Thread: Raceboat and Switzer Wings

  1. #81
    Team Member Powercat's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Austin, Texas
    Posts
    53
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Attached Images Attached Images  

  2. #82
    Team Member B VALACHOVIC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    New York
    Posts
    327
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Raceboat Photos

    Big (twin) outboard racing Orange Bowl Regatta sept 1969
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Last edited by B VALACHOVIC; 01-06-2005 at 06:53 PM.

  3. #83
    Team Member B VALACHOVIC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    New York
    Posts
    327
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Raceboat Photos

    Mike Downard in the twin engine factory Checkmate.
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  4. #84
    Team Member B VALACHOVIC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    New York
    Posts
    327
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Raceboat Photos

    Merc Twister advertisement.
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  5. #85
    Team Member B VALACHOVIC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    New York
    Posts
    327
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Raceboat Photos

    My friend M.R. Shakeshaft with his alky boats.
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  6. #86
    Tomtall
    Guest

    Default Boat #B22

    Can someone please explain why Hugh's boat had the #B22 spraypainted on the decks of the boat? Just curious. By the way,Great pictures!Thanks for sharing them.
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  7. #87
    Sam Cullis Mark75H's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Annapolis, MD USA
    Posts
    1,795
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default R-22

    Tom, its R-22, not B .... Hu was from Seattle. I think the reason for the number change was because different numbers were issued for different classes and the original class he ran that boat in was APBA F Racing Hydro and in this instance he was running UIM class X. Here's a pic from Mercury of Burt Ross beating that record in X.
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.


  8. #88
    Team Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Zanesville Ohio
    Posts
    13
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Raceboat Photos

    I have some inboard indurance pictures from the 70s, here is one of ET79, Speed Marine's Silverwing driven by the late Mitch Lemke
    Several more photos at my scrapbook photo website http://home.earthlink.net/~jengle37/index.html
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Last edited by Jengle37; 01-06-2005 at 06:39 AM.

  9. #89
    Team Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Zanesville Ohio
    Posts
    13
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Don Cannan's GN 37 The Inlay

    Here at Puddingstone 1978 or 1979. Don Cannan's Mandella "The Inlay" Driven by Gil Gilbert
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Last edited by Jengle37; 01-06-2005 at 07:35 AM.

  10. #90
    Team Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Zanesville Ohio
    Posts
    13
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default Jack Rourke's Walker Lake Special

    The Walker Lake Special driven by Jack Rourke. Shown here around 1977 or 1978
    Attached Images Attached Images  
    Last edited by Jengle37; 01-06-2005 at 06:36 AM.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 4 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 4 guests)

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •