Deck Rider

[Ron Hill]

Well. XX, was Ellis Esterbrook. The C-210 WAS Curley's second boat and I seem to remember it as gray and blue. Jackie Lowheed or Santa Ana, California was allowed to race his D Utility D-99-C in F Runabout, but was badly beaten and didn't try that again.

The Phantom boats came out of Washington and I think a guy with a last name of Shirley built them. As the first ones we knew of, Rocky Stone had and they were called Shirley Phantoms. Later Wilbur McDonald build copies, Ed Karwakowa had one in his barn when he passed about two years ago.

Before Elgin Gates bought the Mercury Distributorship, he worked for Doc Jones in Spokane, Washington. That is where Egin got the idea to build boats in Mexico, the boats became know as Mexican Floaters.

Ted May and Butch May are driving Mexican Floaters at the Needles Marathon, circa 1968. Butch's bost says, "A", but that is a "B" motor.