Old boats from 68-77

[P THOMAS]

Here is a album of old boats, pics taken from slides.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100063680675075&set=a.338250831640937

 

[Terry Keeley]

Thanks! Boy have we come a long way.

 

[Walt Barney]

Here is a album of old boats, pics taken from slides.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=100063680675075&set=a.338250831640937

Now I know why I wear two hearing aids, straight pipe exhaust, and on my airplanes also
Walt Barney

 

[Kevin Sheren]

Great pics thanks Phil.

 

[P THOMAS]

Now I know why I wear two hearing aids, straight pipe exhaust, and on my airplanes also
Walt Barney

Yea my ears still ringing HA

 

[brad nichols]

As the saying goes You came a long way baby!! Great photos!!

Brad

 

[James Schmidt]

It looks like Model boaters in those days built from there own design. Lots of individual inspiration. Some of the sport hydros in those photos would not be legal today.

Thanks for sharing Phil.

Jim

 

[Marty Davis]

I recognize many of the racers and even found an image of me

 

[Ron Zaker Jr]

Alot of pure craftsmanship in the photos. Super cool.

 

[P THOMAS]

I recognize many of the racers and even found an image of me

yes thought that was you, it was at lake Ida.
We came a long way from starting on ground no start tables, rope starts, no carbon fiber boom tubes, geared twin motors to single shaft, and megaphone exhaust stacks no tuned pipes, mufflers.

 

[P THOMAS]

It looks like Model boaters in those days built from there own design. Lots of individual inspiration. Some of the sport hydros in those photos would not be legal today.

Thanks for sharing Phil.

Jim

Those Scale hydros were early 70 models no rear exhaust 67 around then so pipes were on the side. new motors and rules changed that.

 

[Marty Davis]

yes thought that was you, it was at lake Ida.
We came a long way from starting on ground no start tables, rope starts, no carbon fiber boom tubes, geared twin motors to single shaft, and megaphone exhaust stacks no tuned pipes, mufflers.

The thing that I remember most about that Internats was Glenn Cupit beating one of the new outriggers (Ed Nalley) with a Hughey Boat for a US#1 40 hydro runoff. Glen was never more than 18" off any bouy during the race.

 

[Wasted wages]

There's a picture of a yellow and white mono with a really tall cylinder and an external connecting rod with some large gears on it too...
Steam powered ??

 

[P THOMAS]

There's a picture of a yellow and white mono with a really tall cylinder and an external connecting rod with some large gears on it too...
Steam powered ??

Yes maybe a record oval boat, there a pic of the steam engine. old guy Sol Rubino ran those steam boats

 

[Chris Wood]

Man o man is this leroy peterson?? Good old days Phil

 

[David Bryant]

this has to be the most intriguing boat out of all these neat images

 

[Blair Warren]

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks! Boy have we come a long way.

Yes indeed.....

 

[Grimracer]

Thanks for posting!

 

[P THOMAS]

More not so old boats
https://www.intlwaters.com/media/albums/old-boats.116/old boaters Indy Unlimited 87 90
https://www.intlwaters.com/media/albums/boaters-we-may-know.115/

 

[P THOMAS]

Man o man is this leroy peterson?? Good old days Phil

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Leroy at Sunset park Rock Island