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AOMCI Wet Events
I never actually considered testing at an AOMCI wet event since I’ve only been to two of them in my life.
The first was somewhere in New Jersey 30+ years ago when I was a member. I thought the AOMCI would be a good source for parts for the antique I was racing at the time, also known as a Mercury KG-4.
Bob Thornton let me go for a ride in one of his rigs. When I couldn’t get on plane I finally remembered Bob’s instructions and I reached around and cranked the crank, rang the bell, woke up the squirrel, or whatever it was I did to increase the power (ok, ok, maybe it was to close the compression valve on the opposing cylinder which had to be open to facilitate a rope start) and the fun began. The sound of that engine was unlike anything I had experienced.
The second I attended was just last year in Edgewood, Maryland in Harford County, which I think was on the Bush River. The location was perfect for an AOMCI wet event but I wouldn’t call it perfect for testing a race boat. The body of water was just too big and had too many recreational boats although it looks ok in the picture below. Love those Feathercraft!
Note: This photo will eventually be removed to save server space.
I never actually considered testing at an AOMCI wet event since I’ve only been to two of them in my life.
The first was somewhere in New Jersey 30+ years ago when I was a member. I thought the AOMCI would be a good source for parts for the antique I was racing at the time, also known as a Mercury KG-4.
Bob Thornton let me go for a ride in one of his rigs. When I couldn’t get on plane I finally remembered Bob’s instructions and I reached around and cranked the crank, rang the bell, woke up the squirrel, or whatever it was I did to increase the power (ok, ok, maybe it was to close the compression valve on the opposing cylinder which had to be open to facilitate a rope start) and the fun began. The sound of that engine was unlike anything I had experienced.
The second I attended was just last year in Edgewood, Maryland in Harford County, which I think was on the Bush River. The location was perfect for an AOMCI wet event but I wouldn’t call it perfect for testing a race boat. The body of water was just too big and had too many recreational boats although it looks ok in the picture below. Love those Feathercraft!
Note: This photo will eventually be removed to save server space.
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