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Lake Shipp Photos - 10/07 Meet
The Antique Outboard Motor Club held a meet this past weekend at Lake Shipp, near Winterhaven, FL.
It rained most of the day on Friday until later afternoon. The day was not a complete wash out. As soon as the skies cleared up, many of the guys headed out on Lake Shipp to run their beautiful old boats & motors.
Of course, the 1st thing I noticed was the sweetest (boat included), restored Mark 58 with Quincy Pipes outfit. It belongs to a dentist, Dr. David Liebetreu, of Destin, FL. This is one of the finest restored & highly detailed Mark 58 race engines I've ever seen. Doctor David wanted me to make mention that the great Lon Stevens, who's in his 90's, did the complete engine rebuild and restoration. Talk about a dedicated enthusiast! The screaming sound that those Quincy pipes made when he cranked up the motor brought back quite a few memories. I have more pictures of this engine taken after the sun came out which I will post later.
There was quite a selection of various types of antique boats & motors there, especially as this was not even a national meet. I'm not an expert on classic wooden boats, so anyone that wants to correctly name them, please feel free to step up to our site and please name them.
I had a great time looking up old friends, such as Bob Dunlap & R C Hawie, and making new ones.
There are lots more pictures to come, so stay tuned. What a great event!
thanks,
Paul A Christner
Please note: These pictures are for your enjoyment & are not to be copied or posted to any other web sites without my written permission.