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

Hey, Wait a minute! How about WESTERN WISCONSIN - PRETTY MUCH CENTRAL
USA - Great place for a get together! The Treasure Island Casino has a
great harbor on the Mississippi and has hosted some great antique boat
shows - lots of slips - close to Red Wing Minnesota with lots of
accommodations and great shopping for the gals - to say nothing of only
40 minutes to the Mall of America in Minneapolis - remember half the
battle will always be getting the wife excited about going! Dave

Andy Perakes wrote:

>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.
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>From: "Lee Shuster" <lib1@...>
>To: <omc-boats@...>
>Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 6:14 PM
>Subject: [omc-boats] Great Story! Thanks, Mike and Doug
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>>It made my day to read the great story, as told by Mike Julien, of Grand
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>Rapids, MI on their new-found homes for their '68 and '69 Sportsmans.
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>>Hopefully, Mike and brother Doug are members of this list, if not perhaps
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>Phil can pass this along?
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>>I really enjoyed seeing the pictures in the water of the two boats, their
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>owners and family and friends enjoying the maiden voyage(s).
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>>A couple of weeks ago I was able to fulfill a dream and that was having my
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>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!
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>>The comparison of the 68 vs 69 Sporty is especially interesting in the
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>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!
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>>Above the rub-rail, both boats share the "new-for-68" deck, which featured
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>the "gull-wing" engine access covers, hinged in the middle.
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>>This revised deck provided better aft and "over-the-transom" water
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>protection, compared to the 64-67 Sportsmans, Sports and Sweet-16's.
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>>The early Sporty's decks in the hind quarters, close to the water, almost
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>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.
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>>After nearly 40 years, it's very interesting to see how close these two
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>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?
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>>Anyways, get story, keep us abreast of further fun!
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>>Say that gets me thinkin'? We should organize a regional or national meet,
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>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?
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>>Lee Shuster
>>Salt Lake City, Utah
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