Facts about Evinrude/Johnson racing outboards made my OMC

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Scream And Fly - Extreme Performance Powerboats

Scream And Fly Magazine

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Happy birthday Johnnie Sanders

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I am trying to figure out what year the picture above from OMC Belgium is..

First..its probably just before Paris 6 hours…..


1973 Sanders won with a Johnson V6.
1974 Sanders drove the Johnson Rotary.
1975 Sanders drove a Johnson V6 so I can’t figure the year out.
In my memory Sanders never drove a Evinrude V6 Super Stranger in the Paris race..???

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Cathy McConnell

1970 Johnny drove a Johnson with Tommy Posey.
This is 1970 in Paris.

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Picture above starting from the left side..
Tom Posey, Johnnie Sanders, Jimbo, the man in brown was a boat builder. Then Melinda McCune and Tom McCune.

[John Schubert]

Picture above starting from the left side..
Tom Posey, Johnnie Sanders, Jimbo, the man in brown was a boat builder. Then Melinda McCune and Tom McCune.

Marcel Raveau, man in brown

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Hmmm...2 X Evinrude 225 Ficht..

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My friend Kim's Ocean Express cat. with twin tuned up 225s.. 3L V6

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More from Paris 6 Hours 1973.

First race ever OMC raced the new V6 2 liter cross flow. (Two Johnson V6 Stinger GP and one Evinrude V6 Super Strangler)

Picture shows the overall winner..the #20 UIM ON class Scotti-Craft/Johnson V6 Stinger RS in the wet pit after the race with OMC's Mouse in the cockpit.
You can read the drivers name on the boat..Johnnie Sanders - Billy Schumacher.

Second picture is the result..four OMC in the top..

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A very nice "barn find"
The new owner purchased this on EBay.. It's an early OMC SST 45 gear-case

[oldschoolltv]

Nice with the DAH prop��

[Watermark]

[QUOTE=lars strom;3405985]A very nice "barn find"
The new owner purchased this on EBay.. It's an early OMC SST 45 gear-case


Very creative indeed, but best not be placed on a night table beside your bed. At 4:00AM While blindly reaching over to find the switch, one could end up with some serious cuts & stitches!

[lars strom]

More lamp info....

Hi Lars,
Most of the retirement lamps were made from the production 25hp (split) gearcase, mounted upside down. Many/most of them were made by the crew at the Stuart Test Center.
In addition to Don Henrich's lamp, I am aware of two other lamps that were made from a 45SS gearcase, mounted upside down.
Jack Leek's lamp was made from the early 45SS design, which was smaller in size and did not go into production.
See attached photo.

[oldschoolltv]

Finally started working on my Magnum II plugged upper holes and water pickups, added lower holes and torque tab. I got the idea from Kevin at Premier Boat Repair. I can't wait to finish it and see how it does. My 94 lower unit is on borrowed time. Plus the water pump is 16 years old��

[lars strom]

We lost Billy Schumacher a few months ago..R.I.P. my great friend.
Yesterday I did find a FaceBook conversation with Billy 3 years ago about Paris 6 hours 1973. He was pretty active on my FB OMC page.
Here it is..the first two pictures.