vintage ski/raceboat show?

[ghfromaltonbay]

Found some old photos from the late 60's or early 70's at Sandy Point.

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

That's My Brother-in-law's green Correct Craft ( V-Drive) 351 ford. Dog getting you out of the water. (had to use 2skis lol) but would do 57/60 mph!Pull a barefooter 55. Big wake.


That Correct Carft was a Torino "Spoiler"

[Paugus Bay Resident]

Was that green Correct Craft every on Northeast Pond in Milton? During the 60s, I remember a one named Romademi, guy was always playing Ring of Fire Must have come from Ray's Marina?

[mowtorman]

That green boat is very cool. Reminds me of the batboat with those curved windshields. Never seen something like that before! Any guesses on what the drag boat is?

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

Sanger? That's my guess

[mowtorman]

Nice picture of a Sanger up and running. Early 70's Channel Marine had a bright yellow one up for sale, just like new and absolutely beautiful. I used to wander the storage buildings. At one point they had a beat up Donzi Hornet for next to nothing, imagine what that would go for now.

[gtxrider]

Originally Posted by mowtorman

That green boat is very cool. Reminds me of the batboat with those curved windshields. Never seen something like that before! Any guesses on what the drag boat is?

Rayson Craft?

[NHBUOY]

I'm pretty sure that is BM's Rayson-Craft.

The Green one is a CorrectCraft. JT had a yellow version named Yellow Duck without the Batman canopies.

PHC has skied/footed behind all of em...I think.

I have some pics that would interest you guys, but am having problems with posting pics, for 2 weeks. Help?

[gtxrider]

Originally Posted by NHBUOY

I'm pretty sure that is BM's Rayson-Craft.

The Green one is a CorrectCraft. JT had a yellow version named Yellow Duck without the Batman canopies.

PHC has skied/footed behind all of em...I think.

I have some pics that would interest you guys, but am having problems with posting pics, for 2 weeks. Help?

Was Yellow Duck a See Ray Pachanga?

[NHBUOY]

I am "pretty sure" YDuck was a Correct-Craft. Somebody will "know" or have a pic. LOVE the old Sea-Ray's Avengers/Pachangas. There is an Avenger fan(atic?) at Production Dock. He has a couple really nice examples. Nice pics GT.

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

Your right, it was a Hollman Moody, I loved that boat.

[mowtorman]

Boat from NH I showed a while back. Needs paint, carpet, seats and gauges. Steering is ok, floor is ok, couple of small spongey spots in the back. Find out in the spring if it runs.

[gtxrider]

Originally Posted by Mr Cooke's Crew

That's My Brother-in-law's green Correct Craft ( V-Drive) 351 ford. Dog getting you out of the water. (had to use 2skis lol) but would do 57/60 mph!Pull a barefooter 55. Big wake.


That Correct Carft was a Torino "Spoiler"

I road shot gun (observer) for him while he skied. All I know was that when they stopped the water came up over the transom. As I remember the 351 was a Holman Moody built engine...You can say our Star Craft Jet Star on the other side of the dock.

[gtxrider]

Originally Posted by ghfromaltonbay

Found some old photos from the late 60's or early 70's at Sandy Point.

I seem to remember that it said "Spoiler" on the transom. I did some google searches and there was a Correct Craft Spoiler model, also Torino and Seperator. From a 1971 catalog

[mowtorman]

Not sure what the matching yellow is about but that is one nice looking boat.

Speaking of boats, if we have a gathering of vintage ski boats, kind of a ski race reunion, would it be better at Weirs or Winnisquam? Sort of a "cruise in", focusing on small performance and ski boats. An exhibition or actual race would be possible but more complicated to organize. At Weirs boats on Winnipesaukee are already on the lake, more people have access to the event and we have the channel, with little chance for any type of skiing on a Saturday. On Winnisquam or Opechee, there's less access for people, less boats already in the water, but a better chance to actually have a water event and get out and run around. Any opinions? Emails ok too. Thanks.

[BroadHopper]

Need entertainment while waiting for the boat season to start?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf3Hy...&feature=share

[gtxrider]

These have been posted but a while back so here they are again.

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

Originally Posted by gtxrider

These have been posted but a while back so here they are again.

Great times.....those were the days. I think about Peter & Mr Cooke all the time Miss them.

[mowtorman]

Listed today on Vermont CL, $4k


Make a nice family Christmas present! Nice Christmas color.

[mowtorman]

Happy holidays, only 4 months to ice out! Time to start working on the boat.....

[BroadHopper]

to all you water ski fans. From our seacoast bretherns.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articl...cid=sitesearch

[John A. Birdsall]

Originally Posted by gtxrider

These have been posted but a while back so here they are again.

I could be wrong, but I think the boat pulling the ski's was Jimmy Calvins who live in Reading Mass but had a cottage in the bay.

[NHBUOY]

That is John Cooks Chris Craft that stayed at Sandy Point, at "The Penthouse". He was quite a man. WE called him MISTER Cook.

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

Originally Posted by NHBUOY

That is John Cooks Chris Craft that stayed at Sandy Point, at "The Penthouse". He was quite a man. WE called him MISTER Cook.

I wonder if any of Mr Cooke's pics & Movies are in there? I have ton's of old stuff from the Penthouse days....

[mowtorman]

Looks like it just came out of the showroom. In the back is the legendary Green Wink, which is said to be somewhere local in disrepair. Who knows? High water for sure.

