The Propeller - Southeastern Boating Association

[racingfan1]

I recently received a collection of Steve Litzell's paper collection via Mike Thirlby. Included in his paper was 30 or 40 editions of this newsletter , The Propeller from the Southeastern Boating Association. Since I have been posting the west coast newsletter stuff I thought it only fair that you east coast guys a place to go as well. So here we go July 1957 edition. I will post them in the best order I can. Enjoy. July 1957 Volume VI No.11

[Ketzer]

Great stuff! Thanks for doing this over the years. I'm sure racers of all generations appreciate and have fun reading it.

[Master Oil Racing Team]

I'm with Steve, Dale. You are doing exactly what boatracingfacts is all about. I been wondering though about that dam. One guy sliced off part of the wooden dam and brought it back to the pits, and two others hit it, but were not hurt. Kind of scary to think about such a race course.

[Donald]

SEBA was the only association I knew about when I started in 1953. I Had joined the Atlanta Boat Club, which was required to race in SEBA and had bought a KG7 and Speedliner from another member. SEBA had races every weekend from May through September, and no more than three hundred miles from Atlanta. I first met Dieter in 1956 when he came over to promote his engines and was testing at the Atlanta Boat Club site on Lake Allatoona. He was staying with Scott Smith in Dallas, Ga. Scott and Al Bryant had joined the club to get the engines approved by SEBA and later NOA and APBA. This 1957 SEBA Propeller I remember well because at the Scottsboro championship, Dieter had loaned me a propeller and set up my three cylinder Koenig for the straight away time trials, which I set a record of 73 mph. The Scottsboro club after the races on Saturday had a Bar BQ in the pits and Dieter, Scott, Al and me had all gone through the line and sat down together to eat, when Dieter after taking a bite, got up, without saying anything, went down to the lake and washed the sauce off of the meat, it was too spicy for him. SEBA finally folded in the mid sixties and NOA took over in the southeast, and we would go to the APBA championships and races in Florida.

[racingfan1]

Here is July 1957 Volume VI No. 12

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August 1957

[crewman060]

Thank you very much for what you do,putting this history up Dale.looks like dad was getting it done,not long after he started.we used to go have supper with the Lastingers and dad worked for Mr. Nettles.probaly built his motors.Nettles had a outboard,small engine repair and was also a mechanical contractor.After dad helped the hvac techs out some and he found out what they made,he told Nettles he wanted to move into hvac service and go to apprenticeship school.Mr. Nettles wanted to keep him,cause he was making money in motor repair,dad said,well i will go work for your competition.so my father became a hvac service tech and the small engine repair part of Nettles went away.

[racingfan1]

the Sept 57 edition.

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Here is the October 1957 issue.

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[crewman060]

got some stuff from grandmother's scrapbook this weekend.not sure if it goes here are in history thread.may have to send to you Dale to scan.Seba stuff

[Donald]

Thanks Dale, these bring back many memories of names I had forgotten. Me and George Taylor may be the only ones still alive.

[crewman060]

Thanks Dale, these bring back many memories of names I had forgotten. Me and George Taylor may be the only ones still alive.

been trying to find out if David Lasginger and Edwin Smith are still with us.Mom wants to know and brought it up this weekend.In the results at one seba race you were Ralph in A runabout and Ralf in b hydro.it was in a scrapbook my grandmother had keep with some dad's race results.

[racingfan1]

got some stuff from grandmother's scrapbook this weekend.not sure if it goes here are in history thread.may have to send to you Dale to scan.Seba stuff

I would be glad to do it , send me an email and we can work something out 1daledog1@gmail.com

[racingfan1]

These were 2 small editions so I posted them together.

