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09-30-2015, 09:33 PM #76Screaming And Flying!
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IMO there is zero chance that any 19' Hornet was laid up in late 1963 or early 1964. Donzi did not exist in early 1964. The Hornet 19' was an original design that was done about the time of the sale of Formula to Thunderbird. Waltman Walters can attest to that. The "#69 Hornet 19" boat that Alan Brown and Skip Carrol ran in the November 6, 1964 Miami-to-Key West race was the first 19 that was laid up. Could I be wrong? Yes, I was not born yet. BUT ask Alan "Brownie" Brown and I believe he will say I am right. The other 4 hulls that ran in that race were 28's.
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09-30-2015, 10:38 PM #77The Historic Photo Master
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I can't take it any longer... The original posters raceboat in question, was owned by an old family friend that had simular interests/investments in waterfront homes, both in the great white north and southeast Florida, the marina business, and collecting antique wood boats, as my family. He had many real estate income properties in the Ft. Lauderdale area. He started the Clayton New York Antique Boat Museum in the 60's, as well as the Antique Boat Show there as well. He had a summer home there, on Grindstone Island. He was instrumental in starting & promoting for years, the very first Ft. Lauderdale Boat Shows. He was the Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale & was on the Lauderdale City Commission for two decades. And on & on. He was an initial investor in a new marina on west Lauderdales State Road 84 on the New River, that was "seven" miles to the ocean and open "seven" days a week, that was specifically designed for outboarders only, and that had 64 boat slips and a ramp. He was one of only two Formula/Donzi dealers in 1965 in South Florida, the other being Challenger Marine on Biscayne Blvd, in North Miami. He past away in 2013, one year after his wife, at age 95. His name was Bob Cox...and he also started(and his family still owns & operates) Lauderdale Marina, in 1948. Bob and his Marina General Manager, Ed Joyce raced in a number of Offshore races in 1965. In 1965 alone, they entered and won...the St. Petersburg 50 Mile Ocean Race, The Pelican Harbour 100 mile GulfStream Regatta, the Orange Bowl Regatta, and the Sam Griffith Memorial. They also raced, and placed third, in the Miami-Nassau race. The boat was a 1965 19 Donzi Hornet outboard with twin Johnson Super Sea-Horse V-4 75's.
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09-30-2015, 11:03 PM #79The Historic Photo Master
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Norris(Knocky) House & his wife Val(Valerie) were(and Val still is)my neighbors for many, many years. They owned/operated Knocky's Boats & Knocky's Propeller Service, in Hollywood, Florida. Can't tell you how many years I followed them out of the neigborhood at 6:30 am, to head for the highway, in her old 1965 dark green El Camino. with big yellow "Knocky's Propeller's" down the sides. Norris died in November, 2001.
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09-30-2015, 11:11 PM #80The Historic Photo Master
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09-30-2015, 11:44 PM #82Screaming And Flying!
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That is correct Fujimo. The X gave it away.
Bob Cox & Ed Joyce ran the "Marina Seven" boat. Ted D was not familiar with the background when I asked him but said if Bob were still with us he would have all the vivid details. Ad below.
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10-01-2015, 07:21 PM #83Screaming And Flying!
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Here is a more detailed piece I put together on the April 12, 1965 Miami-to-Nassau race results.
Notice that both Bob Cox & Ed Joyce (in "Marina Seven") as well as Jerry Langer ran in that particular race and both in Donzi 19 Hornets. Cox ran twin Johnsons, while Langer rigged his with triple Evinrudes. If you look closely however, for some reason one is called "Production" while the other is called "Prototype" ?
Anyone know?
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10-02-2015, 11:25 AM #847000 RPM
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10-02-2015, 11:49 AM #85Screaming And Flying!
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10-02-2015, 12:03 PM #867000 RPM
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10-02-2015, 12:08 PM #87Screaming And Flying!
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Ok, I lost focus on the fact that you were not only in the 1965 Miami-Nassau race with Bob Cox and Ed Joyce (came in 24th overall) but you were at the helm of Miss Pinky II that placed 31st.
Got it.
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10-02-2015, 04:04 PM #90The Historic Photo Master
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This is the Restaurant(15th Street Fisheries), the gas dock, the bait & tackle shop, an a portion of the Yacht brokerage offices, at the east end of Lauderdale Marina nowadays, that Bob started in 1948, that his current family still owns & operates.
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