Old school runabout what year?

[FER-R-10]

Runabout from long ago what year do you think it was,

[Kev43V]

1965
heck i do not know im just guessing LOL

[T Chance]

I'd guess 1957.

[sam]

I'm with Tom ... 'bout 57. About then they did away with the 2 cockpit & extra seating rule and almost all the dual cockpit boats disappeared. By 1960 they were rare.

You can tell it was not before 1954 because the domed type top on the Mercs didn't start until the Mark50 which wasn't a legal race motor. 1956 Model year Merc 55H's could have been racing by November of 1955.

[R-100]

Sand Box

Ok guys. Here's a little history of this boat. It was born in the workshop of a boat racer and a very good one by the name of Hal Tolford in the mid or late 50s. The boat won both marathons that were run around Mercer Island and the Sammamish River Race or too old boat racers the "Slough Race". In 1961 a friend of mine, by the name of Tom O'Neill came by my house and asked me to come out and see what he had just bought. In front of my house was a 2 boat trailer and a hydro on the bottom. I asked, what are you going to do with this? Race-it he said. The boat I found out was a Swift Hydro purchased from AL BENSON Sr. He asked me if I'd like to race? Why Not!!!! Off to Hal Tolford's. The runabout was purchased and a team was born. We had a hydro and a runabout motor? Tom advised me he had gone to Walter's Feed and Seed in Bothell and purchased a brand new Mercury 55H Racing motor that we could both run in "D" Stock Hydro and "D" Stock Utility.
Back to the history of the boat. The boat was fast for its time but had a problem. It was very difficult to turn. I found that if you went into the turn full throttle, dropped the throttle, then back on the throttle the boat turned very nice. So at a race site, Lake Weanas, in Yakima, I put my new turning method to use. Out of the first turn I looked left and right, down the back stretch I had a lead not many rookies experience. Heading into the end of the third lap heading into the fourth lap (heats were normally 5 laps). In front the the start/finish barge, this rockie became airborn (blow over).
This story went continued for 3 years and there are many stories that followed this.... End of story.... C & W Racing team was born.
Classes:
DRR, FRR, DUR, --- Truman Cragin
DOH, FOH, DSH CSH, --- Wendell Ward

[Islandmon]

A little off the the subject but I was wondering if anyone has any published and or web info on any of the older classic races such as the Slough Race mentioned above.......thanks.

Sam

[Hunter]

....I will try to haul our family scrap book to few races this season sosome of you youngsters can get a good look at the old days.Might be able to find some movies of the 1000Islands marathon which could be put on cd.Guys like Craig Dewald,grandpa Runne,even the Bowman brats have been around a long time.Boat racing in the early and mid 60s was a big deal.The big marathons typically would pay $500.to win in each class.I was a refined watcher only until Iwas 15 when I got my first race in CR.(100 milemarathon).I traveled a lot with my dad to the big races of the day.I can never figure out how major community involvement in promoting races faded from those glory days.Pretty much all of northern NY would be taken over for the 1000 Islands Marathon.It was a big deal!
Hunter Grimes

[R-100]

The Sammamish Slough race drew an estamated 5 thousand plus in the mid 60's
Also a big race!


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