Any folks out there have some back issues from that era? I'd like to get a
copy of that review or identify the issue so I can purchase it.

Thanks for your help!
Larry

"derbyrm" wrote in message
news:mTXnf.622117$x96.454726@attbi_s72...
From a bankruptcy hearing in 2001 at
http://www.njb.uscourts.gov/chambers...420_Casini.pdf
**************************
FACTS

Peter Casini has been around boats his whole life. He is now 44 years old.

In 1991, Casini started a business designing, manufacturing and selling
power boats under the Cobra trade name. He utilized a catamaran hull
design
with kevlar and fiberglass which gave the Cobra boats unique qualitites.
Although his boats achieved some racing success and his fishing boats were
featured with glowing praise in boating publications, his businesses all
failed. Casini was the design talent behind several entities all of which
are now defunct.

He ended up in personal bankruptcy in 1997 and later filed an unsuccessful
chapter 13 case. He has a foreclosure judgment against his residence and
is
behind in child support and taxes. He has relied on the generosity of
family
and friends for survival.
**************************

More than you wanted to know.

No sign of the magazine review.

Roger

Thanks for the info Roger.

I've 'googled' various phrases trying to find more information on his early
race days with this boat:
http://www.cobraboats.com/cbra_about.html and more information about his
production boat the Cobra 3000 (Terminator Cat).

Thanks!
Larry

My turbine powered boat project
http://www.weldingfaq.com/turbine3.asp

I found the Jan 96 issue of PBR and the listing in that issue of their past
reviews
which went back thur 94 didn't mention that boat. I don't remember reading
about it in PBR. I do remember reading at review in Sal****er Sportsman (i
think) and I think the article was by George Poveromo. I think the boat
was a Cobra Predator? Back then this boat caused a big stir due to it's
extreme
performance. I, like my friends, was captivated by a fish boat going 80 and
cruising at 60 getting 2+ mpg. A friend took a test run in one and someone
down around New Orleans bought one which he flipped, so I was told. Since
then I have seen what appears a redo of this boat exhibited at the Miami
Boat show in perhaps a 34-36 length. It wasn't called a Cobra and that's all
I know. Good luck and be careful!!


--
Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

After looking at your site, we are talking about different boats, sorry. The
Predator was a center console "fishing" version of what looked like or was
very similar to the same hull as your boat. As I recall the were usually
supplied with twin 225 hp Suzuki outboards which were mounted on hydraulic
jack plates. I saw one at the New Orelans boat show maybe late 90's. And at
least one fished a time or two from our home port.
One another note, you are nuts!! But you probably already know that. Humm,
let's see, twin 225's tee top extra weight = 80mph top end. No tee top, no
console and other stuff 1400 hp = WAY TOO FAST!
That said, it ought to be a fun project, good luck and be sure to have all
test runs video taped to later be incorporated into the next edition of the
"stupid deaths" video.
ps, I want to be in that video too!

--
Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel

--
"Steamboat Ed" Haas : Nihil curo de ista tua
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : stulta superstitione...
http://www.nmpproducts.com/intro.htm
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

"Ron White" wrote in message
...
After looking at your site, we are talking about different boats, sorry.
The
Predator was a center console "fishing" version of what looked like or was
very similar to the same hull as your boat. As I recall the were usually
supplied with twin 225 hp Suzuki outboards which were mounted on hydraulic
jack plates. I saw one at the New Orelans boat show maybe late 90's. And
at
least one fished a time or two from our home port.
One another note, you are nuts!! But you probably already know that. Humm,
let's see, twin 225's tee top extra weight = 80mph top end. No tee top, no
console and other stuff 1400 hp = WAY TOO FAST!
That said, it ought to be a fun project, good luck and be sure to have all
test runs video taped to later be incorporated into the next edition of
the
"stupid deaths" video.
ps, I want to be in that video too!

--
Ron White
Boat building web address is
www.concentric.net/~knotreel



A 30 footer with 1400 HP? You are right. He is nuts. I'ld love to see it
run, but I'll be happy to watch it go by from my own boat from a dafe
distance.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

The article you are looking for is not in powerboat, but in the July 1993 issue of BOATING. There is a full page ad by cobra in the May 1993 Powerboat magazine for a cobra terminator which I own and is currently for sale. It is powered by twin 280 mercury offshore race engines.
Paul