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    Tribute to E & T Boats

    I will try not to make any chapter very long. Most of us would rather look at pictures than to read a lot. I would like to have input, corrections, and pictures from anyone! I think E &T was the...
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    Wings

    Same wing in another life???? Mabey. Whats that boat part sitting on the ground in our pictures?
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    Region 4 Wings

    Dont know who had the red & white wing. Jan Schoonover and Kenny Kitson were very active and raced in region 4 often. Dont remember or never heard about many triple engines any thing back then. Can...
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    Wings

    Tim
    The triple engines was called X class and the twin engine was called T class. The twin engine could step up and raced in the X class.
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    Wings

    There were plenty of wings that raced in region 4. I think these picture were taken at Smith Mountain Lake, Va. around 1968 or 70. Note one picture has triple engined wing.
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    Good old days

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    Those were the good old days. I still keep in contact with Bill Fleck, go to his shop in Easton 2 or 3 times a summer. Bill Slivey I have not seen or heard about him since we stopped...
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    Old race picture

    Looks like an old race picture. I did that (pulled wrist pin out of piston and killed the block) on inline 6 Mercurys when I was racing. Nothing to look foward too.
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    Glass Molinari

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    I have 2 , Power Boat magazines that show & tell how that boat was built and rigged for racing. If you have any interest in purchasing theses magazines e mail me. nwlumpkin@yahoo.com. No PM...
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    Racing Members

    As Smokey said when he started this thread, region 4 OPC was the place to race. Did you know at our high point we had in 1974 85 racing members. You could race most weekends from April until the...
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    Glass Glastron Molinari

    OK, Guys heres the glass Glastron Molinari I remember. Reggies twin engine Twister 21 foot Molinari. 1970 Hyco Lake , Va East Coasts Marthon Nationals. The Molinari pages are on e bay now!...
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    Glastron Carlson Molinari

    Glastron Molinari 2 + 2 Sportabout in shown in a 1970 catalog, 1st picture. I heard years ago that mabey this model was never produced.Other two glass boats shown are Challenger and Contender. Also...
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    Williamsburg, Va.

    David
    I remember your Dad when I was active in OPC. Saw him and you (you were a little boy) at many region 4 meetings!! You are correct about the McCall boat and Paul. Only picture I know for sure...
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    More Neal Down McCall Boats

    Joe
    Here are more neal down McCall boats from the 60s & 70s.
    1-- SG class McCall/ 700 Merc
    2--same
    3--How about a twin engine neal down??
    4--same
    5--SE McCall flat bottom.6--SG McCall...
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    Region 4 Natioal Champions

    Do you know region 4 produced over 40- OPC National Champions from 1966 to about 1987!
    Lets hear some stories about Lake Eufaula, we had our Nationals there about 5 years.
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    Small time Racing

    Joe
    The boat in the top rack in the picture I posted is a 14ft neal down McCall tunnel boat. This was build in 1974 as a Kilo boat. Not sure what size motor mabey E class 50hp or 65hp or mabey a...
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    Small time racing

    Smokey
    Did you buy the McCall from W.T. Anderson? I talked with him a few months ago. He said he didnt know where the boat went. I have been looking for a 14 foot McCall, mine went to Petersburg,...
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    Small time racing

    Danny
    That 121 boat is a sport J class, but dont remember the driver. Your second picture is my Seabold/Merc sport G boat. I dont have but one picture of that boat, thanks for the post!
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    Small time racing

    Danny
    I think I drove that boat when it was red. Nice to hear from you. I have e mailed you several times in the last year. But no luck. You have good thing on that other web site!! But dont for...
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    189 Velden

    Roger
    I remember the 189 Veldon that Ruddy drove, I think it was a UI class, very strong runner. I think Ruddy Foote works at the US post office in Solmonds, Md.And now some more small time racing...
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    Small time OPC Racing

    Ron
    My 5th picture is a SE boat. Its a DelCraft/Evinrude. We didnt see any Delcraft boats on the east coast. It was not competeve with the McCalls in E class at the time. Owner & Driver was...
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    Small time racing

    Smokey did you ever paint that unit?? I also saw Rayners Allison at his home last year, great job!!
    John I though you were a region 4 driver, saw you every week end. You just couldnt stay home and...
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    FS Class

    John is correct. FS class required 2 people in the boat when the class was started. Didnt last long . Changed to VP, then Mod VP. APBA was allways changing, and I think thats why we lost so many...
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    Region 3,4,5 regulars

    Its great to pick out the big drivers like Schuert,Posey,Jimbo, Reggie, Seabold, Thronton and many others but its the little guys like Herb Gaskins, Rudy Foote, Tommy Bailey, Glen Barsto,Kenneth...
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    My Smokey Story

    Smokey remember this. At Portsmouth, Va one year you asked me to drive your Hydrostream to make a class ( I think it was SST140) for the record course. Well I have raced tunnels and flat bottoms and...
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    Region 4 Racers

