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Mississippi River Marathon
1068 miles St Louis to New Orleans
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link about our PowerCat years on the river
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Boat Sport Magazine Article 1957
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1990 record 12hrs:40min:50sec
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Records on the River
| date |
driver(s) |
boat |
motor(s) |
direction (*overnight stop) |
time |
| July 1929 |
Dr L. Leroy |
Chris Craft |
up
river |
87hrs 31min |
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| Sept 1931 |
G.F Schomiller |
"Evinrude II" |
up
river |
79hrs 46min |
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| July 1953 |
Roy F. Smith |
"Mark Twain" |
up
river |
79hrs 12min |
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| Oct 1953 |
F.G. Burkharth |
"Cisco" |
up
river |
61hrs 22min |
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| Aug 1954 |
Lee Sawyer |
"Huck Finn" |
up
river |
56hrs 56min |
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| Aug 1955 |
Roy Loetscher |
"Loetscher Special" |
up
river |
52hrs 33min |
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| Jun 1956 |
Roy Cullum |
"Rambler" |
up
river |
47hrs 20min |
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| July 1956 |
Bill Tedford |
"Robert E Lee III" |
up
river |
41hrs 57min |
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| Aug 1956 |
Lee Sawyer |
"Huck Finn" |
up
river |
39hrs 41min |
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| July 1957 |
Roy Cullum |
"Rambler II"
Crosby |
2x Mercury Mark75 |
up
river |
31hrs 11min |
| 1958 |
Byron Pool |
"Bing Ding II" Crosby |
2x Mercury Mark 78 |
up
river |
29hrs 29min |
| 1959 |
Roy Fulton |
Magnolia Catamaran
"Lil Roy" |
2x Mercury Mark 78 |
down
river * |
22hrs 37 min |
| 1960 |
Roy Fulton |
Magnolia Catamaran
"Lil Roy" |
2x Mercury 800's |
down
river * |
18hrs 50min |
| July 1964 |
Bill Tedford |
"Robert E Lee V" |
up
river |
29hrs 22min |
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| July 1968 |
Lou Cooley |
Power Cat 4pt hydro
"Micro Lube" |
4x Chrysler 4cyl
115hp |
up
river |
29hrs 05min |
| July 1972 |
Bill Tedford |
Power Cat 18c cat
"Robert E Lee VI" |
2x OMC v4 125hp |
up
river |
26hrs 50min |
| July 1982 |
Mike Regan |
Wellcraft Scarab |
3x OMC v8 outboard |
up
river |
25hrs 07min |
| 1984 |
Bob Cox |
Charger Bass boat |
1x OMC v8 300hp
outboard |
up
river |
20hrs 16min |
| 1987 |
Don Johnson |
Wellcraft Scarab |
Lamborghini |
up
river * |
19hrs 51min |
| 1988 |
Roy Fulton |
22ft Starcraft |
1x Yamaha v6 225hp
outboard |
up
river * |
14hrs 55min |
| 1990 |
Howard Arneson |
32ft Skater Cat |
1325hp turbine |
up
river |
12hrs 41min |