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Thread: Hot Singles ! - Pictures
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12-22-2005, 01:25 PM #46
What's this " from way back then " sh-t
I have lost some of my Powerboats from 68 and 69, however I think I have them pretty much complete through 1980
Originally Posted by 2us70Last edited by willabee; 12-22-2005 at 02:01 PM.
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12-22-2005, 01:37 PM #477000 RPM
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Wow what a great resource. Of course you realize you will now be asked to research everything from that time.
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12-22-2005, 01:55 PM #48
I wouldn't have any problem with requests from...............wait...wait a minute.....I smell smoke.............what the heck is burning????? Oh No, it's my Powerboats!!!
Shucks, there went the research
Originally Posted by 2us70Last edited by willabee; 12-23-2005 at 02:04 PM.
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12-22-2005, 04:16 PM #49Originally Posted by willabee
T2x20 Foot Switzer Wing 2 X S3000 (Dust'n the Wind II)
!6 foot Wood Eltro Vee (2X Merc 1500's) (Dust'n the Wind IV)
15 foot Powercat 15C (2 X Merc 1500) (Dust'n the Wind III)
(Single engine boats are lacking something)
15’ Wooden Switzer Shooting Star...
16 foot Lee Craft Merc S 3000-(Gold Dust II)
(The exception proves the rule)
Obsolete and Proud of it
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12-22-2005, 05:57 PM #50
The main purpose of the 1000 BP was to use in Europe where the displacement limit was 1500cc, 100cc less than 99.9ci.
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12-23-2005, 11:39 AM #51
Kitson in the 18'
If that was Kenny's "trick", to run an 18' with twins to win the Nationals, it wasn't enough. Billy Don Pruett won the 1st heat setting a world record with Jimbo coming in 2nd. Pruett got a bad start in the 2nd heat and finished 4th, Jimbo won that heat and took the title.
Here's a shot from the 1st heat showing the great start that Pruett got in his 20' Jones. He's on the inside and leading Johnny Sanders ( in a twin McCall - on his knees ! ), Jimbo and Kitson to the 1st turn. In the 2nd shot, he is coming out of the 2nd turn and heading for the flag Man, multi engine outboards are really cool
Note: Pruett's record with twins in T class was 76.598 mph - Bill Sirois also set a record that day in single engine S class at 76.989 mph - just a tick quicker than the twins !
Originally Posted by OLEGATORLast edited by willabee; 12-23-2005 at 11:56 AM.
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12-23-2005, 12:11 PM #52
1970 U Class
Olegator, you're probably not going to like this, but Powerboat says Jeff Titus won U class that year. Did you and Soles have your battle in 1969 or is the magazine wrong?
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12-23-2005, 12:14 PM #53
Dam it Willabee! You get me evey time I see this back at the top!!!
Merry Christmas!“The bitterness of poor quality & service remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten”
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12-23-2005, 12:15 PM #54Originally Posted by The Big Al
Ló fasz racing
Joe Horvath
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12-23-2005, 06:10 PM #557000 RPM
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I went to Lake Magorie with John McCall to test my SE one day about that time and he brought a U boat to test also. That boat went sideways on him a couple of times that day and he was trying to figure out why. As bad as I wanted a chance to drive a U class boat I sure didn't want to get in that one. Wonder if it was the same one?
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12-24-2005, 02:26 PM #56
And all this time I thought you were just showing off with that sideways move
Is this a shot of you just before the " sideways maneuver "
Originally Posted by OLEGATORLast edited by willabee; 01-04-2006 at 02:31 PM.
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12-27-2005, 03:49 PM #57
Surrounded by singles........
Here's a shot of Joe Fielder at Havasu in 1970....the man in hot water! He led the 1st lap in a 21' Glastron/Molinari with twin 1250 stackers and as he came by the pits, he hit a huge hole left in the water by Rudy Ramos' triple engine Jones ( Rudy got a late start ). Joe tripped on the tail and did a nose dive in front of more than 100 boats. I remember it well, a very scary sight that seemed to last forever. I watched helplessly as he waved and boats tried to zig and zag to miss him..he actually pushed off of the side of a few boats to avoid their props! Amazingly, no one hit him, but he did suffer a fractured back as a result of the nose dive.Last edited by willabee; 12-27-2005 at 03:56 PM.
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12-27-2005, 04:12 PM #585000 RPM
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In those days there were a lot of scary accidents......near misses......and the others.
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12-27-2005, 08:50 PM #597000 RPM
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That's not Olegator that's John McCall himself. I believe the picture is from a Mercury advertisement.
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12-28-2005, 10:38 AM #60
I didn't think it was Olegator. The way that McCall is running, if he had been behind the wheel, we would be looking at a big grin
By the way, I didn't realize that I was telling you that you won SE at the Nationals ......I bet you already knew that - congratulations
Originally Posted by 2us70Last edited by willabee; 12-28-2005 at 02:24 PM.