Mercury Through The Years...

**FUJIMO** · 02-05-2020, 09:11 PM

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**FUJIMO** · 02-05-2020, 09:14 PM

**Lake X Kid** · 02-06-2020, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by Watermark

I see that John Steinbeck passed away. Might you know when? Sad to see this, and of course many others who were part of in that great team photograph.

Post #16431.

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” said Mark Twain.

I have seen posts by Marty B. (a friend of John), that John Steinbeck is alive and doing fine.

But we do know some of the Lake X alumni like Bill Sirois, John Bakos, and Roy Ridgell are deceased.

**FUJIMO** · 02-07-2020, 09:34 AM

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**2us70** · 02-08-2020, 11:14 AM

What race is this? The Raveau in the foreground looks to be going well. This is the sort of racing I started out in and it was CRAZY.

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

**GENE LANHAM** · 02-08-2020, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

What race is this? The Raveau in the foreground looks to be going well. This is the sort of racing I started out in and it was CRAZY.

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**2us70** · 02-08-2020, 07:49 PM

I ran Around The Beach in 65. I was in Nick Chapman's first South Florida built boat. I finished but the boat was pretty well junk at the end. Nick built me a stronger one just like it that I ran until 68. That was the last flat bottom Nick built. He offered me his first V-bottom but I passed on the offer. WORST DECISION of my racing career. Johnny Reed won the class in the 66 Gold Coast with that boat and pretty much beat me with it until I got My McCall.