Who remembers The Tonimar ???

MeEscape · 05-22-2008, 08:50 PM

TalleyHo,
I remember the blue/white "Talley-Ho" Chris Craft well.

Just Sold,

You are thinking of the "Ty-ho" a 1956 Chris Craft, 26 foot picnic boat style with twin screws, $6,000 new. This was used on a regular basis through 2007. Late last summer the bottom gave out and it sink at the dock; I believe it is no more.

On the north side of Echo Point there was a similar Chris Craft, only with a single screw, the “Hi-Style” owned by an individual in the beauty business.

Tallyho · 05-31-2008, 10:39 PM

Hy Style was owned by the Nardello family from somewhere in MA. There was a son called Franny, who was a friend of my sister. He had a varnished "Yellow Jacket" runabout with a 25-35 hp Mercury. It was a beautiful boat and was pretty fast in those days, late 50s early 60s. There were some interesting boats in the neighborhood. A friend bought an early inboard raceboat powered by a Ford flathead V-8 with straight exhausts, his father made him sell it because he figured he would probably kill himself. There were several 8 foot hydroplanes, with Scottatwater or Merc motors, and a Dunfey 55, with a large Ford V-8 and a stepped hull, but the prettiest was a big varnished Chris Craft Holiday from Pine Point.

Just Sold · 06-01-2008, 11:28 AM

Tally-Ho,

Do you remember the year/model of the Chris-Craft Jessie Rogers had? I had a few rides in it and it was a fast and beautiful boat. The last time I saw it many years ago when Jessie was still alive was across the street from the Bay Side Inn next to the old garage.

MeEscape...You are right I had the wrong boat. I had heard that the Ty-Ho had sunk. Sorry to hear she is no more.

Tallyho · 06-01-2008, 04:08 PM

Just Sold,

If memory serves correctly, the boat was a 1952 Riviera with the big six cylinder engine. It would pull six skiers out of the water at one time. Jesse would tow all of the kids in the neighborhood behind it, and we'd put on impromptu ski shows for guests at the motel. I don't know what happened to the boat, but Jesse's son Steve still owns the Bayside Motel.

Rattlesnake Gal · 08-10-2012, 06:11 PM

Story by Kathi Caldwell-Hopper
Scanned with permission from The Laker:

Many thanks to

for allowing me to post this great article!

(Sorry for the variation in the type due to scanning. Please advise if this is a problem and I will fix it when I have time. Thanks!)

Spit'n Image Farm · 08-11-2012, 07:22 PM

We at the Alton Historical Society had a program last year on the Tonimar that was done by Paul Richardson of Alton. He worked on the Tonimar with Capt Beck I believe in the early 1950's. The program was taped and is available to check out of the Alton library. Also, the Weirs Times had a great article on the history of the Tonimar in their January 13, 1994 issue by Linda C Largey based on information by the late Captain Beck of Alton Bay and from Florence Allsop of Bayhead, NJ, daughter of the original boat builder Hubert S Johnson, built in Bayhead, NJ, in 1926, a 43 footer.

Altonbayicefishingfool · 08-13-2012, 04:50 PM

Is it or is it NOT bad luck to rename a boat. I have heard both sides of that tale... Just curious

Rattlesnake Gal · 08-13-2012, 06:11 PM

Just to be safe, follow these guidelines from Boat Safe:

Renaming Your Boat

I truly believe that you make your own luck. Believe in bad luck and it will come true. Don't give it the power over you.

Rattlesnake Gal · 08-13-2012, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spit'n Image Farm

We at the Alton Historical Society had a program last year on the Tonimar that was done by Paul Richardson of Alton. He worked on the Tonimar with Capt Beck I believe in the early 1950's. The program was taped and is available to check out of the Alton library. Also, the Weirs Times had a great article on the history of the Tonimar in their January 13, 1994 issue by Linda C Largey based on information by the late Captain Beck of Alton Bay and from Florence Allsop of Bayhead, NJ, daughter of the original boat builder Hubert S Johnson, built in Bayhead, NJ, in 1926, a 43 footer.

I need to stop in for a library card!

barefootbay · 08-14-2012, 07:53 PM

Cap Beck was neigbbor and a good friend of our family when I was growimg up. He was one the last of a dying breed. A true yankee thru and thru. He could tell stories about the lake and Alton Bay all day long. They don't make em like that any more!

