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12-18-2016, 12:21 PM #16
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12-26-2016, 12:42 PM #175000 RPM
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12-26-2016, 01:05 PM #18
I think that 1973 was my last year. I was going to build a new tunnel in 74 but then life got in the way (was getting married). I remember Duane Tim but not he boat that Harold modified. In fact it was Harold that built my Evinrude if memory serves correctly. Your dads name sounds familiar but at 62 my memory is not crystal clear I'm better at recognizing faces than remembering names. I had a lot of fun in my racing days and remember it fondly.
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12-30-2016, 09:57 AM #19
There were three Hustler 15' Wildcats that dominated the high performance boating scene here on Bangs Lake back in the late '60s and early '70s. Here's one of them, a '68 with a 125 Merc. The kid's old wood runabout had sunk in Florida where they stayed in the winter. His dad was a horse jockey at Arlington Park in the summer and they spent summers at a resort on Bangs. His dad had a big race one night and he said, "If my dad wins tonight, I'm getting a new boat tomorrow." His dad won and they went straight to Munson the next day and bought it. It was set up mainly for skiing with an aluminum prop and the motor was set fairly low, but would still run 58 with four passengers. The date stamp on the photo is just from the digital camera that shot the picture of the slide being displayed on the screen. Boat looks to be brand new here since there are no numbers on it.
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12-30-2016, 10:50 AM #20
Here's some more footage that I'm sure Dan will enjoy as well. These are from my family's 8mm silent home movie collection from back in the day. There are all sorts of boats (Checkmates, Starcrafts, Switzers, my dad's 13' Vampire) in them, but I'll point out the Hustlers. This was all filmed before my time. Wish I had grown up then, before the village got a total choke hold on the lake with excessive ordinances and before the lake was patrolled with radar guns and 9mm pistols.
Part 1:
https://youtu.be/SfhYo7mw9DQ
5:30 and again at 8:03 - Dan Kotula's all black (inside and out) 15' Wildcat with Merc 135. Boat was blown over at Kankakee one year.
8:15 - OPC races at Cook's Grove on Bangs Lake, circa '70. Dan, I think your dad is in the Hustler with the Chrysler at 8:23? Kotula was in the black one. I think you might be driving the 13 footer with the V-4 Johnson at 8:32?
9:04 - 9:08 - yes, that is an inflatable Johnny Sea Horse water toy that was given away as a promotion to anyone who bought a new Johnson in about 1970. We still have it. No, it's not for sale.
9:23 - 15' Wildcat with 1100 SS idling in the foreground
Part 2:
https://youtu.be/6U7zBLi6w00
0:47 - 15' Wildcat with inline six passing my dad's 13' Checkmate
1:02 - 2:44 - My uncle's 1971 18' Wildcat being launched and run for the first time. That was a hell of a boat, great in rough water and could carry as many people as you could cram into it. Wish I had it.
2:50 - 7:10 - Family boating and skiing with the 18' Wildcat (and my dad's 13' Checkmate) with all of the relatives at one of my grandma's many summer picnics.
7:26 - 7:31 - Hustler 15' Wildcat @ 58 mph with a Merc 1100SS.
7:34 - 8:59 - My dad's new 1973 Vampire 13' and '71 Merc 650, filmed from the above 15' Hustler.Last edited by Ron V; 12-30-2016 at 10:53 AM.
Ron V
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12-30-2016, 12:48 PM #21
Thanks for sharing Ron.....what a blast watching the videos. The Bangs lake race was fun to watch....at that time I think I was running either the blue 13' Wildcat with a Merc 80 or the tunnel with the Evinrude X115. I don't remember my dad running a 15' with the single stacked Chrysler but he could have been playing with it. I'll send him links to the youtubes and he'll probably have a blast watching them also.
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12-30-2016, 01:40 PM #22
The one with the orange deck and V-4 might have belonged to one of the Nardy brothers if it's not you. They ran Wildcats with V-4s.
Ron V
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01-03-2017, 11:19 AM #23
Duke......please share the pad modification info with us , any pictures or details of the build.
Dan and i have talked about the mod but i would like to see what you have done.
Possibly something to think about while dan is still in the restore process.
hint .....hint.......dan!.....lol.
C.b.
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01-03-2017, 02:25 PM #24
I'll try to find some on it. I'm 80 yrs old and tired but I'll try.
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01-03-2017, 06:31 PM #255000 RPM
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01-04-2017, 02:09 PM #26
The V bottom had a pad added by Harold Naus. think it was a 6", Tunnel was stock.
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Jeff Baker put some ally pads on a couple of hustlers the one looked like it came from factory i will try and see if my old computer still has them
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01-04-2017, 02:22 PM #28
The Naus one was great run high 60s with stock 135 Rude.
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01-04-2017, 02:45 PM #29Screaming And Flying!
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