Film from 1940 from Jack Irwin

Diver1111 · 08-02-2016, 03:43 PM

Jack Irwin sent me a DVD of a film he is in as a boy. Great old material of people, events, boats and much more from the late 1930's thru 1940-ish. About 18 minutes long.

Jack narrated it. Where he got it I do not know but it is great. Even has clips taken of the Weirs and the Old Mount the day after it burned in 1939.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLLW...ature=youtu.be

trfour · 08-02-2016, 04:23 PM

Thank you so much for sharing Diver1111

ishoot308 · 08-02-2016, 05:55 PM

Awesome footage Diver!!

Thanks much for posting it!!

Dan

pjard · 08-02-2016, 06:35 PM

That is really cool and interesting. Thanks for making the effort to post.

Island Girl · 08-02-2016, 07:27 PM

Wonderful to see how the "new" Mt. Washington was built and launched. Particularly nice is the narration.

IG

SIKSUKR · 08-04-2016, 11:55 AM

This is a gem!! Probably the best piece I've watched in all my years here on the forum. What really makes this so special is Jacks narration.

barefootbay · 08-04-2016, 07:58 PM

This is a treasure !

Rattlesnake Gal · 08-08-2016, 09:00 AM

Incredible!!! Thank you very much for posting this excellent and historic footage of our beloved Mount!!! I enjoyed every second of it!

Top-Water · 09-05-2016, 01:23 PM

Some more videos, not sure if these have been posted before

From Woody Boater

Part 1
The Irwin Files - Classic Boat Footage From The late 1940's - 1950's
Rare footage of Irwin Marine from the 1940's to the 1950's provided by Jim and Jack Irwin, many classic Chris Crafts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3gWUSrIO6k

Part 2
Irwin Files Part 2 Classic boats, Chris Crafts
More vintage boat footage from the 1940's and 1950's from Irwin Marine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKIAHzvBAE

Very interesting how they used the railroad back then to deliver these large heavy cruisers. Looks like but not show in (as a complete part of the film) that they came right off the flatbed car onto a raceway right into the water.

ursa minor · 09-06-2016, 10:03 AM

Looks like the Irwins sold plenty of big boats back in the day. So much for large boats being a recent addition to the lake.

Thanks for posting this, it's fun to see all those boats from the 40's and 50's when they were new.

Diver1111 · 09-08-2016, 08:17 AM

That was really great footage thank you. Wow those ChrisCrafts were beautiful.

Descant · 09-30-2016, 12:58 PM

Thanks for posting. I'm amazed at the quality of the film and photography, especially the footage taken from another boat. Not what we usually remember from the old 8mm days. And color!!

My family had a 30' CC Express with a factory custom hardtop, delivered new to us in April, 1950. We stored it at Irwin's in Lakeport for many years, so most of those boats are familiar. Lots of footage there of Jim Irwin Sr's boat, the "Take It Easy" a 42' double cabin Flybridge (DCFB). He had the factory skip the lower helm and put in a piano, then they built the rest of the boat.

SunsetPointWentworth · 02-17-2018, 11:03 PM

@16:49 is that the tugboat Diver1111 found?

Diver1111 · 02-21-2018, 08:01 PM

At the time you mentioned-16:49-it does look like a tug. However it's hard to see clearly but I'm hard pressed to believe it is the same one, simply because the one in the clip appears much bigger.

What it does look like is the massive tug Moultonboro, formerly known I believe as the Center Harbor. That vessel was legendary for her power and sheer size.

See picture. The stack does it for me.

08-02-2016, 03:43 PM	#1
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 603 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	Film from 1940 from Jack Irwin Jack Irwin sent me a DVD of a film he is in as a boy. Great old material of people, events, boats and much more from the late 1930's thru 1940-ish. About 18 minutes long. Jack narrated it. Where he got it I do not know but it is great. Even has clips taken of the Weirs and the Old Mount the day after it burned in 1939. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLLW...ature=youtu.be

08-02-2016, 04:23 PM	#2
trfour Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lakes, Central NH. and Dallas/Fort Worth TX. Posts: 3,694 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 3,069 Thanked 472 Times in 236 Posts	Thank you so much for sharing Diver1111 __________________ *trfour* Always Remember, The Best Safety Device In The Boat, or on a PWC Snowmobile etc., Is YOU! Safe sledding tips and much more; http://www.snowmobile.org/snowmobiling-safety.html

08-02-2016, 05:55 PM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,192 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 5,255 Times in 2,039 Posts	Fantastic! Awesome footage Diver!! Thanks much for posting it!! Dan __________________ It's Always Sunny On Welch Island!!

