MagicFloat
10-17-2006, 03:02 PM
In 1974 John McCall built us a beautiful SJ boat that we raced in the the southeast for maybe a year . Loaned it to a good friend,Jim Bain,to race in St. Louis ,maybe 75-76? Hit an underwater crosstie or log,he wasn't injured,but the boat was destroyed and sank. Jim died many years ago of cancer. Got a call today from his son,he recovered what was left of the boat a week after the crash and stored it in a warehouse for 30 years. I had no idea the remains of the boat had been recovered. He says he is going to rebuild the boat(apparently one sponson is gone) but he is determined to put it back to original condition,think he still has the early 1975 Merc 150 that was on it. I have pics of the boat,but he needs more info. Doubt John saved any patterns or drawings. I suggested join here and ask for info,as this is the site for old McCall info. Would love to see a restoration even tho it's not my boat anymore(Jim paid me for it when he crashed it)If you see a newbie with questions,please help him out.