Mercury Through The Years...

**FUJIMO** · 09-13-2019, 06:50 PM

**FUJIMO** · 09-13-2019, 06:51 PM

**RogerH** · 09-14-2019, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Is this supposed to make sense????????????????? 3 vs 1

**2us70** · 09-14-2019, 11:16 AM

I don't recall the twin v-bottom boat. I sure remember the Sabre. I Class at its best.

**mbd29** · 09-17-2019, 04:19 PM

Looks like his ass!😉😳😁

**mbd29** · 09-17-2019, 04:26 PM

Fujimo you’re awesome. Where do you get all these pictures? I know where some come from but you cover so much.😉

**Ronster43** · 09-18-2019, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

A young Jeff Titus. I believe this was Ross Bennett's boat.

**Ronster43** · 09-18-2019, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Titus again with a very young Ray Parker in right foreground. Crystal Lake I think.

**2us70** · 09-18-2019, 12:21 PM

I recognize the location, Pelican Harbor. The fueling rig makes me think maybe Orange Bowl Regatta 6 or 9 hour race? I am guessing 64 because I was in the Army then.

Originally Posted by Ronster43

A young Jeff Titus. I believe this was Ross Bennett's boat.

**Ronster43** · 09-20-2019, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Ronster43

A young Jeff Titus. I believe this was Ross Bennett's boat.

His mother made that life jacket for Jeff with kapok for floatation.

**2us70** · 09-21-2019, 10:00 AM

My wife's cousin Hugh Spencer ran for a couple of years with a Mom made jacket. I ran one of the old Apco jackets until I flipped a boat and it blew apart. The rules were a little looser then.

**WaterZebra** · 09-21-2019, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

My wife's cousin Hugh Spencer ran for a couple of years with a Mom made jacket. I ran one of the old Apco jackets until I flipped a boat and it blew apart. The rules were a little looser then.

Can anybody name all of the life jacket makers who have come and gone over the years? I'll start with the ones I know:
Gentex
Simpson
LifeLine
Security

**2us70** · 09-21-2019, 04:35 PM

I just remember Apco,Gentex and Lifeline. While I was racing most wore Gentex with a few Lifelines around. I still have my last Gentex out in the garage. Unfortunately I left it in my hot attic for many years and the foam kind of shrank.

**Lake X Kid** · 09-21-2019, 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by WaterZebra

Can anybody name all of the life jacket makers who have come and gone over the years? I'll start with the ones I know:
Gentex
Simpson
LifeLine
Security

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**bernie** · 09-22-2019, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by Lake X Kid

I can't think of any except Stearns who I think is still in business but doesn't produce a race jacket. What I do know about that pictures are the shoes that Roy wore everywhere -