Re: [omc-boats] Great Story! Thanks, Mike and Doug

I stand corrected!!!

Mike
On Aug 26, 2006, at 10:17 PM, Glenn comcast wrote:

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> Actually Bombardier or BRP as they go by still use the Waukegan Harbor
> testing and engineering facilities. Manufacturing takes place just
> across the border in Wisconsin. There's still a lot of activity in
> Waukegans 1000 slip harbor too.
>
> See the attached photo.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Sweeney"
> <mike.s.sweeney@...>
> To: <omc-boats@...>
> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] Great Story! Thanks, Mike and Doug
>
>
>> Not much up in Waukegan since OMC went under (no offense to anyone
>> who might still live there) perhaps downtown Chicago itself, or
>> somewhere by O'Hare, easy(er) to get to.
>>
>> Mike
>> Bartlett, Il
>> 1967 Reveler
>>
>> On Aug 26, 2006, at 9:15 PM, Andy Perakes wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe one of the chaps who knows where the factories/lakes are can
>>> chime in
>>> on an appropriate time/place. I usually winterize in early October
>>> so we're
>>> getting close to the end this year, but still potential for fast
>>> movers.
>>> We're already planning to be in Chicago the Oct. 6th w/e...not much
>>> further
>>> to Waukegan from there.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>> 1967 Reveler
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <lib1@...>
>>> To: <omc-boats@...>
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 9:22 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] Great Story! Thanks, Mike and Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>> Great idea, count me in,. Now we just need a time!
>>>>
>>>> Lee
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Andy Perakes" <aperakes@...>
>>>> To: <omc-boats@...>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 5:33 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] Great Story! Thanks, Mike and Doug
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> An E/J/O regatta sounds like a great idea, Lee. Only problem is
>>>>> Utah is
>>>>> one
>>>>> heck of a drive from Michigan. I guess if we were real buffs, we'd
>>> gather
>>>>> outside the old factories where the boats were built then run them
>>>>> on
>>> the
>>>>> same lakes they were tested/developed on.
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Lee Shuster" <lib1@...>
>>>>> To: <omc-boats@...>
>>>>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 6:14 PM
>>>>> Subject: [omc-boats] Great Story! Thanks, Mike and Doug
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It made my day to read the great story, as told by Mike Julien, of
>>> Grand
>>>>> Rapids, MI on their new-found homes for their '68 and '69
>>>>> Sportsmans.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hopefully, Mike and brother Doug are members of this list, if not
>>> perhaps
>>>>> Phil can pass this along?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I really enjoyed seeing the pictures in the water of the two
>>>>>> boats,
>>> their
>>>>> owners and family and friends enjoying the maiden voyage(s).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A couple of weeks ago I was able to fulfill a dream and that was
>>>>>> having
>>>>>> my
>>>>> 82-year-old father fly from Ohio to Utah to enjoy his first ride
>>>>> in my
>>> 66
>>>>> Sportsman. In the sixties, our family "made-do" with a Larson
>>>>> "All-American," with a V-4 75hp Evinrude. Our unfilled-dreamboat
>>>>> was the
>>>>> Sportsman and it was really fun to get us two old farts out on the
>>>>> water
>>>>> again. We hadn't done that together since the 70's!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The comparison of the 68 vs 69 Sporty is especially interesting
>>>>>> in the
>>>>> water. The 4-inch deeper deadrise really lifts the bow up out of
>>>>> the
>>>>> water,
>>>>> making it much less exciting for unwary bow riders, at slow speed
>>>>> in a
>>>>> moderate chop!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Above the rub-rail, both boats share the "new-for-68" deck, which
>>>>>> featured
>>>>> the "gull-wing" engine access covers, hinged in the middle.
>>>>>> This revised deck provided better aft and "over-the-transom"
>>>>>> water
>>>>> protection, compared to the 64-67 Sportsmans, Sports and
>>>>> Sweet-16's.
>>>>>> The early Sporty's decks in the hind quarters, close to the water,
>>> almost
>>>>> bass-boat like, but they can work their bilge pumps, if you're
>>>>> trying to
>>>>> back away from the dock or trailer in a moderate sea.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> After nearly 40 years, it's very interesting to see how close
>>>>>> these two
>>>>> boats actually are. Since the 69's improved hull was supposed to
>>>>> be 8 to
>>>>> 10
>>>>> percent faaster (Evinrude's claim), we'll have to wonder what the
>>> results
>>>>> woud be if the two Captains, drove each other's boat? I also wonder
>>> about
>>>>> on-board weight of gear, fuel, etc? And prop pitches?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyways, get story, keep us abreast of further fun!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Say that gets me thinkin'? We should organize a regional or
>>>>>> national
>>>>>> meet,
>>>>> wouldn't it be great to see a dozen or more E/J/O boats in one
>>> gathering?
>>>>> Any ideas for a cool gathering spot?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lee Shuster
>>>>>> Salt Lake City, Utah
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