Another old race boat?

[flyingfrizzle]

Wow, still can't believe it. Look a little different than in the c.l. pics. Shame about the cracks thoe. Like to hear a little about why the glass did what it did once you figure it out. Very happy for ya. Can't wait to see the details on the redo.

[Bigshrimpin]

That just looks like a bad fairing job . . . there's been no stress on the boat . . . motors never mounted. Easy to clean up and touch up.

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

That just looks like a bad fairing job . . . there's been no stress on the boat . . . motors never mounted. Easy to clean up and touch up.

Dan The Man was pretty jazzed with his custom phenolic hammers. If he`s good, so am I. The
crack in the corner of the transom was an impact. There is also a piece of 7/16 piece steel in there. Looks like some sort of yard impact and snappage with god knows what. The cracks by the cutout may need more attention.

The inner transom with the Unsealed hatch cutouts is shot, but the rest bounced well. Where might I find old Lake X racers and employees? See I`m getting smarter and asking questions here.

Cheers,
Not Dan The Man

Made a couple of plumb bobs at the shop yesterday and with the tongue jack all the way up , she taped out at
25`6" The onion indeed. Carla said the best racers wanted the shortest hulls for less weight and more top end.
Was this boat Carl`s 1st he built for himself and later sold to Mr. K at lake X?

[NoBones]

Ooh chit....
Gucci furry hat and gold shoes!
It must have finally sunk in to GFS (Gucci Fast Sandman)

Muat be a fine Cuban cigar as well.......

[McGillicuddy]

Originally Posted by NoBones

Ooh chit....
Gucci furry hat and gold shoes!
It must have finally sunk in to GFS (Gucci Fast Sandman)

Muat be a fine Cuban cigar as well.......

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A-ha, so that's where the Wild Things are...

[Snookerd]

Ken-Nice pic showing evidence of Sandy cheating on Wide Open! What other pics do we need to see? Great shot Sandy! GFS=Gucci Fur Stud.

[NoBones]

He is pushing for "Grand" Pooh Bah status....

I dunno.... the hat may hold him back though...

[Snookerd]

Corbin said it looks like Oscar the Grouch on his head

[gofastsandman]

I made a paper mache mount that was hollow. It was of Bullwinkle. I met Janet at Doc`s Halloween party. Wish I`d kept it. Ziggy and I are exchanging music. LP will be epic.
WideOPen asked me where I was today. I was watching Ruby Throw 100 mph at Rogah Dean Stadiumm. I am so much more grounded with my friend in the driveway. Thanks BW for the bearing packer. Let me know when I can bring that back.

Thanks all, my head is still warped, and now a git fiddle ole friend is comin` to town again as advised... so much fun. Maybe an old neat song about Papa may make the set list. Never played in Publix. Evah. We may even bring out a really contentious stone cold hit. Someone has to have the stones to bring that to light.
Smoke em,
GFS

[65Bowrider]

Originally Posted by gofastsandman

Made a couple of plumb bobs at the shop yesterday and with the tongue jack all the way up , she taped out at
25`6" The onion indeed. Carla said the best racers wanted the shortest hulls for less weight and more top end.
Was this boat Carl`s 1st he built for himself and later sold to Mr. K at lake X?

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.