Great story Wayne!
I'll not deviate from the story line too much, but I do have a few thinks to add if that OK.
The Tennessee Three's third member was W.S. "Fluke" Holland. As the drummer since 1960, he set the beat for the band. He also was a boat racer in NOA's pleasure boat division. My dad built two tunnels for him, not sure which one this was. The Mercury experts may be able to date the year by the engine. He and Marshall came by the house many times. We also were able to see many shows the band played.
I wanted to edit that last paragraph, this is boat racing FACTS after all. The photo is of Fluke, but the boat was one built by someone else than my dad. Dad built some earlier that were full nose boats. Sorry for the mis information.
Don Woods was mentioned. He and his dad had a OMC dealership in Fairmont WVA. After excepting a job with the OMC sales division, he moved to Knoxville, TN because it was central to his region. After that, he moved to Arkansas taking a job with one of OMC's boat company's.
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