The really "Old School" boating thread

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Originally Posted by gn7

The Speed and Marine was the coolest E.T. ever built, with a coolest sound when it was flat out.
I think the biggest reason they died out is the long races went away. The GNs could adapt to short courses and short race lengths. But the E.T.s really need course length to stretch their legs.
Nordskog did pretty well in the E.T./K.T. classes as well.
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I really like the ET boats for Enduro racing. If someone would throw enough money at one it would beat everything out there IMO if it could fit a class. It would definitely be the fastest around the course if it were powered and engineered right IMHO.

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Originally Posted by 28eliminator

This is a really cool thread :action-smiley-035:

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Thanks! :)

UNLIMITED HYDRO VS K BOAT This did happen and the K boat won. :cool

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Originally Posted by gn7

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That was Sanger's first Blown Fuel Hydro and it didn't survive long.

Bluewater 1967

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Wilt Chamberlin taking delivery of his Miller flatbottom.

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

UNLIMITED HYDRO VS K BOAT This did happen and the K boat won. :cool

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That's a cool K boat!

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Originally Posted by HotWater

That's a cool K boat!

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It might be yours. It's hard to tell from the pic. :cool

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Originally Posted by gn7

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I see an Elsinore 250 enduro is on the schedule for next year ..... what classes would this include?

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

It might be yours. It's hard to tell from the pic. :cool

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I love the paint jobs of the Biesemeyer and first Revenge Epidemic boats.

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Originally Posted by HotWater

I love the paint jobs of the Biesemeyer and first Revenge Epidemic boats.

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I'm with you on that!

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Originally Posted by westair

I see an Elsinore 250 enduro is on the schedule for next year ..... what classes would this include?

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tentative would be the best description for that race date.
The boats would be no different than those that ran the Parker Enduro. There are no real "class" names for them. Just divided into divisions based on engine size, hull types and drive system, inboard and outboard.

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Originally Posted by gn7

tentative would be the best description for that race date.
The boats would be no different than those that ran the Parker Enduro. There are no real "class" names for them. Just divided into divisions based on engine size, hull types and drive system, inboard and outboard.

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thanks, I know very little about the enduro's and what I do know was pretty much from reading about this years parker race....... really liking all the history here about em. I'm pretty close to Elsinore so hopefully it happens.

As a kid watching boat races at Long Beach Marine Stadium, I remember how scary a boat flip was. I'll never forget the carcasses they pulled from the water on the hook of the crane. Gave me the heebeegeebees. :D

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I've never seen one of these in person.

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A little love for outboards. :) 1960

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And a little older....

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What's amazing Bob is, my copy of that august 61 powerboat mag has the same orange line running down the front. :D That had to be a rough landing....

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