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Miss Diablo is once again back on the water !!
I just read this thread for the first time. It's such a shame to see a once beautiful boat with weeds and brush growing through the hull.
The first "wing" I ever saw was a "woodie") belonging to a man named Ray Block. No not the band leader! Of course it was painted black!
We (Quincy Welding) ported, balanced and piped his engines. They sounded great and his boat was one of the fastest around the Tri- states (IL, MO & IA) but I don't remember the racing number.
Ray had to give up racing due to cancer. He offered to let me drive it for him. I don't know if he was serious or not, but I was smart enough to turn him down. I knew that was "Out of my league."
Ray told me his boat was the "plug" for the first fiberglass Switzer.
Does anyone remember Ray or his boat number??
Thanks Rick for your response. Over the past 40-50 years I've forgotten a few things, but I'm 99.44% sure Ray's boat was black. The thread is very interesting. Wish I had checked it out long ago.
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