My Dad's old Racing Boats and Motor. Help Needed

[Azieku]

Hello! I'm trying to find out more information about my Father's Pabst hydroplane, Sid-Craft runabout and Mercury Mark 20H and was wondering if anyone here knows about these boats and where I can find more information or if anyone knows someone else that they could put me contact with. My Father is getting too old to run this boat anymore and we are potentially looking for a buyer depending on what they are worth.

My Father got a hydroplane in the mid-'60s that was built by Pabst probably in the '50s. He never got this boat in the water but it was raced by the previous owner. I believe it's all original and still feels quite smooth when I was cleaning the dust off. I was actually quite surprised how smooth it felt after all these years. I have more pictures below of the hydroplane and have additional pictures on flickr here -> https://flic.kr/s/aHskYAWMrP

He also has a Sid-Craft runabout. This boat he actually raced and ran it quite a few times. The pictures I took of the runabout below with more on flicker here -> https://flic.kr/s/aHskYANRgD

He ran the Sid-Craft with his Mercury Mark 20H. He bought the exhaust conversion kit which he calls 'the howler' but I believe some guys call it the corn popper. He does still have all the original parts so it could be converted back to the stock exhaust. A couple pictures of the Mecury Mark 20H on flickr here -> https://flic.kr/s/aHsm3Q6hMi

He last registered the Sid-Craft in 1969 and the next year he had his first born child. His racing ended then and the boats went into storage. All this gear has been stored in his garage for the past 48+ years and hasn't seen much direct sun or any water. He had them hanging from supports from the rafters in the garage and the motor was mounted on a board by it's mounting bracket. So they were well stored and taken care of.

Does anyone know anything about these boats or motor?


Thanks!
jason

[specboatops]

Very cool stuff...

[tux974]

Very, very cool!!!
Plenty of good old day memories for him there!
That is a very nice and serious O/S mid section....

[W2F a V-King]

Wow...Really neat stuff.
And looks like it was used yesterday. Like a time capsule....

Wish I needed something like those.

[2us70]

In my day some of the B Stock guys were still running those motors. Great sound. I can still remember Stover Hire winning B Stock runabout at Tavares with one of those motors.

[jk67switzer]

Jason, the motor is referred to as a Mercury Mark 20H Conversion. I have a stock 20H and a 20H conversion. There is lots of info on these motors on the internet. This site will give you the basics: https://store.oldmercs.com/category_s/125.htm There is lots of other info available on other sites. They were great engines and many of these are still raced today.

As mentioned by others, the boats are collectors items and apart from the other sites mentioned, many people on the following forum are knowledgeable about these boats and the motor: http://johnsoldmercurysite.com. Also hydroracer.net

[John Schubert]

Hello! I'm trying to find out more information about my Father's Pabst hydroplane, Sid-Craft runabout and Mercury Mark 20H and was wondering if anyone here knows about these boats and where I can find more information or if anyone knows someone else that they could put me contact with. My Father is getting too old to run this boat anymore and we are potentially looking for a buyer depending on what they are worth.

My Father got a hydroplane in the mid-'60s that was built by Pabst probably in the '50s. He never got this boat in the water but it was raced by the previous owner. I believe it's all original and still feels quite smooth when I was cleaning the dust off. I was actually quite surprised how smooth it felt after all these years. I have more pictures below of the hydroplane and have additional pictures on flickr here -> https://flic.kr/s/aHskYAWMrP

He also has a Sid-Craft runabout. This boat he actually raced and ran it quite a few times. The pictures I took of the runabout below with more on flicker here -> https://flic.kr/s/aHskYANRgD

He ran the Sid-Craft with his Mercury Mark 20H. He bought the exhaust conversion kit which he calls 'the howler' but I believe some guys call it the corn popper. He does still have all the original parts so it could be converted back to the stock exhaust. A couple pictures of the Mecury Mark 20H on flickr here -> https://flic.kr/s/aHsm3Q6hMi

He last registered the Sid-Craft in 1969 and the next year he had his first born child. His racing ended then and the boats went into storage. All this gear has been stored in his garage for the past 48+ years and hasn't seen much direct sun or any water. He had them hanging from supports from the rafters in the garage and the motor was mounted on a board by it's mounting bracket. So they were well stored and taken care of.

Does anyone know anything about these boats or motor?


Thanks!
jason

What do you want to now. I drove the first Sid hydro & my dad the 1st Sid runabout. I lived only 30 min utes from where they were built. The runabout is a 1956/1957 Sid Craft Hornet runabout. Are you interested in selling it?