Originally Posted by
Ron Hill
In the old days classes had cubic inches. A's were 15 cubic inces, C's were 30 cubic inches.
I think EU was an Evinrude 4-60 that was "STOCK" "U" was for Utility (Pleasure). I'm pulling this from 60 years ago, but a Stock 4-60 had brass bearing on the crankshaft. (A C Service and a C Racing motor both had 30 cubic inches. But a Racing C had ball bearing on th crankshaft. A Service C had brass bushing, no ball bearings on the crank.
My Old Man, not knowing the rules or caring, took Elmo Pyle's "E" and added ball bearing to the crank and increased it's performance.
It was only later, like 1952, that my dad was asked to inspect realized that there were rules.
But EU, I think was a "SERVICE C" of the F Class. But only had one driver.
Jerry Waldman and Dean Chenowith were both in that picture of BU. Both lost their lives in boat racing.
Dean won thre Nationals in 1952 and got one second. Pappy Bowman was winning AU, and he decide to to go wide and wave to the crowd, Dean Chenowith, headed for the finishline and beat Pappy by about a foot.
As Mercury took control of Stock racing EU, went away!
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