[ezryder]

Thanks to Racing Fan 1 for posting these SEBA newsletters!!!
I spent a lot of time racing with SEBA back in the middle and later fifties. And my Dad also raced in the SEBA. We attended a lot of races. And we were friends with most of the guys named in these issues that you have posted. Looking forward to the posts to come on SEBA.
Again thanks so much for making my day!!! George Taylor

[racingfan1]

Here is the April edition

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And the May 1958 edition

[racingfan1]

Thanks to Racing Fan 1 for posting these SEBA newsletters!!!
I spent a lot of time racing with SEBA back in the middle and later fifties. And my Dad also raced in the SEBA. We attended a lot of races. And we were friends with most of the guys named in these issues that you have posted. Looking forward to the posts to come on SEBA.
Again thanks so much for making my day!!! George Taylor

The reason I am able to post the boat racing history that I do is because guys have saved it. This collection of SEBA Propellers came from the collection of Steve Litzell. Thanks to Connie for getting this stuff to Mike Thirlby who in turn passed it on to me. As long as I contiue to receive new old stuff I will continue post it for all to enjoy. Also thanks to Ron Hill for keeping this website going and giving us a platform to share the history of boat racing.

[racingfan1]

This edition is postmarked May 14 1958.

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Here is the May 26 1958 edition

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Here is the June edition

[crewman060]

Thank you as always Dale.Never knew dad raced runabouts till you started posting these.And then thought dad meant Edwin Smith at races around Charleston.Mother said nope,dad raced runabouts and hydros,then just hydros and Edwin raced and dad helped him out.they were lifelong friends and Edwin Smith built several 24 of Daytona winning porsches .And apparently someone did not like the way Harold Bateman did some motor work for them(butcher bateman),cause he beat them.

[racingfan1]

Here is the July edition

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here is the July 15th edition

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July 26 edition

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Here is the August 5th 1958 edition

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sept issue

[Ketzer]

I always watch for and appreciate these posts! Boat racing history at its best!

[ezryder]

It's great that the old SEBA monthly publications have been rescued. I raced with SEBA in the early fifties and into the early sixties.
Thanks for the postings racingfan1
George Taylor

[crewman060]

As Always ,thank you Dale for posting these.Get a kick out of seeing Mr.Nettles name in D.Dad went to work for him in '61.This is a couple of years before he and the Sheriff teamed up.Went thru Jeff Davis county and Hazelhurst 2 weeks ago taking Mom home from a family reunion.

[racingfan1]

Glad you appreciate the posts. Plenty more to come including another collection I just acquired.

[racingfan1]

Here is the October 1958 edition

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April edition

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April edition

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the may 59 issue

[crewman060]

the sheriff must have let dad drive in free 4 all to win gas money back home.and dad built his motors.

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Here is the June 1959 edition

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forgot a page

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June issue

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The July 1959 issue

[ezryder]

That day changed my life. My father and I were very close. I miss my father! We were both racing that day at Daytona. God speed dad! We will meet again!!!
George Taylor

[zul8tr]

That day changed my life. My father and I were very close. I miss my father! We were both racing that day at Daytona. God speed dad! We will meet again!!!
George Taylor

George

Never knew that, how tragic to loose your Dad at such a young age and at a race meet that you were both competing.
Hope to see you at up coming AOMCI meets.
Peace to you

Pete

[ezryder]

Hi Pete,

Thanks for your comments. My dad loved boat racing.It was his release on the weekends to be just "doc", as everyone in racing called him. He would have wanted me to continue racing. And I did.
My dad was a eye specialist MD that was involved with the development of Cataract Surgery. His funeral was attended by more people that the funeral home could seat. And lots of them
were people the he had saved their vision because of his surgery skills in a new era of eye surgery. I am very proud of my father. He treated people that couldn't afford the surgery also, to go along with his many patients.

See you at our AOMCI meets next year.
George

[racingfan1]

A second July 1959 edition

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August issue

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A 2nd August edition

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Time to head back East , here is the September 1959 edition.

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A second September 1959 issue.

[racingfan1]

Busy month September 1959 was , or did they just not change the date ??

