Pic of the Day

[Joe Grippo]

Rob Ida's latest....

[Deaf Bob]

Beautiful car!

http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?title=Jack_Kiely's_1940_Mercury

[Barry Donovan]

took the little silverline boat into the penobscot river, bangor maine for fireworks.



we were right under them..


all the smoke went to the crowd on the shore.




we had a priceless seat.

got some great video, going to edit later.

[malc]

This thing waits for me.....I´m sure of it............and dive bombs me when I go into the garden.....

[Barry Donovan]

This thing waits for me.....I´m sure of it............and dive bombs me when I go into the garden.....

I get attacked by white admiral butterflies.
not sure what is going on there.


this canadian bird is my best friend.
I also found my favorite tree was yellow birch, canadas official tree.

I gotta visit sometime.

[Gerrit]

Pewaukee's fireworks was sponsored by Disney, right?

[Barry Donovan]

1969 pen yan

351 windsor, center engine, tunnel drive.






I am searching craigslist at 213 am, on a page with boats 601-700 of 750...
I stopped in my tracks for this.
my serach is narrowed to 17 to 22 feet.
inboard.

[Gary 351C]

1969 pen yan

351 windsor, center engine, tunnel drive.
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I am searching craigslist at 213 am, on a page with boats 601-700 of 750...
I stopped in my tracks for this.
my serach is narrowed to 17 to 22 feet.
inboard.

The first thing that popped into my head was how a 6-71 blower would look sticking out of that engine hatch.

[Deaf Bob]

Barry, not V-drive? Reason I ask is control on left of console
If V-drive rear of motor faces the front..
Does not really matter. Just longer shaft.

[Barry Donovan]

huggin trees and licking butterflies.
fly away fly away!

forgot I took this one..june 24


I found there was a tree hugger push for a big national park.
I guess my unintentional stuff can add to it.white admiral, native version.. maine is the only state in the lower 48 that can spot one by chance to the southern border.


the argument is easy to me.
where canadian tundra suffers, maine gets stuff from bermuda highs, the southwest..
keeps a cold sea and sucks on it backward sometimes.
if it survives the northwest, it is rare to maine.

nowhere else.
and when it makes the sky fall, I knew I'd find a lunar rock.
why is there any need for arguing a giant federal park at all.

[Barry Donovan]

Barry, not V-drive? Reason I ask is control on left of console
If V-drive rear of motor faces the front..
Does not really matter. Just longer shaft.

straight shot, predating the merc cruiser slippery power killer.
direct gearing.

69 was the first year, they then road this ones reputation for more than a decade while falling into decline.
14 inch draft for the runabout in photo.
ponder 300 hp v8 bellowing its way up a rapid...
i have done it with little outboards, barely enough power.

I am finding other versions, my dad and I may do something together..
he did conclude I am always fixing things. Welding..fabricating.
saves money.

the other thing I found, being bias.. scrapping the ford was a good idea , for the oversqaure chevy..and sharpening the angle of the prop (get a fast prop)

[malc]

Another bug turned up yesterday, it flew with the other doing aerial acrobatics.....no way could I photograph that so I waited...

[Gary 351C]

No car is too rare or valuable to drive, even back in the 70's. If you don't have the balls to drive it, sell it to someone who does.

[Barry Donovan]

I still want a penn yan.

my uncle passed this year, and he was really worked as a fisherman. A captain, a smuggler, lobster man.. even stayed onshore for clams when his trouble took licensing. Federal jail and back out again.

I never forgot what he taught, and what I learned, we both learned.
I timed his double 318 cruiser before he passed.. remembered what I wanted when I was a kid.



I still see fully closed cooling double 4bt cummins below by feet in something like this. A closed cabin.
A/C compressor, dual dry ducts, a drafted tunnel... couple other things for runtime.

Hope to get to it some day.

[JamesMayberryIII]

I know, only turns left, and don't race in the rain..
but going fast legally is super fun..