Mercury Through The Years...

**FUJIMO** · 11-28-2021, 08:13 PM

...mercury/mercruiser bravo hi-performance transom assembly...

**Mugs914** · 11-28-2021, 09:15 PM

xxx

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 08:20 AM

...such a great photo...at the moore haven florida kilo's & boat races years ago...

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 10:24 AM

**Ronster43** · 11-29-2021, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by 2us70

The boats Wally and Paul ran were not actual PowerCat 4 pointers. Some body built these boats based on the PowerCat bottom with a much different deck design. I think maybe 4 or 5 of them were built. The next year tunnels took over. Wally ran a Dutchman and Paul a Galsstron Molinari.

Jeff Titus has a "good" story about Wally's Dutchman. It was the first tunnel Jeff ever drove. Also the first he blew over...all in the same day. Wally was indisposed when the twin Dutchman was rigged so his dad asked Jeff to test and set it up with him at the Stadium. First run it was stuck, so they went out 1 tilt pin-hole. Still stuck, another pin-hole. Now it is freed-up and running great! As Jeff passed a B-hydro that was also testing that day, he noticed he was looking down at it. And over he went! He had some internal bruising but wasn't seriously hurt. There are pictures of that day somewhere...of the boat, and Jeff on a stretcher.

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:11 PM

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:14 PM

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:19 PM

...25ssr champion peter lauer...

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:22 PM

...top o' michigan marathon nationals...

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:26 PM

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:34 PM

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:37 PM

**FUJIMO** · 11-29-2021, 12:38 PM

**2us70** · 11-29-2021, 01:10 PM

The Dutchman tunnels were tricky. Seems like they were either stuck or real loose followed by the dreaded "Dutchman stumble". I am pretty sure Wally ran that boat until he went away to college. Then he just diapered.

Originally Posted by Ronster43

Jeff Titus has a "good" story about Wally's Dutchman. It was the first tunnel Jeff ever drove. Also the first he blew over...all in the same day. Wally was indisposed when the twin Dutchman was rigged so his dad asked Jeff to test and set it up with him at the Stadium. First run it was stuck, so they went out 1 tilt pin-hole. Still stuck, another pin-hole. Now it is freed-up and running great! As Jeff passed a B-hydro that was also testing that day, he noticed he was looking down at it. And over he went! He had some internal bruising but wasn't seriously hurt. There are pictures of that day somewhere...of the boat, and Jeff on a stretcher.