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So sad to hear
Originally Posted by ACTIVESHACK
(Post 2057008)
Jim built a new 24' with a carbed 502 for me back in 1992. It was a great little boat and a real rocket. We spent a few days down at Lake Lanier when i picked the boat up. We had a blast partying with Jim while we were there. He was quite a character. :sorry:
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Python Legacy lives on!
My Python Vyper first generation 1978.
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Wow I just opened this old thread and find the post from ACTIVESHACK..... I really miss talking to ya buddy. RIP
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Condolences to the family of Jim Clark and friends. R.I.P.
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Originally Posted by boatfreak
(Post 4853542)
Wow I just opened this old thread and find the post from ACTIVESHACK..... I really miss talking to ya buddy. RIP
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Originally Posted by offshoredrillin
(Post 4853553)
a few others on here have moved on as well as Mark, bouy hunter (Tim?) and straitjacket (Brian?) are gone as well.
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Originally Posted by Tiki Joe
(Post 4853567)
Curious what ever came of Straightjacket's boat? He was building a 30' and I think his friends were finishing it after he passed...wonder if it's still around.
Brian and his dad (also Brian) were very proud of that boat. After young Brian passed, TonyM and his dad did the majority of the work getting her rigged up…with some help from myself and a couple other guys from the Chicago crew. As the resident small guy, I got to be the one bolting the second engine to the mounts, lol. I got to drive it on the maiden voyage…something I won’t soon forget, not only because of the significance of the moment, but also because it took Obnoxious actually climbing onto the bow for the boat to come on plane (#4 drives and borrowed props…and we were starting at ground zero). Ol Brian retired a short time later, and moved down to Franklin, TN. He kept running the boat, trying to squeeze every mph out of her, gunning for the 100 mark. I believe the best he saw was 96…but then things went bad. He was out by himself and doing a speed run when it started chine walking, then dug hard and hooked. He was thrown out, the boat rolled…it was ugly. Some fishermen saw it happen and scooped him out of the water relatively unscathed (although he had back issues later). The boat was trashed. Split at the rub rail, fiberglass damage, tie bar bent, transom assembly moved…total loss. Brian ended up selling it for parts. Later, gators. Mike |
Oh wow Mike I didn't know that part of the story.
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That's not how I wanted that story to end!! Glad he survived though!
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Originally Posted by sommerfliesby
(Post 4853608)
Hey all. Been some time since I’ve been around these parts!
Brian and his dad (also Brian) were very proud of that boat. After young Brian passed, TonyM and his dad did the majority of the work getting her rigged up…with some help from myself and a couple other guys from the Chicago crew. As the resident small guy, I got to be the one bolting the second engine to the mounts, lol. I got to drive it on the maiden voyage…something I won’t soon forget, not only because of the significance of the moment, but also because it took Obnoxious actually climbing onto the bow for the boat to come on plane (#4 drives and borrowed props…and we were starting at ground zero). Ol Brian retired a short time later, and moved down to Franklin, TN. He kept running the boat, trying to squeeze every mph out of her, gunning for the 100 mark. I believe the best he saw was 96…but then things went bad. He was out by himself and doing a speed run when it started chine walking, then dug hard and hooked. He was thrown out, the boat rolled…it was ugly. Some fishermen saw it happen and scooped him out of the water relatively unscathed (although he had back issues later). The boat was trashed. Split at the rub rail, fiberglass damage, tie bar bent, transom assembly moved…total loss. Brian ended up selling it for parts. Later, gators. Mike |
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