Phil O'Berry

[Randy Gore]

I've been inquiring about the Oberry Marine Molinari (#86 & #60) for some time now. It just occurred to me that I have never seen a picture of Phil O'Berry. Anyone have one?
Thanks,
Roger

Roger

Here is another photo of Phil standing next to the boat with Rudy's number on it.

Randy

[PIP]

thats an oldie there, Randy.

this was before he let his hair grow out. this must be one of the very early race pictures.

ronny

[boatmark59]

Randy,

Yep, you are correct . . . I had forgotten about running the Naples race, and the back to back records.

I remember Mickey getting the record the first heat, and between heats I swapped the EFI box on your boat to an extra we had set on Hand Grenade, put on what I want to remember as one of Mickey's props, and you went out and took it away from him the second heat.

What I remember most about the Stuart incident was driving home. The sponson wouldn't fit into the box truck without running it through the cab door between the seats . . . I remember thinking if you are driving home from a race, using the sponson tip for an arm-rest in the truck, it cannot have been a good day at the racecourse.

[hydroWill]

This sure is an old thread, but I just found it and being a new member, it caught my eye and I'm excited as this is a part of my childhood. Ronny , you mentioned a wooden hydro with a 15 hp johnson on it, this was mine, Phil was setting it up for steering/throttle. I was 16 years old at the time I've now talked to both Steve L. and Roger H. about their boats as these were the boats I remember growing up with as a kid, going to see them race at Swanns Pier and of course sitting at Oberry's marine there at Solomons island, Anyway, I'm looking forward to talking with you as well...

Will