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    Opc

    The South Florida Outboard Marathon Club was the first sanctioned OPC club, and we put on the first races around 60-61. We raced all over. The term Orange Bowl came from the Orange Bowl Regatta that...
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    Lst

    I'm an LST veteran..LST 1164, Walworth County, built in 1952 in Pascagoula, Miss..As a Marine, I was on a couple more also from 64-68, but remember this one the most..Spent 2 months on it..not good,...
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    European Corvair...:D American version below..

    European Corvair...:D
    American version below..
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    chevair

    The really neat fake out was the kit with an insert that looked like luggage and junk made of molded fiberglass that fit over the engine in the back seat...
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    sounds like somebody needs to take a Compose and...

    sounds like somebody needs to take a Compose and chill out..wine works too...
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    Keep your Porsche on a freshwater lake..Some of...

    Keep your Porsche on a freshwater lake..Some of them have a lot of magnesium parts..remember the case stuffers on an early OMC ? I think they were bolted to the crank and made quite a mess when they...
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    corvair

    I've got an 8mm movie of it running...1967 at Nat Drags in Perris
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    First really good tunnel boat I saw was in...

    First really good tunnel boat I saw was in 1963(?)..Bill Sirois ran it in the Gold Coast Marathon with an Osca engine/Merc outdrive in the Volvo Class..I think he finished 2nd or 3rd overall, but was...
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    Hi Jim Al Martin built a boat called the...

    Hi Jim
    Al Martin built a boat called the Marliner..wood..great boat..he was also one of the first Ocean Race builders..don't know about his tunnel boat stuff..I didn't watch boats then..just...
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    Dave's wing

    Sam
    yes that's Miami and I don't remember ever losing those parts so it was probably just for repairs or such..
    Dave and Mr K had a great relationship..Dave took very good care of him when he was...
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    hot info

    What a great thread...hat's off to Bob especially...have a little info or corrections..
    post 162 and 163 is the first Wing Dave Craig got, right after the 6 hour at Lake X..it's not the original U4...
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    props

    Only used a Michigan on my speedmasters..the same one on all of the engines, just wound the motor tighter..I don't ever remember seeing one for a sportmaster..the boat handled so much better with...
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    for Ted

    The Rules..pretty simple back then..
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    for Danny

    6 Hour
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    700 Speedmaster

    YESSIREE...The boat (Raveau) ran best with that combo, but we also ran a Sportmaster a couple times..I used a Michigan prop that looked like a chopper..in fact I used the same prop with an 800...
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    In both class H and G Richie and I were running...

    In both class H and G Richie and I were running Speedmasters..

    Butch Stokes
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