1975 Oh Boy! Oberto
Owner: Nelson Holmberg (Vancouver, Wash.)
Driver: Nelson Holmberg
Model Builder: Craig Bradshaw at West Coast Custom Boats
Construction: Carbon Fiber Composite
Year Built: 2010
Motor: Himax 3630-1500
Radio: Specktrum
Electronic Speed Controller: Turnigy AquaStar 120
Propeller: ABC 1814-15, Octura X447R
Paint Colors: Green, red and white
Graphics: Vinyl by Nelson Holmberg
Notes about the Model: This boat started life as the 1975 Oh Boy! Oberto under Mick Shutt's ownership. After a couple of years, it was converted to run as the Eagle Electric and it ran that way for several seasons before being retired, and repaired, after a serious accident caused extensive damage. Still in primer, the boat was sold to Nelson Holmberg in the summer of 2019, just two weeks before the ERCU Gold Cup. It was finished and ready to race in that period and made it's debut successfully at the Gold Cup, winning a heat, and taking first place in the Ted Jones Memorial (first connie) before finishing second in the Gold Cup final.
Notes about the Real Boat: The very first Oberto-sponsored hydroplane was Bob Murphy's veteran U-4. The hull had been built in 1962 as Notre Dame and made its debut as Oh Boy! Oberto at the 1975 Tri-Cities Gold Cup race. With Hickling at the wheel, the U-4 finished seventh in a fifteen-boat field..
Notes about 2021: Looking forward to getting back on the water!
Driver: Nelson Holmberg
Model Builder: Craig Bradshaw at West Coast Custom Boats
Construction: Carbon Fiber Composite
Year Built: 2010
Motor: Himax 3630-1500
Radio: Specktrum
Electronic Speed Controller: Turnigy AquaStar 120
Propeller: ABC 1814-15, Octura X447R
Paint Colors: Green, red and white
Graphics: Vinyl by Nelson Holmberg
Notes about the Model: This boat started life as the 1975 Oh Boy! Oberto under Mick Shutt's ownership. After a couple of years, it was converted to run as the Eagle Electric and it ran that way for several seasons before being retired, and repaired, after a serious accident caused extensive damage. Still in primer, the boat was sold to Nelson Holmberg in the summer of 2019, just two weeks before the ERCU Gold Cup. It was finished and ready to race in that period and made it's debut successfully at the Gold Cup, winning a heat, and taking first place in the Ted Jones Memorial (first connie) before finishing second in the Gold Cup final.
Notes about the Real Boat: The very first Oberto-sponsored hydroplane was Bob Murphy's veteran U-4. The hull had been built in 1962 as Notre Dame and made its debut as Oh Boy! Oberto at the 1975 Tri-Cities Gold Cup race. With Hickling at the wheel, the U-4 finished seventh in a fifteen-boat field..
Notes about 2021: Looking forward to getting back on the water!