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02-04-2013, 04:01 PM #916000 RPM
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The Carniti factory was just down the road a piece in OGIONO and Angelo Vassena was employed there, and was a good friend of Renato.
The Italians do tend to stick together so it could have happened.
Which hull did Vassena use in Paris with the 2 litre Carniti ?????
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02-05-2013, 08:17 AM #9220 Foot Switzer Wing 2 X S3000 (Dust'n the Wind II)
!6 foot Wood Eltro Vee (2X Merc 1500's) (Dust'n the Wind IV)
15 foot Powercat 15C (2 X Merc 1500) (Dust'n the Wind III)
(Single engine boats are lacking something)
15’ Wooden Switzer Shooting Star...
16 foot Lee Craft Merc S 3000-(Gold Dust II)
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Obsolete and Proud of it
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02-05-2013, 08:33 AM #93
Back to Ellie Langdon and then we can return this thread to its original meandering topic. I spoke with Joe Imprescia, a friend for decades, and a Long Island based multi time Offshore Champion who also did some OPC racing back in the early 80's. Joe started as an OMC mechanic at Alhambra Marine in Massapequa. He knew Ellie well and had numerous machining projects run through his shop. According to Joe, Ellie did a large and consistent amount of machining work on blocks, rods and some pistons for OMC racing in the 60's and 70's. He did not assemble most of the stuff at his shop but simply shipped the items back to Waukegan after modifications. His shop was filled with photos of himself with Jack Leek and Charlie Strang and other OMC notables. Apparently his port work was second to none and he also developed a successful technique for allowing OMC wrist pins to "float" in the piston. There were other "one off" projects he worked on but was always closed mouthed about exactly what he was doing. However given the OMC crates and shipping activity, in and out that I got a glimpse of and Joey confirmed, this was not a flash in the pan type relationship. Joey did say that he believes Ellie created (or machined after casting elsewhere)prototype multi carb intake manifolds as well.
Sadly Ellie has passed on.... again, perhaps Tom Ireland Or Charlie can fill in some blanks. I am certainly no expert as, frankly, I hated the damn things.... although I did race a pair of 115's in 1968 on an Eltro..and later Charlie sent us a 235 on consignment to use on one of our 21' Shadow Demo hulls.
Now I will shut up and try and locate some more pictures of our Molinari's.Last edited by T2x; 02-05-2013 at 08:39 AM.
20 Foot Switzer Wing 2 X S3000 (Dust'n the Wind II)
!6 foot Wood Eltro Vee (2X Merc 1500's) (Dust'n the Wind IV)
15 foot Powercat 15C (2 X Merc 1500) (Dust'n the Wind III)
(Single engine boats are lacking something)
15’ Wooden Switzer Shooting Star...
16 foot Lee Craft Merc S 3000-(Gold Dust II)
(The exception proves the rule)
Obsolete and Proud of it
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02-05-2013, 08:54 AM #94
Rich,
I just sent an e-mal to you at the e-mail address that you previously sent to me & which I used to send the Havasu picture of Ron Hill. It bounced. I want to send you some additional thoughts about Ellie that I don't want on the public viewed site. Please e-mail me at my e-maol address jschubert@wi.rr.com so I can e-mail the info to you.
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02-05-2013, 07:29 PM #95
Flambeau??
why ask me ?
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02-09-2013, 01:45 AM #967000 RPM
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Last edited by GENE LANHAM; 02-09-2013 at 02:59 AM.
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02-09-2013, 03:01 AM #977000 RPM
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Another shot----looks like Pelican Harbor.
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02-09-2013, 04:27 AM #986000 RPM
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Nice boat but nowhere near as pretty as Cetti's Torriggia !!!!!!
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02-09-2013, 02:00 PM #997000 RPM
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I didn't know Mercury built 1100s with stacks. It looks like that motor has the old style cowlings with the recoil starter in the top cowl. If so was the last of the recoil starter equiped inline 6s? Yes that second picture is looking west from the dock at the Pelican Harboe Yacht Club.
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02-09-2013, 02:20 PM #100The Historic Photo Master
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02-09-2013, 02:25 PM #101The Historic Photo Master
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02-09-2013, 04:54 PM #102
Backdoor factory ... not a "made with" or "sold by" the factory item
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02-09-2013, 06:30 PM #1037000 RPM
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It would appear that this was a "factory" ride. Roy Ridgell driving what looks like an early Molinari tunnell hull with "Gulf Wind Marine" on it.That says factory to me. It seems to me that several factory boats in the Gold Coast back then used either "Gulf Wind Marine" or names that made refrence to "Midnight Pass" where the salt water test facility was located.
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02-09-2013, 08:49 PM #105