I'm sorry I haven't know Allan Brown
04-04-2014 | 11:27 AM
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I'm sorry I haven't know Allan Brown
I have a stack of old Hot Boat and Powerboat magazines neatly stacked near the throne in my throne room. (Translated: my wife has relegated me to the basement john). I cycle through these publications once every 3 or 4 months and each time I come to an article written by Allan Brown I reread it with the same gusto as the other 25 times I read it. The things he has been involved in and done are other worldly. As they say, "You can't make this stuff up".
This begs the question, when are we going to get a good go fast "on paper" publication and wonder what Allan is doing? He is one of the great characters in boating. Quent
This begs the question, when are we going to get a good go fast "on paper" publication and wonder what Allan is doing? He is one of the great characters in boating. Quent
04-04-2014 | 12:00 PM
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He is on OSO, last online 2:14 yesterday even... http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/members/brownie.html
04-04-2014 | 12:14 PM
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quite possibly one of the most entertaining members on here, love reading his recollections of "back in the day" one that stands out in memory is the story of the Fayva crash and why boats should be built of materials having specific gravities of +1 
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04-04-2014 | 05:15 PM
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04-04-2014 | 06:19 PM
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. . . . . Li'l Fayva magically transformed into an acre of orange plywood in 1 unbelievable second Thanks to our cameraman, about a hundred million people got a firsthand look at our engineering capability.
Lots of the pieces were tethered together by wires and hoses and such, and I towed the whole mess a couple of miles to the beach. There was still one engine and drive intact. It was at that point that we decided to only build raceboats out of materials with a specific gravity of 1+, so that at least, it would have the courtesy to sink.
Originally Posted by BROWNIE
. . . . . Li'l Fayva magically transformed into an acre of orange plywood in 1 unbelievable second Thanks to our cameraman, about a hundred million people got a firsthand look at our engineering capability.
Lots of the pieces were tethered together by wires and hoses and such, and I towed the whole mess a couple of miles to the beach. There was still one engine and drive intact. It was at that point that we decided to only build raceboats out of materials with a specific gravity of 1+, so that at least, it would have the courtesy to sink.
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08 Class 1 Geico Triple Crown Champion
08 OPA High Points Champion
10 OPA Class 1 National Champion ( happy now Ed! )
Last edited by glassdave; 04-04-2014 at 06:22 PM.
