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[ATTACH=CONFIG]518960[/ATTACH]Here is a Photo of the re-work of Needle Nose III
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Anyone who has raced offshore in the last 12 + years may recognize the name of Bob Owen as a race boat inspector in all the racing associations [APBA OSO OPA]. Before Bob wore that hat he & his family raced offshore in the early 70's. Here are a few pic's from my box of stuff of there Sundance race team a 19' Donzi St tropez.. Back in the day you could race this size Donzi, Monza & even a Sea Ray type of boat in a 60 to 80 mile offshore race, just hope your boat & body could hold up to the abuse. :eek::eek::eek:
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Little Rebel Magnum
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Back from the Florida reality trip, had a great time talking to some offshore greats like Bob Sheer, Sonny Miller, Cadillac Mcdaniels, John Henry Falk, Katrin & Harold from Magnum & Jack Stuteville. Bob Sheer let us take his colection of pic's from back in the day. We will be scanning them & posting some here on OSO. Here is one of Bob's cool pic's of his Little Rebel Magnum .
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Originally Posted by h2oboater
(Post 4102250)
Back from the Florida reality trip, had a great time talking to some offshore greats like Bob Sheer, Sonny Miller, Cadillac Mcdaniels, John Henry Falk, Katrin & Harold from Magnum & Jack Stuteville. Bob Sheer let us take his colection of pic's from back in the day. We will be scanning them & posting some here on OSO. Here is one of Bob's cool pic's of his Little Rebel Magnum .
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I Have been on that boat (Little Rebel) with Bob Sheer....He brought it down to the Keys one weekend to hang out with Brownie, David Gilmore and others. I think Brownie was still at Magnum then. I was just a little kid, maybe 10ish. But I remember Bob Sheer and his sandy blond hair (lookin like a porn star :) )
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Originally Posted by fastdonzi
(Post 4102354)
I Have been on that boat (Little Rebel) with Bob Sheer....He brought it down to the Keys one weekend to hang out with Brownie, David Gilmore and others. I think Brownie was still at Magnum then. I was just a little kid, maybe 10ish. But I remember Bob Sheer and his sandy blond hair (lookin like a porn star :) )
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While down in Florida we went to the Lake Dora classic boat show, Bert had his collection of classic boats there, here is a pic of Bert's 60mph Fino with Arneson drives.:ernaehrung004:
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SEE THEM BOLOGNA PIPES on the transom
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Originally Posted by fastdonzi
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I Have been on that boat (Little Rebel) with Bob Sheer....He brought it down to the Keys one weekend to hang out with Brownie, David Gilmore and others. I think Brownie was still at Magnum then. I was just a little kid, maybe 10ish. But I remember Bob Sheer and his sandy blond hair (lookin like a porn star :) )
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Originally Posted by ironhead
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SEE THEM BOLOGNA PIPES on the transom
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I remember seeing "Lil Rebel" in Lake George a week after the Benihanna and it had Plexiglass engine covers. As a kid, I thought this was so kool to see the engines! Does anyone have pics of the after-market engine hatches?
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Originally Posted by Fast Shafts
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I remember seeing "Lil Rebel" in Lake George a week after the Benihanna and it had Plexiglass engine covers. As a kid, I thought this was so kool to see the engines! Does anyone have pics of the after-market engine hatches?
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I grew up near Port Huron, and got hooked on these boats in the 70's. I'm loving all of the great pics, thanks so much for sharing & bringing back some great memories!
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Strohs race july 1983
Race date july 1983
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Originally Posted by h2oboater
(Post 4102250)
Back from the Florida reality trip, had a great time talking to some offshore greats like Bob Sheer, Sonny Miller, Cadillac Mcdaniels, John Henry Falk, Katrin & Harold from Magnum & Jack Stuteville. Bob Sheer let us take his colection of pic's from back in the day. We will be scanning them & posting some here on OSO. Here is one of Bob's cool pic's of his Little Rebel Magnum .
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Did Jack have a Cowboy Hat on??? I remember working at Cougar on his Aluminum 38' (The Collection) and he always had his hat :) Oh, and his Hot Blond wife :)
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Didn't see a pic with the cowboy hat but the one with Preston Henn flipping somebody off was pretty funny.
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Originally Posted by waterboy1
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Yes I remember the 22ft Velocity with a big block that ran in A Class in 1994....A-911 "TEAM OVERDRAFT"...very,very cool boat..they ran well too..those guys had no fear.
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A blast from the past two classic 28' Cig's running on Lake St Clair last week just like Back In The Day !!!:ernaehrung004:
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I would like to get some old vintage style t-shirts, maybe from an old race. Anyone know where to get these?
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My father did throttle the CUV "Bandit", said he loved that boat, it really wanted to teach him a lesson he said. Super fast! I believe the next race it did end up killing someone?
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Lost Trophy
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I was recently ask if I knew the whereabouts of this APBA trophy that was awarded to the Short Circuit & Ship On It Magnums in the mid 70's. This trophy was last on display @ Bob Moores Race Rock in Orlando Florida,, Back then Russ Zablocki was the owner of Short Circuit & also Bob Moore was the owner of the Ship on It Mag, any info out there where it is today ???????
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To the Top for a great old thread!
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I found a picture of one of my grandfathers boat, the date on the back looks like it could be 1976. He used to race in South Florida. If anyone has other pictures or info, I would love to hear about/see it :)
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What an awesome picture and family keepsake!
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Originally Posted by h2oboater
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The water looked real flat this morning :D The Fountain should be running OPA/SBI
Mark, I got one for you, Bill Taylor Sr. and Jr. Boat was named "Posey Picker" what was it? Cheetah. |
Does anyone know the where abouts of the 24 cheetah posy pickers me and my grandpa are trying to find it and havent had any luck.
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Originally Posted by h2oboater
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While down in Florida we went to the Lake Dora classic boat show, Bert had his collection of classic boats there, here is a pic of Bert's 60mph Fino with Arneson drives.:ernaehrung004:
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Originally Posted by SAS M454
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That was me. thanks for posting a picture of my old boat it's been a long time since i have seen one. an offshore reunion sounds great i'll make sure i'm there
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Wow, these old boat pics are awesome!
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Poesy picker was a 24' Cheetah powerboat, & Bill Taylor was the the original dealer for them here in the Detroit area.
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Lucky Strike airing it out in a 28 Cigarette California 1977...owner driver Bill Gazell
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Back when North American Offshore racing required cajones and kidneys
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Cool pictures Speedy, keep them coming
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https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...d6864a28dc.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...a7fc59b13a.jpg Top pic, winners Benihana Grand Prix 1980 I believe Steve told me |
Yes, that's Bill Gazelle with his beauty. He won the overall Performance Class and Production Class in the Sutphen "Great Adventure".
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