I think that boat was built in central Florida by a guy named Bowerman maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
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I think that boat was built in central Florida by a guy named Bowerman maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
Kevin White was the manager at the OMC training center in Atlanta Ga. when I went there the first time in 1982. He showed me a pic of a 49 cu. in. 75 Johnson that he built. It had OMC snowmobile carbs on it! Those carbs had injector pumps on them. Who knows, it could have been the engine on that boat. I think he was involved in some E class racing back then.
SE class was a stock production motor class. The 49in OMC loopers made plenty of power and pretty good torque. Once they got a good lower unit under them the Mercurys were out of contention. 1973 was the last year Mercury won SE at Nationals (finished 1+2). OMC already had the advantage in E production by then.
I always thought it was pretty amazing how the stock lower units on the tunnel hulls would still pump water with no mods to the intakes. Most of the racers would run the propshaft above the bottom of the sponsons.
Mark,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Poole ModVP
Click the link for a very interesting story how I got around the water pickup issue for the standard Nitro gear case.
European Champion for the third consecutive year 1975
https://svera.se/blogg/racing-historier/european-champion-for-the-third-consecutive-year
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...9&d=1665595606
Yes good picture Bert was Our South Florida Johnson rep and was instrumental in getting my dealership in Homestead Florida. Great guy good racer And a lot of help dealers in South Florida period he was also instrumental in getting me Johnson V4 strangler for the Al Martin tunnel boat That I had built and raised in S ST class. Ended up going back to a mercury T3When they came out.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldschoolltv
1991 Evinrude XP 300 4.0 liter.
Thanks Kurt.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...8&d=1650976835
Bunky Bowerman was the boat builder, he built several of my dads and 2 of mine.
To me it looks like one of the 30 that Seebold built for the Muncey wide world whatever with equal boats & motors for his invitational race. Won by Billy Schumacher with Geoff Briggs second.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
Kevin Whites motor would not have been legal for SE
Florida boat buildersYes!! You are absolutely correct Bunky Bowerman I am I am quite sure that he built most of Ken Olson’s boats back in the day. I believe the one that I barrel rolled at the Caribbean club testing on day was a Bowerman boat. You had to float them around the corner you couldn’t drive them in hard as I learned the hard way. Again Ken was a gentleman never said aHarsh word just gotten his Cadillac took his boat home with BC and came back for the next race at the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by oldschoolltv
WOW..6 years ago today..
Check this video out..great times onboard Razzmatazz October 13 2016..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ElsdXXVTds
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Originally Posted by lars strom
This is my picture from 2008.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...7&d=1665682622
The Evinrude F1-V8 powered fastest outboard boat in the world was hanging in the ceiling at Race Rock Cafe in Orlando for a long time.
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...2&d=1665684301
One more of my pictures from 2008. Even Carina Strom and Lucky is in the picture..https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/e...5/16/1f600.png
https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...8&d=1665704048
When I was at the Race Rock in 1998 / 1999, it was hanging inverted in the entry way roof and not inside? The atmosphere was everything. The food was average.Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom