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03-08-2006, 12:39 AM #1
Classic Allison Photo #5 - VERY Early Race Photo
This incredible early Allison race photo has no date infomation, but was likely taken circa 1960.
Photo courtesy of Allison Boats
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03-08-2006, 10:39 AM #2Rusrog Guest
What a cool shot...
You can bet those guys thought they were on the ragged edge while screaming across the water at... what do you think? 40mph?? 45 maybe?
It just goes to show that it's not so much the speed but teh competition and teh relativity of how fast you are used too...
Cool shot. Keep those coming.
Russ
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03-08-2006, 11:15 AM #3
Very cool. I wonder why the middle boat driver was edited? I am thinking he did not want his picture taken getting his butt whooped by an OMC and was giving the finger
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03-08-2006, 11:25 AM #45000 RPM
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does that boat have two steering wheels ??
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03-08-2006, 11:26 AM #5Originally Posted by mercpunk
Ralph Musser
27' Fountain Fever W/ 525SC
22' Rapid Craft W/ Evinrude 300 V8 January 2009 BOAT OF THE MONTH SOLD
24' Triton 240 Gold W/ Mercury 60
14' Royalcraft W/ Evinrude 75 father/daughter project
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03-08-2006, 11:53 AM #6
Nice helmets..........looks like they need a little propeller on top of them.
Who made the life vests back then?
Were they good/safe ones?
........of course, at 45 MPH it wouldn't need to be but so strong.JOHN MASON
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'98 Quartershot T-3/ MERC 200
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03-08-2006, 11:59 AM #76000 RPM
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I think it does have 2 wheels, it must be so that you can still drive it while you are fixing it. I had a boat with one of those OMC's on it when I was a kid and all I ever did was fix it.
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03-08-2006, 12:03 PM #8
The boat must have handle real well because he is able to take one hand off the wheel to play with the 8 track player. These older photos are cool to look back at and see how it all started. Keep them coming Greg.
Ralph Musser
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24' Triton 240 Gold W/ Mercury 60
14' Royalcraft W/ Evinrude 75 father/daughter project
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03-08-2006, 02:25 PM #9
Love this stuff Greg
Keep it coming22' Activator w/ 250xs Merc Opti, back home again
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03-08-2006, 02:52 PM #10Originally Posted by Riverratt
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03-08-2006, 03:10 PM #11
They hadn't even dreamed of 8 track tapes when those pics were made. The V75 Johnson is a 1960 model. I remember seeing an old Feathercraft with an OMC that had two steering wheels like that. It had the shifter/throttle up front just like this boat, but had a tiller handle still on the motor so when driven from the rear there was access to throttle from there too. I think it had a 35 on it.
I've gotta find a 1960 model V75 Johnson. I thought it was about as much of a milestone motor as the Merc 1000 in '62.
I'm thinkin' that Merc in the middle is lappin' the other ones (probably for the 2nd or third time)
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03-08-2006, 03:59 PM #12
I don't think the photo was edited - those black spots are holes in the photo.
I have many more...
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03-08-2006, 04:32 PM #13
I would have loved to have that boat as a kid. Keep them coming.
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03-08-2006, 05:19 PM #145000 RPM
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i had a 75 seahorse just like the on in the pict on a ski boat . thats cool stuff
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The jacket of choice then was Gentex. Lifeline came along later. Every one form the slowest class to the fastest were required to run the same jacket. Notice that these were flatbottom boats. The V-75 and inline Merc would run in the 65 range. With a 200 lb driver the whole rig including driver was about 600 lbs.
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