Cool club and assortment of boats you have. Great Job building them as well.
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Cool club and assortment of boats you have. Great Job building them as well.
Great looking boats Ron. Thanks for the history lesson.
Try Darell Sorenson, he still sells them to my knowledge.
Great paint job and I love the lines of that boat! Any idea where that boat is today? Do you still have any of your old race boats? Keep up the great stories, I enjoy reading them.
Some of you may think I'm off my rocker, but I would like to see stock and mod go to straight ethenol. It would be better for the enviornment and it would eliminate the hassle of finding fuel that...
Thanks for the history and the pics Ray. The boats look really nice, I'm impressed. Funny how history tries to repeat itself sometimes. If you have any other pictures of these boats I'd love to...
Is the boat in the top picture a kneeldown boat? If so, what HP of motor was ran on it? How did it handle? Was the motor fixed or did it have trim? I have thought that us outboarders should have...
Very cool Bob. Frank Dempster got my dad starting in racing when my dad was around 12 years old. Frank lived down the street from my dad in Brewster, Ohio. My dad started going to Frank's house...
I remember this boat being on the cover of the magazine. I love the looks of the old conventionals, which is why I built my hydro with a conventional nose. Is this a Craig Craft?
WOW! Another amazing collection of outboard motors.
Ron,
I agree with you on trying to make boats and boat racing as safe as possible. This is one reason why I bought a new MJR CSH this summer. The cockpit sides are made of 1/2 foam with carbon...
Wayne,
I've found that fin shape, width and depth below the sponson can be different for every different kind of boat. I currently use something like the first fin you posted on my CSH boats. ...
Sean,
Be sure to set-up the height of the engine conservatively, say 3/4" below the bottom. If you have time to test, you can work your way up from there. You certainly do not want to burn up...
From experience, glass beading the internal engine parts will devistate the engine once put back together and ran. Glass does get into the pores of the aluminum and once the engine and the engine...
Wayne,
As always, thanks for the great pictures. I especially like the one I've reattached below. I may have to make my new C hydro, in a year or two, with a nose similar to it.
I've always thought that we should help one another. So, if I have information that can help someone, I offer it. Besides, I don't want someone to do something that is unsafe, unknowingly, and get...
Sean,
I should have mentioned that the infomation I posted above is for my CSR. It is relative to an A runabout as well, but thought I should mention it.
My experience has been that you can run to much side fin on a runabout. I run about 4-1/2" of fin measured from the bottom of the flat running surface of the boat. I would suggest you start with...
Great photos guys. I'm posting in this thread in hopes to bring it back to the front page so you guys can post more pics and stories. Thanks.
Kay,
I'm glad to see you've found BRF. I too would like to hear about the history of the Harrison racing family. My dad has told me many stories about your involvement in Pro racing as well as...
Interesting read Ron. Thanks for the story. Any other stories like the one posted above?
Russ,
When I ran JH and ASH, my boats had short, standard height, cockpit sides as well. I too, was pitched out of the boats a few times. What happended was that my right hip had nothing to bump...
Thanks for the feedback Will. Sounds like a very interesting project. I'm anxious to see it done.
Nice work! What class will this engine be racing in?
Brent,
How old were you there? You were racing ASR then. Wow, you must have just made the minimum age. Very cool.
The old pics of the 60J sure brings back memories. Just recently, at our...
Daren,
I almost always race two classes per day and sometimes three. It depends if I feel like racing 20 on that particular day. Anymore than that is to much for me. I used to be like you but...
Smitty,
The container of Klotz oil says right on it, that you do not need to use fogging oils if using the product. Remember, synthetics have adhesion properties, which means the oil sticks to the...
Out of curiosity, what does a 250, 175, 125 Rossi or VRP go for, turn key?
I have seen the 125's run a couple of times and I am very impressed with them. However, I've talked to a couple of the guys who race them and they said that once you fire the engine, you can't back...
Ron,
What will you be using to tow the 34' trailer? It has to be big! Any pictures of it?
No problem. If you have any other questions, and I can answer them, I'd be glad to.
I have been using Klotz TCW-3 Synthetic Outboard Lubricant in my Yamatos for about 6 years now. I mix the oil to the direction on the back of the container. The only problem I've had with the...
Thanks Sam. I'll be keeping my eye on this thread so I can download and print when your done. My dad will really enjoy having these in his collection of owner's manuals and such.
Daren,
Did you take a ride in a 45? I always wanted to take a ride in one to see if I liked it. Now, that I have the laydown, I feel much safer and have a new craving for driving hydros,...
I finally have had a chance to look at all the pics. Great shots of the old days, when I was to young to remember or even think about racing.