Mercury Through The Years...

**willabee** · 05-08-2020, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Tell you what ..... put that thing in the water with about 20 gallons of gas, add a little sunshine and I'll guarantee that you're about to have one of the best days of your life!

**FUJIMO** · 05-08-2020, 03:26 PM

**FUJIMO** · 05-08-2020, 03:35 PM

...yes, it was a 1000BP, 1968 boat/engine, boat i.d./hull number 39712...

**FUJIMO** · 05-08-2020, 03:38 PM

...1969...

**lilabner** · 05-08-2020, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

Henry Rivers. I bought this boat from him in 1965. In testing I found the bottom was failing so I took it to Nick Chapman to be fixed. Never raced it. wound up swaping it to Nick for the last flat bottom he built. That is however the motor and rigging I started racing E class with.

Pretty sure that is the 54 boat I ran. took it off the top of Marcels car. Won almost everything I ran with it. Great boat.

**lilabner** · 05-08-2020, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

Is that Phil Young?

Sure is..

**lilabner** · 05-08-2020, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o

That's awesome

Marcel Raveau was awesome!!

**FUJIMO** · 05-08-2020, 04:25 PM

Originally Posted by 2us70

Henry Rivers. I bought this boat from him in 1965. In testing I found the bottom was failing so I took it to Nick Chapman to be fixed. Never raced it. wound up swaping it to Nick for the last flat bottom he built. That is however the motor and rigging I started racing E class with.

...if its one thing that Nick and his son's too, Curtis & Victor, were always game for...is wheeling & dealing. Regular Monty Hall's. Good guys though.

**FUJIMO** · 05-08-2020, 04:29 PM

...This is Victor Chapmans business these days. Front loading yacht tender boats. He's always designing & building new things.

**Lake X Kid** · 05-08-2020, 08:11 PM

Year 2020.

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**Mark75H** · 05-08-2020, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Switzer Baby Bullet

**Mark75H** · 05-08-2020, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Mark75 grafted onto a Mark55H tower and foot. Late enough to have 2 into 1 stacks, so that puts it into the 1960's at least a few years

**Mark75H** · 05-08-2020, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by FUJIMO

Yes, its a Corvair convertible. The only trim difference between the '65 and '66 is where the "Corvair" emblem is on the front. On the '65 its on the hood, on the '66 is below the hood on the front of the trunk. I don't think there is enough showing not to say this isn't a '67. The differences between the '65 to '69 were minimal trim differences. Outside of a Lakewood wagon or pickup, my choice for a Corvair tow vehicle would be a convertible with a 140hp motor.