Originally Posted by
smittythewelder
Yes, Swannie's Karelsen had a long cowling (not often seen on runabouts in those days) made of fabric over wood battens, same as the fore-decks on most hydros then. Almost all of Ed's few runabouts had this cowl, with the exception of what must have been one of the first raceboats Ed built, Jackie Holden's JU, which set both records in 1958 and might have been National Champion as well (I forget).
I don't know about Barry Lewis being related to any current Lewis racers. Carl Lewis has a son racing, I believe.
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