Mercury Through The Years...

**2us70** · 07-19-2016, 10:45 AM

Albert Enzweiler actually cut down a Mitchell and put a Merc 1000 on it. Didn't work out very well. The story was he was trying a propeller out and it hit a dock. Albert took a saw to just about every fiberglass boat he ever ran. Also I had linguini with white clam sauce Sunday night.

**FUJIMO** · 07-19-2016, 01:01 PM

...Apache 47 - Offshore Warhorse - Triple MerCruiser Power...

**GENE LANHAM** · 07-19-2016, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by lilabner

Oh Yeah? What did you have for dinner two nights ago?

??Me not know??

**FUJIMO** · 07-19-2016, 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

Albert Enzweiler actually cut down a Mitchell and put a Merc 1000 on it. Didn't work out very well. The story was he was trying a propeller out and it hit a dock. Albert took a saw to just about every fiberglass boat he ever ran. Also I had linguini with white clam sauce Sunday night.

...Ole Albert is alive & well in Dover Arkansas, living in the wild, in a farmhouse, with a well heated oversized garage/barn/shop...still tinkering away...

**2us70** · 07-19-2016, 01:35 PM

That is real good news. Does he still have that perpetual smile on his face?

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...Ole Albert is alive & well in Dover Arkansas, living in the wild, in a farmhouse, with a well heated oversized garage/barn/shop...still tinkering away...

**PARKER RABE** · 07-19-2016, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by Scream And Fly

I am so fortunate to have met Randy. I really enjoyed talking to him.
Parker, I never knew that Randy was the first to barefook-ski backwards??

yes 1st ever in the world to barefoot ski backwards, but he never reported it to Guinness records till someone else did it 3 years later.lol. he also waterskied from st pete to yhe worlds fair in new york in 1964 , i have all the news articles kn it took them 2 weeks.he waterskied all the way uo the east coast to new york city , got lots of pics of the trip, that will be in the next box!

**2us70** · 07-19-2016, 04:41 PM

Greg is going to change his address.

Originally Posted by PARKER RABE

yes 1st ever in the world to barefoot ski backwards, but he never reported it to Guinness records till someone else did it 3 years later.lol. he also waterskied from st pete to yhe worlds fair in new york in 1964 , i have all the news articles kn it took them 2 weeks.he waterskied all the way uo the east coast to new york city , got lots of pics of the trip, that will be in the next box!

**PARKER RABE** · 07-19-2016, 06:30 PM

lol.....im just glad my dad love to take cool pictures of boats , if it wasnt for him we wouldnt have anything to look at...

**2us70** · 07-19-2016, 06:44 PM

My paltry collection of pictures an clippings is not much to show for 13 years of racing. I regret not having been more diligent about pictures and I envy you all the photo memories. I sure thank you and of course Greg for sharing.

Originally Posted by PARKER RABE

lol.....im just glad my dad love to take cool pictures of boats , if it wasnt for him we wouldnt have anything to look at...

**PARKER RABE** · 07-19-2016, 07:43 PM

i think about that my self , the only pictures i take are wity my home, i have very few pictures that i ever took with a camera and actuwlly took them to get developed.....to much trouble.

**Dave Strong** · 07-19-2016, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by PARKER RABE

i think about that my self , the only pictures i take are wity my home, i have very few pictures that i ever took with a camera and actuwlly took them to get developed.....to much trouble.

Lazy Azz, at least you have a phone now.

Dave

**PARKER RABE** · 07-19-2016, 08:29 PM

chit , thats what i ment to say , only pics i have are in my cell phone....but alot of them i cant post here !!!!!

late night secrets

**Dave Strong** · 07-19-2016, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by PARKER RABE

chit , thats what i ment to say , only pics i have are in my cell phone....but alot of them i cant post here !!!!!

late night secrets

I have seen some.

Dave

**Robby321** · 07-19-2016, 09:39 PM

Parker shut up a bit! HA! Heres "Mercs through the years, and Bobby Switzer, as Carol, hit Tom's annual "Switzer Regatta" in Illinois
A "wing vid, one with stacks! Its 2016 Vintage race so not old days.

**lilabner** · 07-19-2016, 09:42 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

My paltry collection of pictures an clippings is not much to show for 13 years of racing. I regret not having been more diligent about pictures and I envy you all the photo memories. I sure thank you and of course Greg for sharing.

Jim,
Like most of us you were too busy preparing, testing and racing to take pictures. I wish i had taken more too. Now days we live through pictures of the past, cause the future ain't too bright, yet..