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Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-27-2006, 09:52 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Just out of curiosity what ever happened to the Top Banana boat raced on the national circuit starting in 1979 that won the Bushmills that year?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-24-2006, 12:56 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Ed,
We need to get our common friend to ask his wife Mickie to fire up the computer for him so he can check out these old raceboat photo's.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-24-2006, 12:33 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

I have first edition copies of SEARACE did John update it through the years? If he did where can I buy it?

How old is John now anyway and how is is health?

His knowledge of the sport is...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-23-2006, 07:34 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Chatim Racing,
Those are some great pictures I have never seen before. Were you in NJ when it happened where did you get the pictures?

Steve,
Vince was into Ferrari's in the 70s so if he kept up...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-23-2006, 12:49 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Steve,

How is Vince and his son Mitch and Alberta?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-22-2006, 08:44 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Lucky Strike,

Yes that was us in the 30 Sutphen. Are you Bill Gazell how do you remember that????
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 02:08 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Vintage ad of Betty Cook also a great person. I asked her to adopt me as well only to be rebuffed. I was then branded a traitor by the Flap Jack team. LOL
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 02:02 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Nice vintage ad of Bernie Little and Joey Ippolito. I don't think I met a nicer more classy gentleman than Bernie?

I used to tell him he had the wrong media demographic for his drivers. That old...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:56 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Articles and pictures of the second 38 bertram named Flap Jack and Joey and Rocky from the 79 season.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:52 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Top Banana again in a nice write up.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:48 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

A nice ad with Charlie's Top Banana boat for Ritchie compass company.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:45 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Note Preston Henn's new blue Micholob Lite 38 Bertram next to his old Bertram 49er then renamed Flap Jack. Next to them is Joey ippolito in his scarab and the Copper Kettle Bertram and Betty Cook in...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:34 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Picture from a 1980 magazine of Charlie McCarthy after winning the Bushmill race in 1979 I think?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:28 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

First 38 Bertram named "Flap Jack" after being stuffed and delaminated in New Jersey in 1977 or 1978 probably 78.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:23 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

St. Petersburg 1977. First 38 Bertram named "Flap jack" formerly owned by Preston Henn and named Bertram 49er. This Bertram later that season in New jersey delaminated after being stuffed.

Note...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 01:13 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Picture of third 38 Bertram named "Flap Jack" formerly was named "Copper Kettle" I think we bought it from Arnold Glass or Sandy Satullo. This is in 1980 I believe. This is the Bertram Ed Cozzi was...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-20-2006, 09:50 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Jon ,
My wife scans them then emails them to me and then I can attach them. I have no idea why that works but I am working on a easier method.

The 38 Bertram picture is June 2 1979 Keith Hazell...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-19-2006, 10:24 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

This is how it looked when Betty owned it. Note the cockpits are much farther forward. We moved them farther back to get more lift and speed. Which helped us sink it faster.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-19-2006, 10:22 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Another picture from Key West in 1981. Note we left Betty's Kaama insignia on the deck we couldn't figure out how to get it off.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-19-2006, 10:14 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

Possible picture from 1981 worlds in Key West.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-19-2006, 09:51 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

We traded that wooden cat into Active Marine in Michigan for a new fiberglass cat in 1983 does anyone know how it got to the East Coast???

If it's for sale I would love to buy it and restore it?
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-19-2006, 09:45 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

The cat is our old Cougar cat purchased from Betty Cook. I drove that for a couple of seasons with my dad at the throttles we managed to poke holes in it just about every race.

Each time it would...
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-19-2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

I am going to try to attach some old photo's of 38 Bertrams and some of the old racers. My computer skills are limited so bear with me.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-19-2006, 01:15 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

My father passed away from cancer on September 17, 1997 he was 65.

We still own and operate 7 restaurants in Chicago and 7 in Las Vegas. The Chicago restaurants have been open since 1966.
Forum: General Boating Discussion
01-18-2006, 11:43 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 877,687
Posted By Les Quam

Re: Save the Old Race Boats

I happened to stumble onto this forum and was pretty surprised to see my fathers name (Howard Quam) and our old race boats as a topic of interest to anyone.

Most of the information I have...
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