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Tom--I was looking for some pics of Jock's 'El Lobo'----Jock ran 1100 stackers for a short time- mid 1968---Bennett Marine did the work on the boat--Ross Bennett Jr. had access to the Lake--- strange looking motors??Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Smyth
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d what's that hull running next to him ? I've never seen that boat. Cadillac
Caddy----I think that is our old buddy Tommy Sikes---in a 'Bubblecat'----Quote:
Originally Posted by cadillacboats@me.com
Tommy, he borrowed my Magnum Missle. I remember him :-(
Don't think it is a cat. Looks like one of the 4 point hydros that several guys ran with twins around here about that time.
For you "newbies"...Around 63, Chuck Mersereau brought his PowerCat 4 point Drag Hydro from California to here. I met him at Pelican Harbor with the gang and he let me drive it. It was very fast but didn't feel at all like a cat. Booger Red fell in love with it and bought it, but I don't think he got the engines with it. He bought a pair of Scott Redheads, their current race motors, but don't know which size he got. He rigged the boat and tried to race it but had miserable luck. He ditched the boat in a field and Richie Baiz and Velox rescued it. Richie made a mold and popped a few of them. George Griley had one that he and Velox and Richie ran. Booger found out they popped it and got pretty mad. Luck would have it that I went to Parris Island for some sun and fun in Jan 64 and missed the happenings. Maybe Velox will chime in on this.
These pictures are of Booger Red with the stackers off the JJ40 Powercat he also bought from Chuck, and Richie Baiz in one he built.
I miss Richie. Met him through my hero Craig Maudslay…..Mike Gordon's and the Mod House on 79th Street :-)
Richie was my best friend for years. Very talented and very quick with a snide comeback. I'm the one that got him started racing. I got him a ride in a 16 ft Raveau with a 700. Phil Young had 4 Raveaus' from Mercury. They were known by their numbers. 64, a 17 footer, was the one his wife Rosemary drove, 16 was a 16 foot Bomb that Richie, Jimmie Sewares and I ran, 54 was a Merc 400 boat I ran and won about every race but one in the 40 class, then moved to a Merc 500, 400 was a 16 foot Bomb with the tail fins that Treasure ran with a 600, later ditched for a 700, 800, and 1000, later known as Little Treasure. Number changed from 400 to 600. Dale Disher, who worked for Phil, was the man in charge of this one. We had a great time with great boats, and did our job by winning for EC and Mercury. We traveled all over Fla and some of Georgia from 1959 thru 1964. In 68 when I was discharged from the Marines, Richie had become the fiberglass man to go to if you wanted something made or fixed. He had partnered with Felix Poppel in a boat shop. I miss Richie too.
Those pictures are the racing I fell in love with as a teenager.
Back from the past...
PAIR of 1961 Mercury Outboard 800 DR's L&R Speedmaster boat motors w/ controls and 2 set of props.
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Does anyone remember what these 800's sold for back in 1961? Click on the link below for details:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PAIR-of-1961...ZVrQY1&vxp=mtr
I paid about $900 ea. dealer cost for a pair of 1965 Merc 1000's......Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
so these were probably 8 or 900 bucks new in 1961.
I love your photos and what a bunch of Super cool boats in the 4th photo. Treasure's the COOLEST too. Glad I finally got to meet her. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends :-) CadillacAttachment 333369Attachment 333369
The list price on the 800's in 1961 was $1040 plus freight on each. I'd have to do some digging to find the list price on the Speedmasters.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
My father was the highest paid car mechanic in his area at that time and brought home about $25 per week. BIG MONEY.
How did Phil Young wind up with all those boats from Mercury?
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Originally Posted by T2x
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Originally Posted by Mark75H
Forgetting about the $4500.00 that the seller is asking, what would be a realistic price for this pair knowing that they are unrestored and are untested?
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