This boat was originally the Coal Cat, and was redone by Larry Lauterbach. The original Bluewater Special was destroyed, (although not totally), at the Red Bank Regatta in September 1978. This hydro started life as the Sreemin' Meemie, a 280 owned by Chuck Kittell from Miami. It was changed to a 2.5 Litre in 1976 and won the first heat of the Nationals. We purchased the boat in November 1976 and our first race was at Miami in February 1977. The boat won the 1978 Summer Nationals and was the 1978 High Point Champion. Overall, we won 22 races out of 31 entered before the accident.