No bandana you mean you had hair once! :D:D:D

When we bought our first V163 Glastron I asked Bob Hammond why the transom cutout was so wide. He said there might be a few guys wanting to run twins. You have to remember that in 1964 there were no horsepower ratings and the the tower of power Merc 100 was very narrow so twins did not take a lot of extra room. Twins on a 16 foot boat?Sure,why not, there were a few like T2x and Kenny Kalibat and of course Bob Hammond that could do it. Good days,good memories.

Don't forget Jon Culver who, basically, put Glastron on the map with his original "Stamper" 17 footer.

T2x

How fast was the boat?
How reliable were the outboards at that time?
Thanks for posting the picture!!!

That Glastron topped out at about 70 ( remember this was with stock lowers and bronze two bladed props..).....and the motors were very reliable..... a full season between rebuilds. As a matter of fact Ken Kalibat and I ran those very same motors on a 17 footer in the Orange Bowl Regatta 9 hour marathon...in January, 1966.

T2x

Me too:D


Did they have power trim back in
those days ?

jt

Grandpa T2x,

I was at the 9-hour in Miami when Bob H. and Jim Black led the whole enchilada for 45 miutes in a 16' or 17' with a 400 Interceptor on a V-drive. I still stay in touch with Jim. He is one of my suppliers, Jim Black Assoc., Tampa.

No

Brownie:

I remember the wackiest assortment of hulls and motors ever assembled, and the start of the race took 5 minutes for everybody to simply cross the starting line. A helo started the race by dropping a big bag of red dye over the start area..... Nordskog won that year...in Shark's Tooth...his modified Rayson Craft.......

I think Hammond won it the year before...1965.... but I'm not sure.

T2x........who you callin' grampa?

Me Too :D