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Forum: Classic Offshore
05-15-2020, 05:55 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,087
Posted By lilabner

Lost A Legend

Just heard Bobby Moore passed away April 26th 2020
Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-27-2015, 07:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,371
Posted By lilabner

Shoulda had a (tanker) Midnight 37 with four Merc...

Shoulda had a (tanker) Midnight 37 with four Merc 2.4's. They would have made it.
Forum: Classic Offshore
11-22-2015, 05:21 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 917
Posted By lilabner

Lost a legends widow

Very sweet lady.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/herald/obituary.aspx?n=valerie-marta-house&pid=176607473&fhid=13674
Forum: Classic Offshore
05-01-2015, 03:42 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 10,375
Posted By lilabner

Thanks for setting me straight.. Bertram used...

Thanks for setting me straight..
Bertram used to nap with his Scotch and Milk combo, and tell me to hold it at whatever RPM's. Naturally when i thought he was sleeping, i would start pushing them...
Forum: Classic Offshore
04-30-2015, 05:14 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 10,375
Posted By lilabner

Brownie, Still looking for that picture of you...

Brownie,
Still looking for that picture of you in your first Bahamas 500 race with Brian Williams as your throttleman..:D
Forum: Classic Offshore
04-06-2015, 08:21 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 10,375
Posted By lilabner

I was at Magnum that day and saw the whole thing,...

I was at Magnum that day and saw the whole thing, start to finish. Most of the accounts you read about it are dead true. It was pretty funny if you knew Don..
Forum: Classic Offshore
04-05-2015, 07:47 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 10,375
Posted By lilabner

Good luck with it Brownie..Save me a copy..Be...

Good luck with it Brownie..Save me a copy..Be sure not to tell you know what about you know who...
Forum: Classic Offshore
11-27-2014, 03:26 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 76,248
Posted By lilabner

I think the DEA has the best pictures of the old...

I think the DEA has the best pictures of the old Marina's in South Fla. :nicethread:
Forum: Classic Offshore
06-27-2013, 08:02 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,855
Posted By lilabner

Hi Erika, Your Dad was my boss at Holman Moody....

Hi Erika,
Your Dad was my boss at Holman Moody. I would go by and see him at Harbor One, and I went to a very sad funeral. He was the life of any party, especially one at your house one night. He...
Forum: Classic Offshore
10-27-2012, 09:57 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

Bobby always had an Ocean Reef flag on his boat,...

Bobby always had an Ocean Reef flag on his boat, as he had a place down there. I remember a Fino flag when the first boats were built, with the Fino emblem on them. There were a couple boats built...
Forum: Classic Offshore
10-26-2012, 08:00 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

Bert and friends, Thanks again for the hat and...

Bert and friends,
Thanks again for the hat and shirt. I will wear them with pride.
Looking over the website with my wife and daughter, I remembered something..brain fart I guess..the stern...
Forum: Classic Offshore
09-20-2012, 07:54 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

Alex, I don't remember what was done to fix...

Alex,

I don't remember what was done to fix the rudders, but it was early on in production. Walt, Les, and someone else worked on that. It may have been Brownie. The rudders were changed, I do...
Forum: Classic Offshore
09-12-2012, 10:46 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

I liked the black hull with red boot stripe and...

I liked the black hull with red boot stripe and white deck. I don't remember who got that one. I think the upholstery was white with red trim.. Maybe that was Bobby's last one with the outdrives. He...
Forum: Classic Offshore
09-12-2012, 07:01 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

The transmissions were Borg Warner Velvet Drives....

The transmissions were Borg Warner Velvet Drives. I never saw one fail as long as it had oil. They may have changed the shift motors by the time your dad's was delivered. They were actually...
Forum: Classic Offshore
09-12-2012, 12:24 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

I left Fino when number 22 was being made. After...

I left Fino when number 22 was being made. After the first 10 or so, Bobby had me doing more trouble shooting than deliveries. The ones built by Magnum had a nicer looking wiring harness system than...
Forum: Classic Offshore
09-11-2012, 11:01 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

I'm driving the blue boat with Tony on my right....

I'm driving the blue boat with Tony on my right. Bobby, Les, and Walt were in another boat watching us. That was the very first ride, in Bobbys boat, that we sold to Bernie Little. Busch bought a new...
Forum: Classic Offshore
09-11-2012, 01:48 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

We had a major problem with the original rudders....

We had a major problem with the original rudders. The boat would lay over on it's side while going in a straight line. When we took it for the pictures in the brochure, Tony was going under the Key...
Forum: Classic Offshore
09-11-2012, 01:40 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

Those pictures of the Finovette don't look...

Those pictures of the Finovette don't look anything like Bobby's. It may be the same car, but has really been trashed. Bobbys looked more like a Vette in the front with minor styling changes. The...
Forum: Classic Offshore
08-15-2012, 11:26 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 44,508
Posted By lilabner

It's great to see someone restoring those old...

It's great to see someone restoring those old classics. Those boats were dear to me. I always have loved the style. The first seven were built by me, Mike Seay, Pop Meekins, Woody Woodward (I think...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-07-2011, 09:28 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,244
Posted By lilabner

ashes at sea

I told my wife to put my ashes in a douche bag, and run me through one more time..

On a more serious note, I have done it a few times, for my family and for friends..It's simple and there are no...
Forum: Classic Offshore
06-30-2011, 06:47 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,809
Posted By lilabner

It was a smooth race..We made 400 miles and a...

It was a smooth race..We made 400 miles and a transmission blew and so did one engine..We got to Current Cut and spent the night in Spanish Wells. The boat was a full race boat with a lot of history...
Forum: Classic Offshore
06-29-2011, 10:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 12,809
Posted By lilabner

28 Donzi

Ran this one in the Bahamas 500 in 69 or 70..HM 427 powered..The old Patty Lou..
Forum: Classic Offshore
02-17-2011, 10:25 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 25,561
Posted By lilabner

Jon Roberts was one of my best customers at my...

Jon Roberts was one of my best customers at my Porsche shop.. he was a very nice guy also..
Forum: Classic Offshore
01-28-2011, 10:05 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,615
Posted By lilabner

Ricou Browning may still live in Davie..He was a...

Ricou Browning may still live in Davie..He was a customer at the animal hospital my wife worked at..She recognized his name right away when he first came in about 20 years ago..He was blown away...
Forum: Classic Offshore
01-22-2011, 01:08 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,615
Posted By lilabner

I rode with Willie, Tim Powell and Peter Bethel a...

I rode with Willie, Tim Powell and Peter Bethel a couple times..He hung around Holman Moody a lot. Everybodys friend..I last saw him at Knockys funeral. He told me about the H-bomb deal. His dive...
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