The really "Old School" boating thread

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12-20-2013, 08:10 PM
Sharp shooter

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Originally Posted by gn7

Heres a few with some history and celebs

Marion Beaver receiving a trophy for driving Gummy's Ghost AND Uncle Gummy. Not sure exactly when he stopped driving them, but Bob Ellis and Wayne Thompson drove them all the time I saw them, and that was pretty much the mid and late 60s.

Keith Black receiving a trophy for driving a cracker. I don't think KB Racing Engines has opened its doors yet. :hmmm:

But this one has some real history.
Left to right in the back:
Stu Hilborn, Hi Johnson(propellers) Paul Sawyer boat owner, and in the foreground, Clay Smith.
has to be pre 1954 because Clay was killed that year.

Way before my time....

I did see that we just lost Stu Hilborn. RIP Stu.
12-20-2013, 08:50 PM
Wheeler

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Summer of '89, down river from Badenochs.

The little girl is a cancer survivor of childhood Leukemia. She is now a nurse at CHOC.

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12-20-2013, 10:20 PM
Sanger_Spectra

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Here is Dad and Mom in their 63' Spitfire with 401 Nail head, they raised 7 kids in this thing planted a lifestyle that still has us vacationing together!
12-21-2013, 08:30 AM
RyanPartridge

Great stuff everyone!
12-21-2013, 08:32 AM
2manymustangs

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Originally Posted by Wheeler

Summer of '89, down river from Badenochs.

The little girl is a cancer survivor of childhood Leukemia. She is now a nurse at CHOC.

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THis picture and story is a treasure, ty for posting Wheeler!!! :thumb:
12-21-2013, 09:09 AM
westair

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Originally Posted by Sanger_Spectra

Here is Dad and Mom in their 63' Spitfire with 401 Nail head, they raised 7 kids in this thing planted a lifestyle that still has us vacationing together!

That's a great pic of them cruising in the boat!
12-21-2013, 03:01 PM
Sharp shooter

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Chris on the left.

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12-21-2013, 03:16 PM
SnoC653

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

Chris on the left.

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That is a neat picture, complete with ski jump in the background. I remember when almost every lake had several ski jumps set up. Lucky to find even one today.
12-21-2013, 03:49 PM
2manymustangs

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That is a neat picture, complete with ski jump in the background. I remember when almost every lake had several ski jumps set up. Lucky to find even one today.

Lake St Louis :) where I learned to ski:

http://www.lslski.com/

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12-21-2013, 05:21 PM
Sharp shooter

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Those pics don't look very old Bruce.

Here's a 1959 Wickens.

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12-21-2013, 05:44 PM
gn7

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

Those pics don't look very old Bruce.

Yeah Bruce, try to your shit together.

Bruce, name this boat and the class it ran in. This is an EASY one.
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Or the driver(s) of this as well as the passenger(s) Shit, I'll settle for the last name of all of them.
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12-21-2013, 05:59 PM
SnoC653

Can we all guess? I would have PM'd the answer, but your box is full.
12-21-2013, 08:24 PM
Sharp shooter

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Cool cover!

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12-21-2013, 09:46 PM
2manymustangs

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

Those pics don't look very old Bruce.

Here's a 1959 Wickens.

I just pulled those pictures off of the club website... It was probably 38 years ago when I learned to ski... I gave up skiing about 10 years ago for the wakeboard, MUCH better on my knees/hips... :)

Glen was commenting about how you don't see ski jumps anymore and as shown in the recent pictures from the LSL club (where I grew up), they still have and use their ski jump...
12-21-2013, 10:02 PM
Sharp shooter

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Originally Posted by 2manymustangs

I just pulled those pictures off of the club website... It was probably 38 years ago when I learned to ski... I gave up skiing about 10 years ago for the wakeboard, MUCH better on my knees/hips... :)

Glen was commenting about how you don't see ski jumps anymore and as shown in the recent pictures from the LSL club (where I grew up), they still have and use their ski jump...

Post the pics of you learning to ski 38 years ago. That's what the threads about.;)
12-21-2013, 10:06 PM
2manymustangs

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

Post the pics of you learning to ski 38 years ago. That's what the threads about.;)

I can't get the daguerreotypes to scan very clearly... :hmmm:
12-21-2013, 10:24 PM
Sharp shooter

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Doesn't this Parallex look like a flatbottom...?

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12-21-2013, 10:33 PM
gn7

Shooter, we have a problem with the image.
12-21-2013, 10:36 PM
SnoC653

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Originally Posted by Sharp shooter

Doesn't this Parallex look like a flatbottom...?

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Shooter, we have a problem with the image.

Looks more like a polar bear lost in a snow storm on my screen. I'll second the problem motion.

Wow, a new site and GN7 and I already agree on something. Must be the season. ;)
12-21-2013, 10:38 PM
gn7

I saw it once. It was a Rayson ad with Ron Carter standing behind his boat "Never Satisfied"

Then, poof, it was gone

Edit: Its back!
There's that parallax bottom again, Now I can ask both Ron and Fitz about this "special" bottom.:wink:
Looks like a 18ft LP flat to me. I know he ran a 18 ft LP flat until at least 1970, and possibly later. How do you put this "parallax" bottom of the GN on a flat???

Rare ad Shooter. Paul didn't do a lot of skiing, but a shit load of observing and driving.
Had to have been a tough blow to Ron to switch to Chevy BBC. He wad a die hard FE guy.

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