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Fish
02-25-2005, 10:07 PM
Here are some more pictures courtesy of Parker Rabe (Hammer Down). If you have seen the previous volumes, you know what these are about. If you have not, check out volume I, II, III as well in the Scream and Fly Outboard and Racing History Section (http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=34) Thanks also to LakeRacer99 for scanning and posting the pics in Hammer Down volume I and II.

Hammer Down Gallery I (http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71320)
Hammer Donw Gallery II (http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71397)
Hammer Down Gallery III (http://forums.screamandfly.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77432)

fish

Fish
02-25-2005, 10:10 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 1,2...

Fish
02-25-2005, 10:13 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 3,4...

Fish
02-25-2005, 10:15 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 5,6...

Fish
02-25-2005, 10:16 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 7,8...

Fish
02-25-2005, 10:18 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 9,10...

Fish
02-25-2005, 10:20 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 11,12...

Riverratt
03-04-2005, 08:28 PM
I bet that was fun loading the boat on top of the pick up truck in pics 1 and 2

76baja18ft
03-04-2005, 10:41 PM
I bet that was fun loading the boat on top of the pick up truck in pics 1 and 2
wouldnt be a problem.. just have to have the jump ramp in the right position.. get a running start and its instant loading......unloading would be even easier...back up real fast and then slam on the brakes... instant unloading...lol

Fish
03-11-2005, 10:44 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 13,14...

Fish
03-11-2005, 10:45 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 15,16...

Fish
03-11-2005, 10:47 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 17,18...

One of the greatest mechanics anywhere, and a really good guy, Billy Cartier (BTW, he is still at it, owns Bills Outboard in Largo)

Fish
03-11-2005, 10:49 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 19...

Fish
03-11-2005, 10:50 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 20...

Fish
03-21-2005, 06:06 PM
more pics coming tonight, sorry for the delay but it definitely will be worth the wait!

fish

PARKER RABE
03-21-2005, 06:43 PM
sweet!..........

1BadAction
03-21-2005, 06:48 PM
fish, if you send me a batch of full size pics via e-mail, i'll get them posted in about 5 mins resized and all.

Fish
03-21-2005, 08:34 PM
thanks 1bad I appreciate it, but these are slides that are old. they have to be scanned, then clean up the images, then resize and in some cases crop to make it a better shot. First batch is ready though :)

Fish
03-21-2005, 08:40 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 21, 22...

Anyone notice anything unusual about the boat in pic 22?

Fish
03-21-2005, 08:41 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 23, 24...

Fish
03-21-2005, 08:43 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 25, 26...

Fish
03-21-2005, 08:45 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 27, 28...

Fish
03-21-2005, 08:47 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 29, 30...

Fish
03-21-2005, 08:48 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 31, 32...

Fish
03-21-2005, 09:02 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 33, 34...

Fish
03-21-2005, 09:03 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 35, 36...

Fish
03-21-2005, 09:04 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 37, 38...

Fish
03-21-2005, 09:22 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 39, 40...

Early Inboard/Outboard.. LOL

Clyde
03-22-2005, 10:48 AM
I just want to thank Parker, fish and everyone else who has helped with this, it's a treat.

2us70
03-22-2005, 11:18 AM
Who is that in the McCall # 54, Pic 35 ?

Fish
03-22-2005, 12:53 PM
I'm still waiting for parker to explain the pics in #39 and 40. I might be going blind, but it looks like a big block and an outboard on the same boat. :eek: :eek:

LakeRacer99
03-22-2005, 02:42 PM
Hey Fish I had the same questions when I posted the other pics of that boat. I am surprised no one had made a comment about that.
Parker...What was up with that. If that what you call a "kicker" outboard?
Is it there to get ya home when the carmota breaks down?

Thanks for the pics...

PARKER RABE
03-22-2005, 06:26 PM
2us70 , Its Tommy Cook

PARKER RABE
03-22-2005, 06:28 PM
The One With 2 Motors Was For Boat Shows Only The Hemi 426 Was Just Sitting There , Not Hooked Up

2us70
03-22-2005, 06:28 PM
Did he have a wife named Barbara?

PARKER RABE
03-22-2005, 06:35 PM
Yes , We Talk To Babra All The Time , I Got A Bunch Of Pics Of Tommy Barbra And My Faimly , We Had A House A Few Doors Down From Them For Years

Fish
03-22-2005, 06:38 PM
The One With 2 Motors Was For Boat Shows Only The Hemi 426 Was Just Sitting There , Not Hooked Up

'Hey Randy, that thing got a hemi???" LOL :D For a minute I thought Rabco invented the "inboard outboard" ;) :D :D

More pics coming tonight!

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:21 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 41, 42...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:22 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 43, 44...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:24 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 45, 46...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:25 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 47, 48...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:27 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 49, 50...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:28 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 51, 52...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:33 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 53, 54...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:36 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 55, 56...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:37 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 57, 58...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:39 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 59, 60...

Fish
03-23-2005, 09:41 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 61, 62...

