ARCADIAN 169-F
owner Rick Beatty
drivers Rick Beatty & Mark Cravens
location Beavercreek, Ohio
hull info / class 2.5 mod & 6 liter class hydro (F) - originally built in 1982 by Marcel Belleville.
length / beam 19' 4"  /  8'
launch crane
motor 1980s Chevrolet  V-8 383 cid / 500+ hp
Holly 750 dbl pump
Bob Eiler Centerville, Ohio - engine builder
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 was owned by Jim Dernoncourt and Rob Kaufman