Old school hot rod outboards

[Dave S]

They sound like there spinning......10,000 is the #RPM I ran in that class as a starter class.... most started as A or B stock.... Me.....FRR.....Just a fluke of life....Just because the guy that sold me the MK 75H......was impreesed with how it ran in the bay....My boat.....1964 14 DeSilva..... was a log.....funn for bay use but at the races .... slow. Then......I used a KG9 gear set .... in the log.......Speed improved......but gear cases.... broke....Times were funn back then.......JMO....

[Dave S]

there is the old days, 1975.....Southbury, Ct. The River

[Instigator]

Very cool dude!

Had no idea you were an old kneel down guy.

I started w/the small classes (as you mentioned) in ‘1976 as a self funded junior in high school.
Designed and built most of my boats and motors and that was as intriguing to me as winning.

But that reality mandated......, owning junk cars/tow vehicles, crap apartments, crap propellers, crap jobs (missing work to race) but wouldn’t change a thing.

One of my first apartments I put plywood over the carpeted floor in the dining area and converted it to a motor shop.
Normally had two or three MK15/20’s on stands and parts, props, tool boxes etc.
Still remember the maintenance man making a surprise visit and freaking out when he saw it!

Built an ASH in the basement of another.

Became an education on becoming an adult, learning to travel, budgeting, partying (��) etc.

IMO, that was the best era of kneel downs.
What started as the heavy (gorgeous) Desilva runabouts, gorgeous but heavy cab over hydro’s that (as you also said) were built as lake (rough water) boats, noisy Mercs w/open pipes that were slower than their Stock cousins, to lightweight picklefork hydros, Bezoat and Staron runabouts and Motors that ran as good as they sounded!
When I started, almost all the Stock records were faster than the Mod records.

And the Alky, modded Merc lake motors became purpose designed/built Pro Koenig race motors.

They sound like there spinning......10,000 is the #RPM I ran in that class as a starter class.... most started as A or B stock.... Me.....FRR.....Just a fluke of life....Just because the guy that sold me the MK 75H......was impreesed with how it ran in the bay....My boat.....1964 14 DeSilva..... was a log.....funn for bay use but at the races .... slow. Then......I used a KG9 gear set .... in the log.......Speed improved......but gear cases.... broke....Times were funn back then.......JMO....

[Dave S]

That is not my looper......Thats Bill Fails.......I ran a Mk78 with out pipes........but closed exhaust tricks...... HeeHee Gator... I was a spectator.....in NJ .... lake hopikotten.. Sp.......when I first saw a KR CRR DeSilva run.......all I can say is Wow..... the boat flew........ Bad thing is..... back then..... only had a cheep camara and history is limited. As to not High jack this thread..... I will post some Pixs of my old Dazz in a old Dave S. thread

[scott reierson]

Cool story Gary. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for the reply back on that Dave.

You two must have had a blast with that stuff

[jghall]

I'm, still running one today... 1981 Two Thirsty Five, hanging on its originally mated 1981 Checkmate 20' Entertainer, manual jack plate with a 5" setback and up 4" currently... Its been rebuilt, Bored .030 over with Wiseco pistons, switched to a set of 86-91 XP/GT175 136/137 heads and had them cut .020, 1 3/8 carbs modified and jetted, Boyesen reeds... Have another powerhead rebuilt and waiting that's .040 over with the big bore 638/639 heads cut .020 waiting its turn, same 1 3/8 carbs, Boyesen reeds Wiseco pistons etc... With the current power head it runs 71.2 gps just me 1/4 tank of fuel...

[Dave S]

I have a boat.... just like tis ...hanging in my shop DeSilva
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFAnkVhFCrQ

[jk67switzer]

I have a small collection of older small race boats and 50's merc race engines. Early 70's D Class Bezoat in the back with 55H, early 60's A/J Class Speedliner with KG7 and H foot, and early 70's Austin B Class utility with 20H popper. Stock 20H by back wall. Always loved this old stuff that I grew up with.

[Dave S]

nice collection.......I wish my shop was so clean......

[Instigator]

That’s bad ass dude.
Love it!

72 is flying w/a flow on that thing.
Love it.

Id be scared to touch anything ��

I'm, still running one today... 1981 Two Thirsty Five, hanging on its originally mated 1981 Checkmate 20' Entertainer, manual jack plate with a 5" setback and up 4" currently... Its been rebuilt, Bored .030 over with Wiseco pistons, switched to a set of 86-91 XP/GT175 136/137 heads and had them cut .020, 1 3/8 carbs modified and jetted, Boyesen reeds... Have another powerhead rebuilt and waiting that's .040 over with the big bore 638/639 heads cut .020 waiting its turn, same 1 3/8 carbs, Boyesen reeds Wiseco pistons etc... With the current power head it runs 71.2 gps just me 1/4 tank of fuel...

[DangerNewb]

I have a small collection of older small race boats and 50's merc race engines. Early 70's D Class Bezoat in the back with 55H, early 60's A/J Class Speedliner with KG7 and H foot, and early 70's Austin B Class utility with 20H popper. Stock 20H by back wall. Always loved this old stuff that I grew up with.

Better than any art collection someone could ever own. Beautiful.

[Dave S]

Jghall nice clean boat

[Instigator]

I raced 20H toilet bowls and kept three when I quit.

Plan was to sell one for seed money to support the design/build of a 12’ - 14’ tunnel boat for twin 20 H’s but life changed my mind.

I remember selling a bunch of it to a guy that showed up wearing MK55 ear rings ��

I have a small collection of older small race boats and 50's merc race engines. Early 70's D Class Bezoat in the back with 55H, early 60's A/J Class Speedliner with KG7 and H foot, and early 70's Austin B Class utility with 20H popper. Stock 20H by back wall. Always loved this old stuff that I grew up with.

[jk67switzer]

Rear or business end view further to a couple of requests.

[jghall]

That’s bad ass dude.
Love it!

72 is flying w/a flow on that thing.
Love it.

Id be scared to touch anything ��

Actually she runs rock solid at that speed, it has one of Checkmates older performance pad hulls, with a step about 2/3 back, it gets up on the pad and sits, set up really well... Same hull as the Enchanter, just open bow... Checkmate's are a tad on the heavy side too
which helps too.. hoping for 75, lol...