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| ARCADIAN 169-F | |
| owner | Jim Dernoncourt |
| drivers | Rob Kaufman & Jimmy D |
| location | Allen Park, Michigan |
| hull info / class | 2.5 mod & 6 liter class hydro (F) - originally built in the early 1980s by Marcel Belleville. |
| length / beam | 19' 4" / 8' |
| launch | crane |
| motor | 1980s Chevrolet V-8 355 cu. in.
/ 350 hp
Dart Iron Eagle heads | special .570" lift cam | Edelbrock intake | Holley 4776 carb built by Bill Kell Racing |
| power transfer | Casale 8 degree z-drive running 9% overdrive |
| propeller mfg | Mercury Special 11" x 19" three blade |
| years raced / history | 1980s
originally campaigned by Champion Outboard Racer, Jim Hauenstein as a 2.5 mod and then as a 6 liter so Jim could qualify to drive the multi engine outboard powered unlimited built by Marcel Belleville. Jim was fatally injured at Washington, NC during a formula outboard race. The boat mechanically restored by Rob Kaufman during 2010. |
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