Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

[lars strom]

The H3-45 Prevost-Marathon "basement" have a lot of stuff and storage.
Big doors and here is some pictures.
If you look close..everything is made out of stainless steel.

This is the "dump bay". Water hook up, dump for grey & black water, A door in the floor and you push a bottom and the big dump hose is flying out. Not used now. The tanks are empty.

This is a bay for water-pumps, water-heaters, electric bay heaters etc, everything is 110/220 Volt..(some emergency 12 volt water pumps)

Behind the wall in this bay is two big inverters..turning six large Lifeline batteries in to 110 volt. Refrigerator is like the one in your house. This coach is all electric..(no propane)..You can run two air cond on the inverters without running the generator for around 6 hours.

The 20 KW 4 cylinder diesel generator and a smaller compressor for stuff running from air pressure onboard. Doors etc.

Electric bay and some storage. A box of spare parts also.

My bay..tools etc.

Storage bay..some owner have a Harley Road King in this bay.

Storage.

More storage.

This bay have a TV, Loud Stereo etc,



This is bay is under the drivers seat.

[lars strom]

A few pictures inside.
Note: the large slide outs are in. When we stay onboard we bring them out and the living-room and bedroom is much larger.

[Mark75H]

[QUOTE=Watermark;3240457]

Today is Jim Nerstrom's birthday. Jim was one of the very best at OMC engineering/racing.
Happy Birthday Jim.
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Extending best wishes to Jim on his special day!! Indeed, Jim contributed enormously to our sport, as well as providing many happy memories for those fortunate enough to compete with the engines he engineered.

Photo of Mod U/V6 OMC Driver Bud Babbitt and Jim taken at the Port Neches, TX. Grand Prix about 10 years ago.

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Happy Birthday!

- Mark Rotharmel

Bud Sr, Bud Jr was an icon himself as a helmet painter/graphic artist

[Watermark]

[QUOTE=Mark75H;3240585]

Bud Sr, Bud Jr was an icon himself as a helmet painter/graphic artist

That's right, Mark75H. Bud Jr. (Buddy) was also a passionate historian of our sport and created/ maintained one of the early websites on powerboat racing. Knew all of the drivers, and they knew and respected him. A wonderful young man who left us far too early.

Here's a shot of Bud Sr. and Oley Berkis going through a turn at St. Louis, with Bud clearly getting the worst of Oley's wake. Oley was known for entering corners wide, and turning on the pin - rarely gave an inch and clearly didn't this time. Bud would have been closing on the inside.

Not much love followed that incident, let me tell you!

[lars strom]

Start of St. Louis GP, 1979. Bud Babbitt #95, Bucky Morris #522, Mark Rotharmel #11.

Here is one more picture by @Watermark

[WaterZebra]

Here is one more picture by @Watermark

Taking into consideration that St. Louis was considered "home turf" for Mercury, why did the OMC boats always appear to be self-financed independents? Even with the introduction of the V8 tours in both the USA and Europe there never was a true set of "factory" boats?

[Instigator]

Gorgeous Lars!

My wife and I agree that when we’re done boating (and working) that that’s what we’re going to do.

The arrival of the slide outs was a game changer.

A few pictures inside.
Note: the large slide outs are in. When we stay onboard we bring them out and the living-room and bedroom is much larger.

[keith scotton]

I sent Keith Whittle a copy of RPM Magazine a brp produced magazine with a picture of the boat running early in 2010.

[lars strom]

Taking into consideration that St. Louis was considered "home turf" for Mercury, why did the OMC boats always appear to be self-financed independents? Even with the introduction of the V8 tours in both the USA and Europe there never was a true set of "factory" boats?

Well..the only real factory boat during the OMC F1-V8 racing was Jimbo McConnell..
The reason for the V8 not racing in St. Louis was the OZ class was not invited. Only the 2 liter class.
I think JPS, Team Martini and B&H was pretty good as part factory.

[lars strom]

Gorgeous Lars!

My wife and I agree that when we’re done boating (and working) that that’s what we’re going to do.

The arrival of the slide outs was a game changer.

Thanks..
Well..yes and no when it comes to slide outs. Good and bad..here is why..Slide outs are great when you are parked. Must RVs today are designed so they are more or less impossible to use when slides are in.
If you travel and like to stop overnight to sleep.. in some RVs you cant even go to the bathroom/bedroom without putting the slides out.
We have owned two Prevost without slides and they are also great if designed right.
Here is a few pictures of our Prevost/Marathon XLll. No slides.

[2us70]

I assume the trailer is your mobile garage.

[lars strom]

I assume the trailer is your mobile garage.

Well..yes a car and motorcycle. Workbench, tools, spare tires for the bus. A loft for my wife's stuff.

[WaterZebra]

Well..the only real factory boat during the OMC F1-V8 racing was Jimbo McConnell..
The reason for the V8 not racing in St. Louis was the OZ class was not invited. Only the 2 liter class.
I think JPS, Team Martini and B&H was pretty good as part factory.

Europe had more success with corporate backing than we did in the USA. Seebold had Budweiser and Robertson had just a touch from IBM. Everybody else kind of wrote their own ticket. Tobacco sponsorships were well on the way out in the USA before Europe. NASCAR seemed to attract all of the corporate sponsorship. Boat racing did not. Geico would have been nice but they focused on offshore. Software giants, Amazon and Google are so big that motorsports of any kind do not interest them. i was amused at local sponsorship expectations. Some wanted graphics over the entire hull for a mere $500 on a weekend (not a racing season). Thank goodness for vinyl graphics and hair dryers (LOL).

[2us70]

Your mobile lifestyle certainly requires attention to detail and organization. Very impressive.

Well..yes a car and motorcycle. Workbench, tools, spare tires for the bus. A loft for my wife's stuff.

[lars strom]

Your mobile lifestyle certainly requires attention to detail and organization.
Very impressive.

Thanks..its a lot of work to keep the Prevost XLll by Marathon nice. The outside/and big part of the frame are polished stainless steel. I did all the maintenance myself including detailing.