How many of you old farts knew don ?
05-07-2012, 05:01 PM
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I grew up in South Orange N.J. Don and his family lived there also.
Don was larger than life back then, long before he moved to FL & started with the boats.
At Kings Grant Inn during race week 1976 I think. I pulled in the dock area with my 28' Cig SS. He was standing on the deck of a 48 Bertram with Missie & I yelled up to him hey you want to go for a ride as I pulled next to the Bertram. He Jumped down on to the deck of my boat without a thought....It had to be 10-20 foot leap down. He then took the wheel & wide open we went down the Manasquan river chasing his friend Doc Magoon in his race boat. I put pics on oso a while back of that day with him. Very unique guy for sure. Thats just one of many stories.
Don was larger than life back then, long before he moved to FL & started with the boats.
At Kings Grant Inn during race week 1976 I think. I pulled in the dock area with my 28' Cig SS. He was standing on the deck of a 48 Bertram with Missie & I yelled up to him hey you want to go for a ride as I pulled next to the Bertram. He Jumped down on to the deck of my boat without a thought....It had to be 10-20 foot leap down. He then took the wheel & wide open we went down the Manasquan river chasing his friend Doc Magoon in his race boat. I put pics on oso a while back of that day with him. Very unique guy for sure. Thats just one of many stories.
05-08-2012, 09:27 PM
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I was contacted by the producers of "Thunder Man" about some of the content and pictures on one of my websites a few years back. They picked my brain of what little I did know and had figured out. I also pointed them to the book "Searace".
That's my only connection.
That's my only connection.
