[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by 65Bowrider

Sandy, that would be so absolutely awesome! and I would be sooo envious if that was "My Racing Machine" !!! However, after racing, it was sold to a gentleman who bought it for his multiple trips to the Bahamas. Then ... who knows. Just keep peeling your onion and see what color of hull you find buried under existing paint, fg, etc. Red? Yellow?

After a raceboat was "retired" many of them did become test boats for Mr. K. The driver's drove them 24/7 to test the durability of Merc engines.
The Knee at the transom? It may have been put on the smaller (25'-26') raceboats as they spent a lot of time jumping those 10-12' seas. Hull out of water with props biting = extra torque or stress on the transom. The knee provided extra support. The 28' and 29' didn't jump so much.

In a 1968 Nassau race, I did find another 25' SeaCraft, #505, named Joan E., drivers Powers and Thayer.
The onion keeps getting more interesting.

The title is `83 home made. My boss wondered why this was so. That was the ringer. Few of us have ever seen one. Thank you CSC.

Under Dog,
SWEET. Where is Polly?