07 Darneille DSH.....

[Tphoto]

Right On! Oh Yea I had never seen the process of building one of these critters untill I visited Larry at his Boat shop. man was I impressed at the detail and Labor Involved! your right, the man is a true Craftsman and stand up Guy. What region will you be racing this season? I would like to look at the Schedules. Thanks Tphoto

[mercguy]

Right On! Oh Yea I had never seen the process of building one of these critters untill I visited Larry at his Boat shop. man was I impressed at the detail and Labor Involved! your right, the man is a true Craftsman and stand up Guy. What region will you be racing this season? I would like to look at the Schedules. Thanks Tphoto

yep, Larry builds one hell of a boat and well thought out. He takes his time building them and emphasizes safety when building them. He builds his boats to last a long time (not a throw away boat built in a week). I had him take his time on this one, as I was in the process of relocating back to Washington State from San Diego. I will be racing this boat and 2 more I own he build up here in Reg10. I will be at Oroville, Ca this summer, along with Newberg, Oregon with my Darneille's. Shoot me an email and I will send you some pictures of the boat now and my other Darneille's.

PS: Larry is one of the nicest guys I have ever met!

PSS: here is my 04 Darneille Cmod hydro (I just got it back from the guy I sold it to last year). I guess I learned to never sell my Darneille's! It is the little brother to my new DSH.

PSSS: Larry also builds some super fast FE hydros also!


mercguy@verizon.net

[Tphoto]

Will Do. I plan on getting a little futher north this year Chasing the Races and maybe Ill meet you through my camera lens! Tphoto www.richardturkphotography.com

[mercguy]

Will Do. I plan on getting a little futher north this year Chasing the Races and maybe Ill meet you through my camera lens! Tphoto www.richardturkphotography.com

that would be great, hopefully I will not be in the back of the pack on the race course............

[Allen J. Lang]

Rich- Great gallery of photos. When you get to the races this year, please post again.
Ye Olde Desert Geezer Al Lang

[Tphoto]

Thankyou! I have found a new passion in Boat Racing, for now my photography is how I can participate in the sport. I have taken being a fan to a different level I guess. I plan to cover some additional Races this season in region 11 if all goes well! Looking forward to seeing Mercguys new Boat. Tphoto

[tthibodaux]

Man sometimes I just find an old thread just for something to read but this one was really cool. I in all my years of bein around and a part of boat racing I have never seen something as CRAZYand cool as white water hydro racin. . Holy Sh-t. www.richardturkphotography.com WAY COOL...

[Tphoto]

Oh yea, Very Cool Racing! Boat Builder Larry Darneille builds solid white water river racers as well as others like what Mercguy just bought! Outboard Racer Brian McKnight's B-59 is another one of Darneille's beauties. After hours of research over the past couple years (and fun) I have found some really interesting info about River Racing. From Start to finish as a sport there are countless details and personal commitment involved in one of these races and ILL tell ya! my hats off to anybody who races these APBA/UIM Sanctioned events in the Rivers of the west. Just a little over a month before the first boat race and I allready got my gear ready! OH YEA! Tphoto