    Thank you Ted!!
    More region 4 pictures. Does anyone know these boats?
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    Leukemia Pictures

    Leukemia Pictures
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    SST120 Pictures

    Thank you Sam I found the count. And thank you John, now I see the front of your boat! In Johns pictures are Bill Slivey-Ui class, Mike Herrman--SE Class. On the right of one picture I see Clarencer...
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    Jimbos Flap

    Mn1, since you are tunnel boat builder I used a similar flap in the tunnel of my McCall tunnel. It reduced the amount of air coming into the tunnel. I used it running into the wind, drop the flap...
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    Racing Friends

    Thank you John! Reminds me John Sherlock came to many region 4 races. Great looking and running boats, a class act. John enjoyed racing you in SST120, I never did get to see the front of your boat....
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    Interest!!

    Thank you Sam, no I didnt notice all the hits. Above pictures. #1-Bill Petty (twin engine) and Our own Beale Tilton at Hyco Lake 1070. #2- World famous Buck Thronton ( yes he started in vee bottoms,...
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    Records

    Thanks Ted!! My 1971 rule book shows the FJ speed at 79.441. Anyway he was fast. I got more pictures. Lets hear from region 4 members. Any body know any of these boats or people??
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    Records

    Ted
    Bobby set 3 kilo records in 1968 SE, SG, SH. But none at 79+. Ernest Lawreence set a UI record at 79.217?
    Ray
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    E & T Tunnel Boats

    Ted
    The 4 drivers you list were great region 4 drivers as you were also. E & T tunnels were built in southern Maryland and were great boats in that they would run great with a stock (big foot...
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    McCall # 790 Boat

    Tim you asked about the 790 boat. It was a McCall UI class driven by Bobby Drewey. Bobby was a region 4 driver that set 20 records and won 7 Nation titles between 1963 and 1973.His boats were owned...
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    Fun Fun Fun

    Smokey
    Your right again!! But we did have as much as any boat race club. My good friend Jim Caldwell, he was a good racer with factory connections. He ran Mod 50, SST SST120. Heres a region 4...
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    15 inch short shaft

    Tim
    All the 6 cylinders were 15 inch short shaft. Stock centers and or BP style with stock units and super speedmaster units. In 1970 Mercury Twister was raced on a neal down boat. 6 carb engine...
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    Inline 6 engines

    Tim
    Yes the last two pictures are 99.9 cu- 6 cylinder Mercs. The red and white McCall boat has 6 cylinder 1960 80hp Merc. I race this in the Sport H class. The other is John McCall in a McCall...
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    Record

    Smokey, Jimbo set a record that day of 98.901 driving an Evinrude Molinari in Mod U class. The date was 7-02-78. I was the time rep. for Portsmouths record course.
    Region 4 had 224 records set...
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    Region 4 Races

    John I was at all 3 of those races! See how active region 4 was, Smith Mountain Lake, Va., Washington, N. C. Lets here hear stories from Portsmouth, Va Bushwood, Md Tall Timers Md. Ables warf, Md....
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    Region 4 Races

    Smokey your so right! Region 4 was the hot bed of OPC racing in the 70 & 80s. I should know I was OPC region 4 chairman for about 5 years in the 1970s. We had 25 to 30 races from April to Oct. A...
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    Buck was winner

    Buck was a winner too, here in Region 4 when he drove a Checkmate in F J class in the 1970s! He won with vee bottoms and tunnels!!
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    12 inch Mercury center

    I have a 1980s - V6 Mercury 12 inch center section. Will a T2 or T2X power head fit this center? Will a speedmaster from the 80s fit this center?
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    Fuel Pump

    Thanks again guys!! I have bought a new red Holley pump from Jegs. In the 70s I used an AC pump, and had to hit it with a hammer to get it started. Some things never change!!
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    Water Hook UP

    Thanks for everyone advice. I would like to buy one so I can install and remove easily. I have not looked anywhere, I thought BRF could point me in the correct direction. Years ago when I was...
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    Water Hook Up

    Does anyone know if they make a water hook up for a #6 speedmaster gear case. I would like to run my 1990 SST 120 Merc engine on the trailer. If so where can I get one.
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    Fuel Pump

    Guys, thanks for all the advise. I am restoring and rigging a SST120 boat for a fund raiser for Leukemia, but I want to take a ride also!
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    Electric Fuel Pump

    Its a 1990 model Merc SST 120 engine.
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    Electric Fuel Pump

    Ok guys. I need to buy a electric fuel pump for my SST 120 Merc engine. Which one should I buy??
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    Paul Angel help start OPC here in region 4. Yes...

    Paul Angel help start OPC here in region 4. Yes he had many kilos at home on the Chickhomny river. This was great kilo water. He also had a Mercury dealership in Williamsburg Va. Paul started OPC...
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    Gone but not forgotten

    Marc,
    I met your dad at Portsmouth Virginia race, also at many winter meetings. As I was an OPC racer we did not see each other very offen but he was one of the nicest boat racers I ever met! In...
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