Looks like the boat has been patched since it was built. Is that body filler on the deck? Why would you use 1/4 for a deck? Coaming sides, deck and wood in transom all need to go.
Strongly suggest...
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Looks like the boat has been patched since it was built. Is that body filler on the deck? Why would you use 1/4 for a deck? Coaming sides, deck and wood in transom all need to go.
Strongly suggest...
Rick,
Let's try this again. Your boat was built 42 years ago for an experienced kneeling driver to use a 49 ci, 3 cylinder engine. Weight was around 200 lb. Joe Hill earned 1 US with it 1974 SE...
Just lopeing along
The last 13 ft tunnel we built was full tunnel sit down with the last deck and transom of the 15 footers Rayner Blair won many races and set some records with it. By far the best 13 we built. Love...
590 is Bobby Taylor from Princess Ann, MD. X1 is a Scatcraft, driver unknow Blue and white Allison, can't make out number, may be Rayner Blair 835.
Suggest you contact Bill Edwards the E of E&T in California, Md. He has restored several E&Ts in the last couple of years which are being campaigned in the Vintage shows. Love to see that boat...
Joe was running a box stock 49 cubic inch Mercury by Brunswick Corp. A short shaft engine A fishing engine if you will with a stock lower unit. That's all that was allowed in the Sport E class. Had...
Joe started with an OMC. I wouldn't bet he didn't change to Merc
before we built him the hump deck.
Rick,
I don't know where it was taken either, Not sure if that isn't Joe's first boat. One thing for sure is he is a long way from being in the throttle, just lopeing. That's Bobby Taylor in the...
Bill doesn't have the Herring. Don't know where that is.
Ray was the third owner of that boat. We redecked it for him prior to the season.
It's the same boat Jim Caldwell won the '73 UI nationals and US-1 and Competion record.
Ray and Jim built the 6...
Bill Edwards has Ray's E&T, don't know what Norma did with the Herring or the engines. He had some nice ones. You mentioned this is where Ray and I hooke up. We always had contact.
Down pressure on front of deck, lift in rear. Built lighter with Mylar instead og fi.berglass
You are both correct. This is Joe's first boat. It is a long shaft 55 HP OMC that he owned prior to getting into racing. He ran that and did well until Mercury came out with their 3 cylinder 49 CI...
Rayon,
Would love to have any pictures you have. I have almost none. Send as attachment to Beale3342@aol.com please.
Ray,
As I stated the other day you appeared on the Dayton Airport radar. ...
Rick,
Bolts and knees don't sound right. Take the boat to Bill, let him advise.
Bob's first boat was a kneel down. We tried our best to get him in the Gulf 100MPH Club with a Twister I at the kilos trials at Toano, Va. He kept running 99+mph, but we just couldn't get that little...
Rick,
The hull and deck are glassed together. The aluminum trim captured deck and hull lip and then pop rivited together.
Ray,
Bob's boat pictured was his first one. It was a flat deck kneel down....
Ray,
Rick has Joe Hill's hump deck 13 ft E boat.
In regard to your Dayton blow over. He who is posing for pictures at the one minute gun should not try to catch the entire field in the first lap....
There is not doubt in my mind that you remember Super Pickle green, as in "What's Green and Flys". The answer is not a garbage truck. Wonder if it's still alive somewere. Last I heard the E & T...
Rick,
Your hull is the only one built with the "humps" in the deck. They were hand crafted.
Not all tunnels were red, we also built white, blue, black and Super Pickle green.
The pictures you...