PARKER RABE
03-23-2005, 10:11 PM
190 thats seebold

FasterthanU
03-23-2005, 10:37 PM
Its a pic of a pic...I don't have a Scanner, but its still Reggie Fountain in '73

PARKER RABE
03-23-2005, 10:45 PM
damn friti cool , glad u could donate ! thats a good pic i dont have any of reggie running twisters , just t3s

FasterthanU
03-23-2005, 10:49 PM
All from the land of the frozen north though... :rolleyes:

FasterthanU
03-23-2005, 11:17 PM
Once again its a picture of a pic, sorry for the quality. The first pic is of Ole Berkis taken from my old mans Starcraft Eliminator out in front of our cottage on Go Home Lake. July '73. The next pic is Spencer Dunn racing for Mercury in the Belvedere Challenge Cup Race. Aug '73. I'll find a scanner before i post anymore. :rolleyes:

Ted Bell
03-29-2005, 01:07 PM
Anymore photos from Parker's collection? I remember several of those offshore Rabco's raising hell throughout the intracoastal back in the day. I wouldn't mind seeing more pictures of the Violator, Twister and others from that era. Please keep them coming!

Ted Bell

PARKER RABE
03-29-2005, 01:43 PM
ted we got lots of that stuff that were gonna post soon ! stay tuned

Cp
03-29-2005, 09:19 PM
Parker - Thanks again a bunch for your willingness to share what basicly amounts to your family photo album with all of us. I, for one, truly enjoy waiting for all of them the download. Thanks again.

Cp

Hottrucks
03-30-2005, 07:43 AM
Thanx Guys I love to see pics of the tower of power running in it's day!! They sure where easy to stack on a transom!!

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:15 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 63, 64...

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:17 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 65, 66...

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:18 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 67, 68...

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:19 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 69, 70...

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:20 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 71, 72...

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:22 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 73, 74...

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:25 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 75, 76...

Fish
03-30-2005, 08:26 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 77, 78...

PARKER RABE
03-30-2005, 02:52 PM
great job fish !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fastboat
03-31-2005, 07:52 AM
who the guy is in picture 75, but those pants were way ahead of their time :D .

PARKER RABE
03-31-2005, 08:57 AM
dont know , but that when my dad was picking up his ronjones in fand du lac 1970

willabee
03-31-2005, 01:45 PM
dont know , but that when my dad was picking up his ronjones in fand du lac 1970

Parker, just in case you're making notes on these photos, that is Oshkosh, not Fond du Lac. That building behind the Jones was the rigging shop for the race team. I'm sure it was later than 1970, because Petty ran that boat at Havasu in 1970 ( November ) and I don't see any snow on the ground in Oshkosh. By the way, I know we already covered this , but that photo clearly shows #187 on the Jones - Merten's racing number.

PARKER RABE
04-01-2005, 10:13 PM
man i dont know than , he told me 70 i was born in 73 and i wasnt around then , mabye 71 , ????

Fish
04-02-2005, 03:50 PM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 79, 80...

Ted Bell
05-02-2005, 01:41 PM
No more pictures?:(

Ted Bell

Laker
10-23-2005, 12:00 AM
In the old days...
I would subcribe to a printed paper magazine for a full year just hoping to get 2 or 3 serious pics...
I have bought entire years and more worth of old magazine collections looking for that ONE photo..
Today I blow my mind in one mouse click!!
Greg, Paker, FISH!!!
Thanks, A Millioin
Laker
:)

Fish
10-23-2005, 09:01 AM
In the old days...
I would subcribe to a printed paper magazine for a full year just hoping to get 2 or 3 serious pics...
I have bought entire years and more worth of old magazine collections looking for that ONE photo..
Today I blow my mind in one mouse click!!
Greg, Paker, FISH!!!
Thanks, A Millioin
Laker
:)

I have done the same thing over the years. I am just glad parker came up with the pics and Greg gave us carte-blanche to post away. Glad you liked it.

fish

mark benson
04-02-2009, 11:58 PM
Pic. 34&76 #22 Gary Peacock- Molinari
" 62-63-67 #190 Billy Seebold- Twistercraft

PARKER RABE
05-01-2010, 05:13 PM
ttt for a great thread

specboatops
02-25-2011, 11:24 AM
Hammer Down IV, Pic 45, 46...

How fast did these run Parker ?

930turbo
11-15-2012, 07:06 AM
I bought the Checkmate in post#42, pix #50. This was my first boat. It would have been about 1980-81. This one got me hooked on speed.

99fxst99
12-25-2012, 09:23 PM
The 6-engine boat in pic 80.....How was it steered? Were the outboard engines fixed and the 4 inboard engines steered? Were the two center engines factory 20" or adapted for the length? BTW, these pics are way cool and true memory joggers. Thanks!!!

FUJIMO
10-08-2015, 12:50 PM
Parker? This price/deal still good?:cool: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y174/makulaf/PB190013a_edited-1Large.jpg

PARKER RABE
10-08-2015, 04:18 PM
yea man!!!! send me a deposit , we can start waxing the molds tonight! :)

PARKER RABE
10-08-2015, 08:52 PM
what a great thread , we gotta keep these threads alive...just re read the whole thing:):)

PARKER RABE
10-08-2015, 09:02 PM
give anything to rewind to those days