JimS123.....Hello

[Texasmark]

Feeling good, got some rain overnight. Cooled things off nicely. Started the morning "coffee shop" with the guy with the outdrive that drug the ramp. Saw your reply and as I was reading responses, in scrolling down through your "corral" paused on your 25 Rude and Lapstrake...... Looked over at your Avatar and betcha that's it listed in your corral.

I remember as a kid back in the mid-late 50's, a 35 cu in 25 OMC running 4500 rpm could propel a 16' wide beam plywood fishing boat at a nice clip (25 mph or so) with 3 fishermen and all their gear. Holmes made the ideal bay boat (in nearby Houston, Tx. at the time) :

https://www.ladyben.com/power-classic-wooden-boat/67928-holmes/view-details

Most were singles and smaller version open boats of this style but the "Little Darlin" (song) in the picture and a pair of those babies mounted on the transom of one of these was "drooling" material for a young teen.

Mind sharing some pictures of your vintage treasures?

 

[JimS123]

The '52 woodie was a barn find. It has been in 4 boat shows: 2 first place trophys and 1 "Best Lyman of Show". Its listed as "preserved", and not in the "restored" category. All wood is original to the boat. It's companion Big Twin 25 came with the boat and other than a rebuilt carb and a new paint job, its all original as well.

Of the outboards, only 5 do not run. Three were free and the other 2 only cost 5 bucks apiece.

The centerpieces of the motor collection are a pair of Evinrude Model A Rowboat Motors, which are also fully functional. Second to those is a Ruddertwin, invented by Ole Evinrude in his second venture.

I consider the best analogy to boats is the comparison of a Piper Cub to a Boeing Jet. The former could actually "fly", while the latter is just a heavy weight propelled by lots of thrust.

In the olden days wood boats had good buoyancy and didn't need a lot of HP. Today we have heavy hulls that need tons of HP just to get them on plane. Of course, back then we were happy to do 25 mph and kids who had fathers with a boat were special. Today nobody is satisfied unless they can outdo the other.

Ahhhh, the good old days.

 

[cptbill]

^^^^ Nice!

 

[Texasmark]

Wow. Thanks. Nice collection. Surely others will enjoy too.

"In the olden days wood boats had good buoyancy and didn't need a lot of HP. Today we have heavy hulls that need tons of HP just to get them on plane. Of course, back then we were happy to do 25 mph and kids who had fathers with a boat were special."

I learned to water ski behind my 18 Fastwin Rude. Took a whole summer to get acclimated where I could even get up, much less stay up for more than a couple hundred feet. By the next season I had forgotten what I had learned. Saved up my money and bought a new Western Auto (auto parts) Wizard 25 (Merc. Mark 30 derivative) and that helped a lot in actually getting up and then staying up.

In that day a 14' Yellow Jacket molded plywood hull with a Merc 30 was a hot dog. 25 mph was fast back then. With a Merc 55 it was a rocket (part of their logo actually). Yes on the light weight not requiring a lot of ponies.....but the hand made hulls were rough riding. We didn't have the options we have today. Best you could do would be to double up on "Big Twins".....and then along comes the "Fat 50" and the Merc Mark 75.....with the Scott Attwater 33......pushing a cabin cruiser no less in advertisement brochures....boat HAD to be light for that.....and hold your breath if it ever saw 25 mph.

Enjoyed!