1970's Pix Of Boating Long Island

**89LASER** · 07-23-2019, 07:04 AM

I remember seeing someone racing back to the start line by the podium flip a brown Hydrostream with a Johnson on the back.

**KIRCHNER** · 07-23-2019, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Dave S

1967 my first trip to Zach's Bay on my brother's 8' mini-most with an 18 hp Evinride. Talk about big boats throwing wakes I was sitting on the front 4' of the boat, no life jacket. A good way to start a boat racing career. Little did I know that I would race FRR. I was not the deck rider though.

WsomeHEN ever a big owens would come by, here comes the jewish navy. g-3 was the best for jumpin waves, hands down. some guy and a insane amount of anchor line out, my friend was driving , hand his thumbs in the holes on a old school 3 spoke steering wheel, caught the line on his neck and lost both thumbs. that was a sad day, talk about a freak accident. boat had no windshield and didnt see the line.

**Dave S** · 07-23-2019, 02:16 PM

Had a guy.... running a Ron Jones Hydro with a V4 rude said he went between the tow boat and skier.....the V4 was on a Short mid..... tanged the tow rope. Nudda a guy checking the Girls out..... hit a deck.......I had probs when I was young going between Merrick and Freeport....There was this bend in the grass......always hit sand......I should have learned what them poles with red/ green things were for....Was going for a ride in the BSH with 20H..... saw my Brother go by... so I turned to chase him.... Cop on his wake.... cop got Me....Funnn times.....Never carried the boat papers with me.... cop would give that ticket..... not all the other crimes.....Thinking when young.....Just go to court and show rejji....Judge said Ok .... don't do it again...

**Dave S** · 07-23-2019, 02:34 PM

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The one with the headers was a V bottom, V drive that we bought off Skippy Peizeld of Merrick Bay, next to Nick's Dryland Marina. Skippy was always finding neat old race boats. The second picture was taken in Babylon Bay, up front is my 24' jet drive Superboat. In the back is Tripps KT tunnel with a bbc and stern power speedmaster. The pix with the headers is about 1977 and the second one is from about 1985.

**Dave S** · 07-23-2019, 02:50 PM

That is why we call him Tripps.... he has 3 blue boats that look alike......Or We messed up the photos......you Judge..... The last 2 are southberry Conn..... Apba Race...1975... And the son of the owner of Nick's Dryland ,,,, in his 21 SB....Babylon Bay.....1984?? The years Blend like a RUMMNCOKE......

**Dave S** · 07-23-2019, 02:56 PM

The Yellow 21 Molly in Pixs would Be Storrmning Norman.......In the Zacks bay Pix..... the one with a boat running in back ground..... Might be Rich Sandog......15 Cricth with 2.4....shorty. The Red flaty.... My Bro's Howard.......

**Bodhi** · 07-24-2019, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by Dave S

My brother Tripps at OBI with inboard 454 jet stream.
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OBI was a great place! Could watch anything from sea fleas to cigarettes racing around out back...and the crazy people who bungee jumped there...sad they tore it down and put a useless park instead

**KIRCHNER** · 07-24-2019, 08:59 AM

SKIP moved by me in fla, with his antique motor collection. many moons ago. got pulled over in freeport speeding of course cop put his hand on is hip and said only way your gettin away is if you can go 1340' a second. refering to his gun. my big mouth buddy said, why is that how fast your helicopter goes? i busted out laughing, think i peeed my pants. i know that shallow area going to merrick from fport. there was a crashed plane nose in the marsh around there. gotta go.

**Dave S** · 07-24-2019, 04:02 PM

Skip took me and anudda guy to To Bill Fales house......Northport......We were 18 years old????? not sure. Got to meet B fales..... saw my first Quincy looper....Wow. On the way Home Skip ran the car as fast as it could go.... just to see. 135/sob exps. Did maybe 110 mph... in the newish.... 1969 ford wagon Skip had. My dad never went that fast..... HeeHee.

**KIRCHNER** · 07-24-2019, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Dave S

Skip took me and anudda guy to To Bill Fales house......Northport......We were 18 years old????? not sure. Got to meet B fales..... saw my first Quincy looper....Wow. On the way Home Skip ran the car as fast as it could go.... just to see. 135/sob exps. Did maybe 110 mph... in the newish.... 1969 ford wagon Skip had. My dad never went that fast..... HeeHee.

DID 135 0N the meadowbrook in a vette and the nose started to lift, body was cuttin in the rear tires. whaat a nasty smell. think i was 20.