Bill Hosler & Claude Fox - photos

[F-12]

Marchetti.

[BJuby]

Thanks. I honestly can't really tell the difference between Sidson's and Marchetti's and I have 3 Sids....

Beautiful boat thought. The runabout below it is a DeSilva?

[Gene East]

V-1000 is a DeSilva. Easy ID is the extension of the cockpit coming past the transom with the 2" hole. I never did ask Bill or Ralph DeSilva why they built their boats that way.

We hauled our runabouts upside down on the trailer in order to keep the bottoms straight. We used those holes for tie down.

The easiest way to ID a Marchetti is by the winged decal on the cowling.

[BJuby]

Thanks for the info. Our Bezoats runabout extends beyond the transom as well, but is the shape of a "B" for Bezoats. Though, while there is an indent in the wood, there is no hole through the holes of the B. So it could be an attempt to be a "D"? Haha, just a thought.

I'd love to someday have a flatdeck DeSilva like that one.

[Bill Van Steenwyk]

What type of hull is the X-12? Looks like it could be a Sidson "F" class perhaps?

That is a Marchetti emblem on the cowl. Jerry Peterson, the driver pictured, frequents BRF and will probably post a confirmation if so.

[Master Oil Racing Team]

You can tell it was taken at Fort Buhlow Lake at what we call Alex. Judging from the smiles on Bill Fale's and Jerry Peterson's faces, and what look's like a plug wrench in Bill's hand, I would guess they had a very sucessful day. And It would be my guess also that Jerry did on the hydro what Bill did very well on the runabout,...and that it was Bill's motor. I don't know this for sure, but since Bill was from New York, and Jerry from Minnesota, I think this was a very successful collaboration. And yes, it is a Marchetti, and a very long one.

[Jerry Peterson]

The year was 1970.Bill Fales and I had both set straightaway records that day.
That was my engine,Bill's 6 was undoubtedly stronger.The boat is a 1969 12'8" Marchetti.
We also had a 13'8" Marchetti that we planned to use for straightaways but I wanted
to run the exact setup for the straightaway run that we used in competition.Full fuel,
same prop,etc. We even ran our Keller speedometer just to verify if it was accurate.
The Keller read 106 during the record run and the official speed was 108.434.
I dont think many record attempts were made while dragging a pitot tube.Just made
a short run to the traps to maintain a more realistic scenario.I wanted to know what
speed we were actually running during a typical heat,not set some unrealistic record.
When it came to 6 cyl. Quincy engines,Bill Fales and Ray Nydahl were experts.They
were both very involved that day at Alex. Thanks Guys.

[Gene East]

Jerry,

So good to see you posting here. It is typical of you to humbly honor your pit crew of Bill Fales and Ray Nydahl. But the guy squeezing the throttle is pretty good too.

Are you coming to DePue??