APBA's Vintage & Historic Chairman steps down

[david bryan]

how did you happen to have a Terrill .Wade died in about 1975. And was a great Friend of mine all the best Dave

[RogerH]

how did you happen to have a Terrill .Wade died in about 1975. And was a great Friend of mine all the best Dave

Dave,
Steve Cox purchased the R-7 Richocet that Pete DeLachner raced with a Merc 650. They restored the boat and first had a Merc800 and then a Merc 1000 on it. I purchased the boat from Steve and now it is with a good friend (Jim Bedette) in Canandaigua NY.
When I talked with Pete about the boat he told me the story of how the R-7 came to be. Apparently Pete was at Wade's shop at a time that Wade had a F-DeSilva runabout there for repair. Pete mentioned that he wanted on of those big runabouts and Wade said he'd make him one using the DeSilva as a "copy". Most people that see the boat think it is a DeSilva.
I'm building a 650 (4-cyl) to go back on that boat. I know of a Parker midsection that I hope to get to match what Pete used to run. Waiting for my stimulus money to arrive - LOL!
Take care,
Roger

[david bryan]

Pet and Dick Davidson ran the boat at topock in was a money race and said that was the only time they ran it in a APBA race thanks

[RogerH]

Pet and Dick Davidson ran the boat at topock in was a money race and said that was the only time they ran it in a APBA race thanks

I think this picture was taken at Topock.

[Ron Hill]

You'd never recognize it today. FIlled in from a flood anfull of tall water grass.

Nice prop on that Merc 1000 of Steve Cox's I'll bet!

[RogerH]

You'd never recognize it today. FIlled in from a flood anfull of tall water grass.

Nice prop on that Merc 1000 of Steve Cox's I'll bet!

Yes, I remember Steve saying you had a lot to do with that. Basically, the motor is way too heavy and arguably too powerful for the boat. That's why we're planning on building a 650 for it again.

Inboards & Outboards in Vintage:::::
I'd really like to know if this would make a good thread topic and garner some constructive suggestions on how the two can exists and what elements are needed to make a Vintage event work for both. Some of my thoughts are in my previous post, but maybe we ought to start a new thread?