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    lookin for production numbers for the 18' hull, and or blue prints of the same.
    guna plug a pic of one up hear so ya know the ones i'm talkin about.

    like this one

    See more Wings Here: http://www.boatracingfacts.com/forum...thread.php?t=3
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    There are no blueprints and the molds were destroyed in a fire at the factory in the late 1960's. Production numbers are in the letters Dave Switzer wrote in answer to some queries a few years back: There were 40 18 footers.
    Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.


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    I think there were 4 wood Switzers and 23 20 footers, total of 67.

    Dave only mentions one weight, I think it was an early 18 footer 1,000 fully loaded.
    Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.


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    so the Miss Diablo is a glass wraped hull? no pic of the wing strucksure in side?
    what dose a 1350 stacker weigh in at?

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    The construction is basically eggshell. There is no significant "structure" inside any part of them. The motors weigh about 300 each. The motors on the boat with the weigh quoted were 100's souped up to 125+. They weighed a little less.
    Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.


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    so 18' and 20' are the only sizes? what did the 20' weigh in at? what was transome weigh on a 20'? did thay make a 20' with the lines like the Miss Diablo


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    The only weight I recall being mentioned is that one 18 footer.

    20's look a little different from the 18's ... there is some minor variation in many of them. There were a few center cockpit Switzers, I think they were all 18's.
    Since 1925, about 150 different racing outboards have been made.


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    Default DeSilva Wing, March 8, 1970 Parker Nine Hour

    Looking through this old 1970 Powerboat...cool picture of Jerry Walin at the wheel of this first DeSilva Wing ever built...
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    The more I think about it, I remember the Switzer wing that was errected with a USA-1 winning banner in front of the Switzer Boat company was a center steer. Is there anyone here who ever visited the Switzer company on Rt. 14 in Crystal Lake, Illinois? Also, after a killer windstorm, or even a micro burst I think, the boat broke into pieces because they mounted it on 4 4" diamter postes in a position making it appear to fly. I also beleive this boat was a faded black color from the sun/weather around it, and no one ever shined it. There it sat, this funky weird looking boat in a very peculiar spot......Anyhow, that's how I remember it, anyone else??????

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skoontz
    During those hard years they actually made more money building portable outhouses and mobile offices than they ever did making boats.
    It was the same way in the 90's. We built giant flower pots and medical trash bins so we'd have enough income to build race boats! lol You don't know how common that is....

    Now that I think of it, I dont think the shop we went to was in Crystal Lake. It was a shop pretty far from his home - we drove for quite some time - but not sure where it was??? This was only about 5 years ago.

    Here's the boat he and Brad were playing with....

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