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Here is the the April 1960 edition

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A 2nd April 1096 edition.

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Here is the May 1960 edition

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Here is the June 1960 edition

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Here is a 2nd June edition for 1960

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Here is the August 1960 edition

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Here is a 2nd August 1960 edition

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Here is the September 1960 edition

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Here is the May 1962 edition

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Here is the June 1962 edition

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This is the last issue from Southeastern Boating Association that I have to post. I can not find a date on it. Hope you have enjoyed these little pieces of boat racing history.

[Master Oil Racing Team]

It was very interesting Dale. Lots of old history. I knew a lot of the drivers in the various issues and I liked reading about all their earlier races. From clues, this last issue was in early 1959. And the issue was published before Mardi Gras. The high point drivers for 1958 were listed and it contains race dates in May, June and July---so probably January or February or maybe March 1959. (When is Mardi Gras?)

[racingfan1]

It was very interesting Dale. Lots of old history. I knew a lot of the drivers in the various issues and I liked reading about all their earlier races. From clues, this last issue was in early 1959. And the issue was published before Mardi Gras. The high point drivers for 1958 were listed and it contains race dates in May, June, and July---so probably January or February or maybe March 1959. (When is Mardi Gras?)

Thanks, Wayne. One of the names that appear in a lot of these newsletters is Ralph Donald. While going through the old negatives the DePue Men's Club has I came across this picture from 1994. Perhaps Ralph will see this and add his comments on it. A few guys commented that the boat is a DeSilva sit down hydro and raced in 350cch.

[crewman060]

Thank you putting this up Dale.And Thank You for all the history you take the time to post.Obviously, dad come back from the injury and stuck to B and C.early '60's were when he started getting hurt.And by '66,with 3 kids,his MiL had the come to jesus talk with him.And grandma,loved her some boat racing!he did sneak into a couple of OpC boats,helping with set up and Mr.Bateman tried to get him run a OPC boat,but he said he stopped and did.

[ezryder]

Hi Dale,
I have really enjoyed your posting of all the SEBA monthly mailings you ran across in recent times. Thanks so much.
My dad was listed in the c hydro list of the top four of this issue. Finished second. Dub Parker won the race. I also raced in SEBA with my dad. I raced SEBA most of 1957. I first raced with SEBA starting
in '54 until I ended up getting a Konig ride from Walt Blankenstein. That took me more often to APBA and NOA racing.
I sure recognize most all the names of the SEBA guys during those years.
My dad died in a boat racing accident at Daytona International Speedway, in Lake Lloyd in June of '59. The July issue of The Propeller mentioned his passing.
Due to my mother, that ended my boat racing for the most part, from his accident.

I moved on to Motorcycle Road racing in the sixties and didn't retire completely until 2009.
Regards to all: George

[Donald]

Thanks, Wayne. One of the names that appear in a lot of these newsletters is Ralph Donald. While going through the old negatives the DePue Men's Club has I came across this picture from 1994. Perhaps Ralph will see this and add his comments on it. A few guys commented that the boat is a DeSilva sit down hydro and raced in 350cch.
That is my boat. When the Pro Category decided to allow only capsule hydros over a transition period, I knew that David Westbrook was building capsules and had him build me one. When it was finished I took it to Desilva and they built the hydro around it. I then bought a 500 engine from Scot Smith. When the boat was finished, David and I rigged it in my basement. I don't remember when we first ran it, but I do remember that using foot throttle and stack puller was very confusing. So David made a hand throttle attached to the steering wheel and that worked fine. I ran the boat three or four years, never did feel comfortable in it. I never could feel what the boat was going to do. I did run it in the UIM WC in Lakeland in 1993, and DePue a couple of years. It became too much trouble with the other classes that Steve and I were running at the time. later, I gave it to Bill Kurps, but I don't know what he did with it.

[racingfan1]

Thank you Ralph for filling in the blanks on this boat. Hopefully, Bill can continue the story.