1974 Seacraft rough water video

Bigshrimpin · #1 04-06-2009, 02:01 PM

John - Last I heard . . . Bill Potter was working with Bruce Brown Films to restore the original film. http://www.brucebrownfilms.com/ I've seen a video copy of the film that Trayder had and it's some amazing footage . . . especially when you consider that it was 1973/1974. There is a short clip where the waves are HUGE and cresting. To think Bruce Brown and the film crew ran 800 miles in those condition over a 5 day period is unbelievable.

Bigshrimpin · #2 04-06-2009, 03:11 PM

Bump to cover up another thread.

Water Rat · #3 04-06-2009, 10:04 PM

I have been dying to see that video since I was a kid. Every other kid in my neighborhood had the Farrah Fawcett poster on their bedroom wall; I had that picture from the '74 catalog. Very interested to see what comes of this.

bigeasy1 · #4 04-07-2009, 06:50 PM

Hell I'd be willing to exchange my poster of Raquel Welch,(showing my age) in a loin cloth,for that Seacraft video.I'd even force all my friends with different boat brands to watch it.

Seriously though,it would be a fantastic piece of video for many of us Seacraft nuts.

ScottM · #5 04-09-2009, 07:39 PM

I was lucky enough to see that video a few years ago. Pretty cool stuff, especially the trailer launch.

thehermit · #6 04-09-2009, 07:44 PM

so.....how do we post it on YouTube?