Finally got it running and took it to the champ boat race in Chattahoochee last weekend. This is a 16' Allison with a Merc T2x factory race motor. 15" mid, speedmaster lower, 99 cubic inch, over 200hp. Turned it 7600 with a 14:15 speedmaster and a 9-3/4 x 16 prop.
Lots more to figure out in the game plan, but neat old boat nonetheless...
Thought some of you OB guys would appreciate the roots of our sport.
While quite nice (really) I don't know if you can say our sport started with Allison or Hydrostream. Both very fine boats to this day. Is that you driving or your dad?
Hey TD, can you post the link to this thread for FC, I immediately thought of him when I saw the old Allison. I cant get on Havasu B from our work LAN, if you could get this link to him I would appreciate it bro... hand
529 boat is my dads. Those were shot last weekend at the Chattahoochee champ boat race...3 vintage race boats turned out...Jim Hunt, Kim Cleckler and my pop. My dad is sitting in the boat on the ramp and driving.
That T2x was the last inline Merc race motor built. They built the original Twisters (T1), then the T2, then the T2x. He's actually going to try to go after the SV kilo record with it. Currently held by Jim Hunt at 99.xx back in 1977 or something. SV = Supermodified V-bottom.
The PowerCraft in the 2nd picture is the one I remember driving. To this day, I can remember what the lake scenery looked like. Not sure what it was called back then, but they later made it into Tropical Park in Miami.
The decked over PowerCraft with the SuperStrangler dad ended up flipping in the Miami airport lakes. The boat went all the way over and around...hit the tip of the nose on the water and broke off about a 6" chunk of the bow, then landed the right way up and came to a rest. He duct taped the boat piece back on and raced that weekend.
He was the one that got me into a STV. He's owned 3 now, and that's what sold me on them.
Your dad must be like me. Give him a HELL YEAH for me sonny!devil
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