Bill Thomas's Pictures...

[Ron Hill]

Bill came from OHIO, moved to Havasu in 1973 and is now living in Beaverton, OR...

He has some cool stories about the OLD DAYS... and Some COOL pictures....

Here's the first one that I totally LOVE....Can you guess whose house this is????? And where is it????

[Allen J. Lang]

A wild guess. Site of the late Hal Kelly in Jupitor, FL?

[Ron Hill]

This is Hal's house where he took pictures of his Jupiter hydros for has catalogues...

Tell me, how did you know...??

[Allen J. Lang]

Well Ron, many years ago,I remember seeing pictures taken of Hal's grounds
posted in one of the magazines. It sort of looked like the lake in the old
pictures, so I took a guess.

Ye Olde Desert Geezer Al Lang

[Ron Hill]

First picture,
Region 6 Regionals, August 2, 1964....Zanesville, Ohio....

Second picture,
Bert Thomas and Bill Thomas, Lorain, Ohio

Hal Kelly Jupiter Hydro, Fooling Runabout......Oh, top boat is a Sid Craft....

[Allen J. Lang]

Ron-found the magazine showing Hal Kelly's studio,workshop and home. It
was in the Spring 1974 issue of Hydroplane Quarterly, page 17. One of the
magazines that survived the moves.

Al Lang

[Ron Hill]

Mercury Marine never liked the Martin motor....but she was fast...

[Ron Hill]

Thanks for the memories...I'll return the pictures Monday...