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This pic say's it all

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I love the good old days of offshore racing, My dad took me to my first St. Clair race back in the 70's.

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If you like these pic's check out my Magnum Forum!

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H2oboater, Love the pics. Grew up watchin' these guys tear up LSC. back in the day.

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I have 35 year's of pic's time to share them.

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Too bad this one got ripped but still a great shot !!

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Krystal was the Betty Cook of the production boats....well, Paula Akin too.

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Detroit Stroh's Downriver Race around 1985..

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Steve Baum's Maverick Marine, 1 of 3 hull's built.

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For what it's worth, that Maverick hull is sitting in a field in Tuckerton NJ rotting away. :(

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Bob..is that Doc DiRenzo's boat.."Medicine Man" ?

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I also heard about the Maverick,, VERY SAD!!

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Marty,
Yes that is the Medicine Man boat. I stumbbled across it by accident one day. I'm sure if someone wanted it, it could be had cheap or free...

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Maverick any pics of her current condition??

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Maybe I can get some pics before the OPA party on Satuday-then get someone to post them (I'm computer illiterate):p

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If you raced in the Great Lake's back in the 70's 80's 90's you will remember these two Detroit Icon's sadly they are no more. Stroh's was a Great Sponsor of Offshore Racing, & Lake St. Clair Offshore Racing Assocation put on some Great Race's, the club had one last party in June of 2005 and then we turned off the light's one last time.

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great pics, you can see Top Banana and the Popeye's Catamaran. What make of boat was the Stilletto? Could be a Cig. or ?

Wannabe

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:d

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I am actuallly standing on the dock in this picture..................My dad was a silent partner in this place.......Back then it was called portside......now one of downrivers secerts......................Called portofino

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Sounds like a great restoration project. Pics would be great.:drink:

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If not mistaken, Cervino had a 35' bubbledeck & then an early 37.5 Cigarette in the pict? before moving on to a ~41' Cougar cat. Whatsay you Magnum Mark?

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Big Wave Dave?:drink:

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I'd vote Stilletto is a 37.5 Cig.........looks a lot like the Squadron 12 "Apache"......

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Bob,

Didn't they sink that boat in Point Pleasant at its last race ?

I remember it being at Proroc for some time and it was in bad shape then...

I could only imagine what it looks like now... :eek:

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Legal counsel suggests taking (or drinking) the fifth re confirming or denying identity!! At least I learned something from Offshore in almost 30 years! How are things on your end of the lake Lee? Are you guys running the Fountain this year?

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I found this pic of a 1974 LSCORA race start, with [Kenny Black's ] the Whopper pace boat leading the fleet out..

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QUOTE=ygrowup;2019607]Legal counsel suggests taking (or drinking) the fifth re confirming or denying identity!! At least I learned something from Offshore in almost 30 years! How are things on your end of the lake Lee? Are you guys running the Fountain this year?[/QUOTE]

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?

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Hey Dave!!!

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Kenny Black's boat, "the Whopper" pacing the race in #26 is a 32' twin inboard Cary that I built for him in 1974.

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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?[/QUOTE]

Posey Picker maybe a Eagle or Cheetah??? Bill Taylor sr. was one of the Original 10 member's that started LSCORA.

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Kenny Black knew who to see when he wanted somthing done Right !!! Glade you saw this post.

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I don't know what it was either, I'll make an effort to stop by the flower shop one day and pick Bill Jr's brain.

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The year 1977 the Magnum Active-8-er, I believe was Pete Smith's Original
Magnum Wolverine. The owner is listed as non other than
Bud Drettman,, [ Active boat's ] and co driver R Focht,, [Active ,Image , Express , ect] the other pic's show the Vee bottom boat they built, and the original Active cat year's later.

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Her is another pic of the cat when it became Express as I recall this cat did not work very well,, they redesigned it and the rest is history.

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Dave I think I need to think about this over a few BIG WAVE'S next.

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1975 program

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This pic show's Kenny Black's Lil Rhino 27' Magnum just after winning the July 28 1973 Cleveland Ohio race. The race was so early the Magnum still had the stock seat's. Also notice who helping dock the Mag at the stern,, Rich First who later became the APBA Offshore Referee at many of the race's in the 80's.

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Here another pic of Harold Huck's 28' open cockpit Cigarette with twin Merc 6cyl's.

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Harold Huck R.I.P.

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Sadly many have passed !!