The really "Old School" boating thread

[westair]

My neighbor Tom Mosher with his wife(at the time) at Golden Ave in Long Beach, 1968.

Racing the same boat...

That is a cool pic!! ...especially along with the flyer of him racing it!

[westair]

I help with what I know. Haf gast Too was a Stevens with a Vic Edelbrock built Hemi, Cream Puff was a Rayson with a Keith Black built Hemi, Honker was a Rayson, Volks Wagen was probably a Wickens, although it is possible it was a Aqua Craft, Charger was a Rayson(Dick Jones was the head tech guy for Champion plugs), Maricich's Suddenly was a Hemi powered Patterson, (was a 396 chevy by October of 1964), Penhalls Sizzler was a Hemi powered Patterson, pretty sure Sigalos' Sinner was a Hemi powered Patterson as well. He and Penhall were best friends. They both died in Sigalos plane flying home from Tahoe. Bruce Penhall and Dennis Sigalos were best friends as well and teamed up in the Ocean Spray Offshore boat.
Shreenan's Conquisttador was Rayson with a Hemi, Len Shreenan was my dads boss from about 1957 thru 1970. He owned Schiadas later.
Lou Brummett was in a Mandella, probably hemi powered, or a destroked 427 Ford.

PS I believe Haf Gast won that race for the second year in a row. Suddenly won the Nationals in October with a Dunsmore built 396 Chevy.
the rest I am clueless. Its kind of tricky due the year and even the class. Tony Maricich used a Keith Black Hemi in a Howard for the SS class called Super Suddenly the following year.

Interesting about the Penhalls racing boats, but I guess Leroy used to race just about everything. I've seen Bruce many times racing his speedway bikes ...... he was the king of orange county, what a life but also lot of tragedy!

[Sharp shooter]

[Sharp shooter]

[gn7]

Bob can tell us what jets everyone's running, how cold the water is and it wouldn't surprise me if he knows how many rocks are lining the far shore.

Smart ass You should talk. You know more than most people twice your age that were actually back there then.

[gn7]

Thats a great pic Shooter. Cross Ram Hemi, couple of Wings, a twin outboard, station wagen launch, fuel rigs. Picture has it all

[Wendi]

Cool pic! What year?

[Sharp shooter]

Smart ass You should talk. You know more than most people twice your age that were actually back there then.

Hahaha!! I remember watching the Switzers in Parker while looking down on them from whatever hill my dad had us perched on and I had to be as young as 3 or 4. I also remember Julian racing Gordy's dad when I had to have been 5 to 7 years old. Anything before March 1967 I wasn't there.

Thats a great pic Shooter. Cross Ram Hemi, couple of Wings, a twin outboard, station wagen launch, fuel rigs. Picture has it all

That's one of this guys pictures.

I still can't believe he let me pillage his photo books!

[Sharp shooter]

Cool pic! What year?

I can only guess Wendy because that is another one from Paul Grichar's photo album. I would guess close to '65. I think that's Campbell Carl in the green boat.

[gn7]

Hahaha!! I remember watching the Switzers in Parker while looking down on them from whatever hill my dad had us perched on and I had to be as young as 3 or 4. I also remember Julian racing Gordy's dad when I had to have been 5 to 7 years old. Anything before March 1967 I wasn't there.



That's one of this guys pictures.

I still can't believe he let me pillage his photo books!

Damn, that has to be a computer colorized picture that you photo shopped the boats into. He wasn't that young when he defected Nazi Germany.

I can only guess Wendy because that is another one from Paul Grichar's photo album. I would guess close to '65. I think that's Campbell Carl in the green boat.

I am guessing 64-65 based on the APBA approved ballistic shorts