05-22-2008, 08:50 PM	#1
MeEscape Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Da' Bay Posts: 39 Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Ty-oh TalleyHo, I remember the blue/white "Talley-Ho" Chris Craft well. Just Sold, You are thinking of the "Ty-ho" a 1956 Chris Craft, 26 foot picnic boat style with twin screws, $6,000 new. This was used on a regular basis through 2007. Late last summer the bottom gave out and it sink at the dock; I believe it is no more. On the north side of Echo Point there was a similar Chris Craft, only with a single screw, the “Hi-Style” owned by an individual in the beauty business.

05-31-2008, 10:39 PM	#2
Tallyho Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 311 Thanks: 422 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Hy Style Hy Style was owned by the Nardello family from somewhere in MA. There was a son called Franny, who was a friend of my sister. He had a varnished "Yellow Jacket" runabout with a 25-35 hp Mercury. It was a beautiful boat and was pretty fast in those days, late 50s early 60s. There were some interesting boats in the neighborhood. A friend bought an early inboard raceboat powered by a Ford flathead V-8 with straight exhausts, his father made him sell it because he figured he would probably kill himself. There were several 8 foot hydroplanes, with Scottatwater or Merc motors, and a Dunfey 55, with a large Ford V-8 and a stepped hull, but the prettiest was a big varnished Chris Craft Holiday from Pine Point.

06-01-2008, 11:28 AM	#3
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,616 Thanks: 1,086 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	Tally-Ho, Do you remember the year/model of the Chris-Craft Jessie Rogers had? I had a few rides in it and it was a fast and beautiful boat. The last time I saw it many years ago when Jessie was still alive was across the street from the Bay Side Inn next to the old garage. MeEscape...You are right I had the wrong boat. I had heard that the Ty-Ho had sunk. Sorry to hear she is no more. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

06-01-2008, 04:08 PM	#4
Tallyho Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 311 Thanks: 422 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts	Bayside Chris Craft Just Sold, If memory serves correctly, the boat was a 1952 Riviera with the big six cylinder engine. It would pull six skiers out of the water at one time. Jesse would tow all of the kids in the neighborhood behind it, and we'd put on impromptu ski shows for guests at the motel. I don't know what happened to the boat, but Jesse's son Steve still owns the Bayside Motel.

08-10-2012, 06:11 PM	#5
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	The Tonimar / Great Escape Story by Kathi Caldwell-Hopper Scanned with permission from The Laker: Many thanks to for allowing me to post this great article! (Sorry for the variation in the type due to scanning. Please advise if this is a problem and I will fix it when I have time. Thanks!)

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08-11-2012, 07:22 PM	#6
Spit'n Image Farm Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 25 Times in 5 Posts	Tonimar Mail Boat We at the Alton Historical Society had a program last year on the Tonimar that was done by Paul Richardson of Alton. He worked on the Tonimar with Capt Beck I believe in the early 1950's. The program was taped and is available to check out of the Alton library. Also, the Weirs Times had a great article on the history of the Tonimar in their January 13, 1994 issue by Linda C Largey based on information by the late Captain Beck of Alton Bay and from Florence Allsop of Bayhead, NJ, daughter of the original boat builder Hubert S Johnson, built in Bayhead, NJ, in 1926, a 43 footer.

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08-13-2012, 04:50 PM	#7
Altonbayicefishingfool Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 153 Thanks: 19 Thanked 52 Times in 30 Posts	Re naming a boat Is it or is it NOT bad luck to rename a boat. I have heard both sides of that tale... Just curious

08-13-2012, 06:11 PM	#8
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,253 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,455 Thanked 1,357 Times in 476 Posts	IMO, Luck is What You Make of it! Just to be safe, follow these guidelines from Boat Safe: Renaming Your Boat I truly believe that you make your own luck. Believe in bad luck and it will come true. Don't give it the power over you.

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08-14-2012, 07:53 PM	#10
barefootbay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 395 Thanks: 81 Thanked 108 Times in 76 Posts	Cap Beck was neigbbor and a good friend of our family when I was growimg up. He was one the last of a dying breed. A true yankee thru and thru. He could tell stories about the lake and Alton Bay all day long. They don't make em like that any more!

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