But that didnt stop the federal government from hiring Aronow in 1984 to design Blue Thunder a boat that was used by drug-busters from the US.

Don aronow boat companies. Two men Ben Kramer a suspected drug runner who bought Aronows USA Racing Team and was forced to sell it back to Aronow after the Customs Service refused to do business with him and Bobby Young eventually pleaded no contest to manslaughter related to Aronows murder. The rugged multimillionaire speedboat racer had a glamorous wife four loving children and entree to the top social circles in South Florida. Don was so reckless with shit like that.

Serial number Starts with ALSP means Aronow Limited Special Production The name of the company he used was Imperial but no. Ad Luxury Cobalt Boats in Lake Geneva WI. Don Aronow born in 1927 in Brooklyn New York left New Jersey in 1961 to relocate in Miami.

We are pleased to say that the Banana Boat companys entire line of boats from our 24 footer to our 39 footer is based exclusively on Don Aronow designs. Richard Crowder Last week in Part One of the story of Thunderboat Row we explored how the legendary Don Aronow became interested in the new thrill of offshore boating and racing and in 1962 established Formula Boats on a desolate dusty dead-end road in North Miami called NE 188th Street. New and used models for sale.

His boats went on to win a whopping 350 offshore races and Aronow himself was a two-time world champion and three-time US. Champion of offshore racing. With Rick Allen Carlo Bonomi George Bush Fabio Buzzi.

When the company was sold it was in the process of developing Blue Thunder for the federal government. About 20 boats were pulled from Cigarette company molds before Don Aronow sold the company. Formula was originally a company founded by Don Aronow a performance boat legend in 1962 in Miami Florida.

A kid was going to start a boat company in Florida he had bought a boat in California and he asked Aronow and me to drive it and see if it was any good. When it comes to performance boats there is one name that has stood out more than any other Cigarette. This was the heyday of performance and new boat builders in America.