The really "Old School" boating thread

[Sharp shooter]

March 67 HB

[gn7]

March 67 HB

This ad cracks me up. Otto Crocker watches. That's some funny shit.
2 Many Mustangs avatar on PB is the surveyor's marker for the 1/4 mile drags finish at Long Beach. I wonder if Bruce even know that Otto himself probably placed that there. Or even knows who Otto was. I assume ole Otto has his scope setup on it.
Otto made a name for himself during that period, and was in some serious demand to verify world record attempts everywhere from land speeds at Bonneville to water records at Salton Sea. Back then, it wasn't a record unless ole Otto was there to verify it. You see it in a lot of ads claiming speed records during that time.

[SBS933]

One of our Inspectors remembers blowing past boats that were tapped out, on a ski. He said the look on the drivers faces were memorable. He used to run the Catalina deal. His name was Don Smedley, don't know if anyone heard of him.

[gn7]

One of our Inspectors remembers blowing past boats that were tapped out, on a ski. He said the look on the drivers faces were memorable. He used to run the Catalina deal. His name was Don Smedley, don't know if anyone heard of him.

Don't remember a Don Smedely, but today, if you are doing 80+ in the ocean between Long Beach and Catalina, on any given day, a couple months before the race, you might just get smoked by a skier.
The 2 times I observed back in the late 60s in a flat bottom, I was in worse shape than the skier when we were thru. I was trashed.

On lakes and rivers, its much crazier. You only think your boat is fast and you are hauling ass, until you get passed by a skier. When I first built my GN I was driving to Black Meadows early on Monday, doing about 80 and Ashley Lathrop blew by us like we were tied to a tree. Just a daily practice run to the dam and back before going to school.

If your boat can't cruise at 100+ and do 125, you may just get zapped by a skier.