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by Mr Cooke's Crew

I wonder if any of Mr Cooke's pics & Movies are in there? I have ton's of old stuff from the Penthouse days....

Unfortunately all the movies & most of the pictures were back in CT in John Cooke's den. The "charming" executrix of his will wouldn't let any of his friends near any of them. The only pics I found were posted in this thread. They were in among the boat owner's manuals in the Penthouse & I found them while cleaning out the place. What disturbed me was hearing that 4 dumpster loads of his belongings were disposed of from the house in CT. Too bad there was no family to save some of the memories.

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

Hi Gail, Mr & Mrs Charmer, called me (6 0r 7 years ago) and I got all the slides an movies. I haven't gone threw them yet. I didn't have a slide or 8mm projector, but I do now! I'm gona try to get some of the old Crew together to go threw them with me. Will keep you posted. Sorry to hear about your wrist.

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by Mr Cooke's Crew

Hi Gail, Mr & Mrs Charmer, called me (6 0r 7 years ago) and I got all the slides an movies. I haven't gone threw them yet. I didn't have a slide or 8mm projector, but I do now! I'm gona try to get some of the old Crew together to go threw them with me. Will keep you posted. Sorry to hear about your wrist.

WARNING WARNING: Be careful with that 8mm projector. Depending on how Fragile the Film is, the "Tension Adjustment" on the projector could break the film up into many pieces. I had one projector that worked fine and ran the film just fine. A month later, I ran the film on ANOTHER projector..the film was destroyed. My film was from around 1945. NB

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by Mr Cooke's Crew

Hi Gail, Mr & Mrs Charmer, called me (6 0r 7 years ago) and I got all the slides an movies. I haven't gone threw them yet. I didn't have a slide or 8mm projector, but I do now! I'm gona try to get some of the old Crew together to go threw them with me. Will keep you posted. Sorry to hear about your wrist.

Glad to hear that you got the films & slides when you did. Both Mr. & Mrs. Charmer are now deceased. Who knows where John's pics would have wound up. The Gravels would probably be in a lot of the films too, and I'm sure there are a lot of great shots of Sandy Point from the 60's & 70's.

[BroadHopper]

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/boa/3254614181.html

Would love to restore one but I don't have the space to do so.

[mowtorman]

Maybe 1300 miles round trip, about 15 miles per gallon coming back towing (probably needs bearings and tires by the look of it). Say 90 gallons of gas, $360. Night in a hotel. Lot better than Las Vegas. I'll bet it ends up in New England.

From Findlocalweater.com:

The straight line distance between Laconia and Vermilion is approximately 572 miles or 920 kilometers

[sloboat]

The rest of the pictures of this one would make you cry. All thats remains is the funeral. R.I.P.

[mowtorman]

Off to the landfill? The final resting place of so many classic boats......

I didn't know about this book, sounds like an interesting read:

The greatest legend in the history of offshore powerboats, Don Aronow is brought to vivid life in this intimate account of his amazing life. Formula, Donzi, Magnum, Squadron XII, USA Racing Team, and the most famous name in the world of high-performance boating, Cigarette, were all Don Aronow originals. His unparalleled accomplishments in the world of powerboating are insightfully described by the one who was with him nearly every step of the way — his oldest son, Michael Aronow.

[mowtorman]

Only about 5 months to ice out. The Lakes Region Waterski Boat Classic is on the Laconia Parks Commission agenda Monday December 17th. The plan is to have the event in August at Opechee Park again. If anyone is interested in helping to organize or share ideas please pm me. Thanks and have a good holiday.

PS. My Magnum on Halloween weekend in 1987. Owned by a hockey player on one of the islands near Glendale in the late 70's/early 80's. It might be at one of the islands east of Sandy Island and Long Island. That boat was fun to drive, especially headed into the wind with a little bit of chop. CVS scans and puts pics on a disc,worked quite well.

[Mr Cooke's Crew]

Originally Posted by mowtorman

Only about 5 months to ice out. The Lakes Region Waterski Boat Classic is on the Laconia Parks Commission agenda Monday December 17th. The plan is to have the event in August at Opechee Park again. If anyone is interested in helping to organize or share ideas please pm me. Thanks and have a good holiday.

PS. My Magnum on Halloween weekend in 1987. Owned by a hockey player on one of the islands near Glendale in the late 70's/early 80's. It might be at one of the islands east of Sandy Island and Long Island. That boat was fun to drive, especially headed into the wind with a little bit of chop. CVS scans and puts pics on a disc,worked quite well.

...Brings back a lot of memories

[sloboat]

do you want anyone else to come to the meeting? what time?

[mowtorman]

I stopped there yesterday. It is at the opposite end of the Funspot Parking lot past the Bingo hall. The museum is loaded with pictures and local artifacts. I was able to watch a movie produced by Johnson of the 1959 Lake Opechee national waterski championships, including jumping. There was a very large crowd at the park and competitors came from all over the country. Great shots of the early ski boats in action. The narrator described waterskiing as the "fastest growing recreational sport in the country" at the time. I also watched a video of old family movies of the early speedboats and lakers prior to WW II. The museum is only open a few more weeks with limited hours but I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.

[SteveA]

Pretty cool videos of some restored old boats on Winni.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3XVUjVkXqI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI9gVilDnIA

[mowtorman]

Opechee Park Laconia on the water gathering for vintage race/skiboats. August 11, 2012. Many details to be worked out but we have a date and a location, so shine up your chrome and buff out the metalflake. No alcohol in Laconia city parks. Stay tuned for updates........