08-02-2016, 06:35 PM	#4
pjard Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 635 Thanks: 488 Thanked 194 Times in 101 Posts	Wow! That is really cool and interesting. Thanks for making the effort to post.

08-02-2016, 07:27 PM	#5
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,352 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 179 Posts	Great video of the Mount's history Wonderful to see how the "new" Mt. Washington was built and launched. Particularly nice is the narration. IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade

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08-04-2016, 11:55 AM	#6
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Fantastic! This is a gem!! Probably the best piece I've watched in all my years here on the forum. What really makes this so special is Jacks narration. __________________ SIKSUKR

08-04-2016, 07:58 PM	#7
barefootbay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 383 Thanks: 69 Thanked 97 Times in 70 Posts	This is a treasure !

08-08-2016, 09:00 AM	#8
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,451 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	Incredible! Incredible!!! Thank you very much for posting this excellent and historic footage of our beloved Mount!!! I enjoyed every second of it!

09-05-2016, 01:23 PM	#9
Top-Water Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 674 Thanks: 1,535 Thanked 714 Times in 431 Posts	Some more videos, not sure if these have been posted before From Woody Boater Part 1 The Irwin Files - Classic Boat Footage From The late 1940's - 1950's Rare footage of Irwin Marine from the 1940's to the 1950's provided by Jim and Jack Irwin, many classic Chris Crafts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3gWUSrIO6k Part 2 Irwin Files Part 2 Classic boats, Chris Crafts More vintage boat footage from the 1940's and 1950's from Irwin Marine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrKIAHzvBAE Very interesting how they used the railroad back then to deliver these large heavy cruisers. Looks like but not show in (as a complete part of the film) that they came right off the flatbed car onto a raceway right into the water.

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09-06-2016, 10:03 AM	#10
ursa minor Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tuftonborough & Franklin MA Posts: 265 Thanks: 99 Thanked 143 Times in 64 Posts	Looks like the Irwins sold plenty of big boats back in the day. So much for large boats being a recent addition to the lake. Thanks for posting this, it's fun to see all those boats from the 40's and 50's when they were new. __________________ " Any day with a boat ride in it is a good day"

09-08-2016, 08:17 AM	#11
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 603 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	That was really great footage thank you. Wow those ChrisCrafts were beautiful.

09-30-2016, 12:58 PM	#12
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,311 Thanks: 1,328 Thanked 1,615 Times in 1,048 Posts	Thanks for posting. I'm amazed at the quality of the film and photography, especially the footage taken from another boat. Not what we usually remember from the old 8mm days. And color!! My family had a 30' CC Express with a factory custom hardtop, delivered new to us in April, 1950. We stored it at Irwin's in Lakeport for many years, so most of those boats are familiar. Lots of footage there of Jim Irwin Sr's boat, the "Take It Easy" a 42' double cabin Flybridge (DCFB). He had the factory skip the lower helm and put in a piano, then they built the rest of the boat.

02-17-2018, 11:03 PM	#13
SunsetPointWentworth Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: claremont/wolfeboro Posts: 155 Thanks: 114 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts	@16:49 is that the tugboat Diver1111 found?

02-21-2018, 08:01 PM	#14
Diver1111 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Exeter NH Posts: 603 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,032 Times in 227 Posts	At the time you mentioned-16:49-it does look like a tug. However it's hard to see clearly but I'm hard pressed to believe it is the same one, simply because the one in the clip appears much bigger. What it does look like is the massive tug Moultonboro, formerly known I believe as the Center Harbor. That vessel was legendary for her power and sheer size. See picture. The stack does it for me. Attached Images