Can U Name these Boats? Motors?

[Original Looper 1]

Hi All,

How about a friendly contest? Can you name these boats - model, year? How about the motors - model, year?

The photos were taken last weekend at the Tavares (aka Mt Dora) Antique and Classic Boat Show.

Have Fun,


Paul

[Original Looper 1]

Here are some more boats & motors from Travares. Can you name the boats? Motors?

Have Fun,


Paul

[DeanFHobart]

Glaspar G3.

[largecar91]

A Feathercraft and a Larson "Falls Flyer". Also a couple Lymans in the bunch. A T2 powerhead on a shortened inline mid with a speedie.

[David Mason]

I am purley guessing here, but the polished alumuinum one might be an Airstream... hehehehe. Nice looking anyways.

[Tim Chance]

Too easy Paul, except for the one shot of the modified Merc with the Quincy tank, all the rest are called "Fishing Boats" and "Fishing Motors".

[Skoontz]

The lap straked boats are Lymans I cant tell weather or not they were lower unit boats or they were inboard tunnel drives because I cant see any drives. For those that dont know, Lyman mad this funky round tunnel where the inboard propshaft came out of. I was always fascinated as to how the prop would grab water when I was younger when it was encased in a tunnel.

The motor on the back of the red/white boat with fins is a 50th aniversary edition Evinrude 35HP.

Is the P-14 boat with the Merc a mid 60's Arrow Glass?

The Taupe colored boat on the early Gator trailer looks like one of the few Dunphy's made as an outboard, and the engine on the back is a 1960 75HP Johosn, 89 cu in V-4.

[largecar91]

Penn Yan made a "tunnel drive" also.

[Skoontz]

Penn Yan made a "tunnel drive" also.

You're right!

Both of them were pretty popular around Lake Geneva, many that I saw as a kid still ran well into the late 70's and early eighties. Now the only woodies you see around there are remakes.

Any idea as to what the buzz was with the tunnel drive?

[Syd]

The tunnel drive was to keep the simplicity of the inboard over the I O, but to keep the prop and shaft safer and using less draft.

[Skoontz]

The tunnel drive was to keep the simplicity of the inboard over the I O, but to keep the prop and shaft safer and using less draft.

Makes sense, but then you still had the rudder hanging down

[p28 renegade]

this nice resto was floating at tavers in 2008

[p28 renegade]

and there are usually a few of these guys

[p28 renegade]

the jersey speed skiffs are what draws me to tavares. started going to this event back in 2004. it was at mt dora . went in 2006 and 2008. could not make it this year. may start again next year.
it is a real nice show covering 3 days of boats, hardware and food and fun

[capnzee]

The Red Fish was built in Texas. Had an extremely weak transom. (we had to replace almost every one we sold. )I worked and sold boats out of Durango, Iowa in the late 50's. There are a couple of Feather Craft. The P-14 is actually a P-14 built by my good friend (now deceased) Lyle Brooks. The old boy with a pipe in his mouth is a Martin and the picture is actually of Mr. Martin who also built pressure cookers. The Martin outboards were excellent engines, had a poppet valve induction system. They were light and nearly made a run on the Mercs of the early 50's. The white four banger should be a 1958 Mark 58 (45 horsepower) last one before the thru hub exhaust. The engine in the back should be a big twin evinrude which started the "36" class of stock racing. The G-3 was made by Glaspar. I had 4 of them until a month or so ago--gave two of them away. I still have a beauty with a 100 hp short shaft tower of power on it! Thanks to all for the great memories. Rod