We ran JJ back then in everything from Powercats to Allisons. Our Glastron setups were identical to Culver's..... We even got some of our props from him. What we couldn't duplicate was his "factory balanced engines". Jon and his dad, Merlyn, were Merc's distributer in the midwest ...so...ol' Jon would stroll the parts bins and weigh pistons ( he used the oversized ones that were within rebuild tolerance specs for APBA racing) and rods to achieve perfectly even weights. Simple technique that made Jon and his partner, Cliff Reif, very tough to beat in their "Stamper" Glastrons..........

T2x

No steps on the first Shadow cat ???

Richie:

What you really have to consider is that some of those JJ boats did not have counter rotated props......

Thanks for the complement...coming from you...that really means something.

Now here's one for you...... When I did the NNRT and ESPN live to tape narrating... I realised that what I had over the other announcers was a long, experienced memory and a book of technical knowledge that allowed me to have something to say throughout the race (most of the others "ran out of gas" after blowing their wads on lap one...and began repeating themselves...or simply saying Wow...golly gee!). I was pretty smug about that for a few years. Than I saw a race where you were interviewed...and I said to myself...."Self.....if you ever get hit by a bus...Powers is at least as good and probably better.".... besides you had hair.

Warmest personal regards from Darren and me.

T2x

There were steps on all of them....... look closer. It's the same hull..different deck.

By the way the two helmets in the original (brown/beige) boat..were Linder and me in its first ever race on Long Island Sound. It was stinking rough......look closely at the water in the picture.

We lapped another builder in that race.......twice.

He was also in his first race hull....

It was called an Executioner.


T2x

Hmmmmm, pretty easy word to spell. Maybe someone else is mildly "retarded".

Back at ya!!!!!!!!!!!! I really enjoyed doing the interviews, and it was always easy with you doing the interviewing. Boy you bring out the names, Cliff Reif, John Culver etc. how about John Henry price, Joe Haebee, Jim Merten, Stickle, Downard,
Etc. Etc. we need to sit and tell stories from the beginning and record it all, with and without liquor. Thanks for all you have done, and glad to see it`s not over, but just starting again with these forums, I would enjoy replying more but have time constrants, and have to be in the mood. 7XCHAMP

Mange, here comes a chance to buy the Kings 35' Magnum. He named it Green Beam. When the second owner had it in Daytona Beach he kept the original name.

http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/b...ck&searchtype=

pullin' your boat with a Vette.......now thats badazz right there .......you musta' had hair

What happened was...I had to pick up the boat the day before that race at Mercury in Oshkosh...and my new van was late on delivery...so we had to rush and put a hitch on my Vette.... It did the job surprizingly well...but I wouldn't recommend it as a steady diet...nor with anything heavier than an ultralight tunnel boat.

T2x

P.S. I was already losing hair at that time.

Hi LarsL!!

Yeep that our Kings previous 35 Mag. I guess he had alot of bose and girls aboard these days. For some years ago I met him out Sandhamn when he had his 40ft Fairline. He was NOT sober I can tell you...

//Mange