The Vintage Culture Of Outboard Racing

Author : Peter Hunn
Publisher : Devereux Books (MA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Motorboat racing
ISBN : 1928862063

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The Vintage Culture of Outboard Racing by Peter Hunn Pdf

Offering a compelling and personal look at both famous and little-known men and women who participated in an immensely colorful and rewarding sport, this book looks at the period of vintage outboard racing from the late 1940s to the late 1960s. Today, the American Powerboat Association oversees motorboat racing in America. This book takes racing enthusiasts behind the scenes to tell how the organization grew and describes its highly visible struggles. Also covered is the life of the great journalist of the sport, Hank Bowman, and the increasingly popular hobby of collecting racing paraphernalia, motors, accessories, toys, and games. This is a book for those who lived the postwar story of American outboard boat racing and for those nostalgic enthusiasts and collectors who wish they could.

Author : Bernie Van Osdale
Publisher : Enthusiast Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1583882987

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Vintage Outboard Motor Boat Racing by Bernie Van Osdale Pdf

Rev up your engines for this Outboard Motorboat Racing story from the early years of marathon racing to the development into alky burners. Covers famous Drivers like Marshall Eldridge, Fred Jacoby, Paul Wearly, Hilda Mueller, Walter Widegren, Bud Widget, Dick Neal, Bill Tenny, Stan McDonald, Randoph Hubble, Frank Vincent, Westerman Jones, Boots Kaye Murphy, and Gar Wood Jr., and many more. Boat and Engine builders include Elsinor, Crandal, Cenruy, Penn Yan, Hooton, Ludington, Flower, Kelley-Baby Whales, Jacoby, DeSilva; Evinrude, Johnson, Lockewood, Caille, KR, SR, PR, C-Service, 4-60, X and others. Follow the evolution of the fastest boats on water through the use of vintage racing scenes, postcards, and old advertisements from prewar through postwar.

Author : Peter Hunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001-04
Category : Motorboat racing
ISBN : 0964007096

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The Golden Age of the Racing Outboard by Peter Hunn Pdf

This bygone age of outboard motor racing--the late 1920s to the early 1960s--is vividly captured in this all-encompassing reference. The origin of outboarding's great popularity--including its heyday race down the Hudson River to New York City--is featured, in addition to an in-depth look at Mercury Marine’s racing efforts and the company’s famous boss, Carl Kiekhaefer, and his "green onions.” Also included are lists of kit boats and plans and a glossary of terms to help enthusiasts new to the field.

Author : Kevin Desmond
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Motorboat racing
ISBN : 0760310475

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A Century of Outboard Racing by Kevin Desmond Pdf

Neither the saga of one extraordinary sport nor merely a record of exceptionally brave and sometimes reckless racers, this book serves as a tribute to the engineering ingenuity and innovative logic behind a century of incredible racing machines. The book is remarkably illustrated with rare and mostly never-before-published images.

Author : Richard Walbrun
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1432728296

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The Great Boat Race by Richard Walbrun Pdf

The Great Outboard Race is the history of the Winnebagoland Outboard Marathon. Hundreds of boats started and few finished. The grind was 88 miles of rough water through 4 different lakes in central Wisconsin. Drivers came from 27 different states with some as far away as California. The best of the nations outboard pilots came to the Winnebagoland which had the best prizes. Hundreds of boats would start the race providing a spectacular sight for the large crowd. Over 100,000 people witnessed the last race in 1961. The Mercury Thunderbolt engine provided speeds of over 60 MPH in 1949 when outboard racing was most popular. Outboarders would race from Lake Winnebago up the Fox River and into Lake Butte des Morts. From there it was on to Lakes Winneconne and Poygan. Navigating the cut-off they entered the Wolf River and proceeded to Fremont where they turned raced back to Lake Winnebago. The cities of Neenah and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin were hosts for this race. Media coverage of the race had a national flavor. The Milwaukee Sentinel, Boston Globe, Look Magazine Lakeland Yachting Magazine, Boat Sport Magazine, Outboard Magazine, New York Times, The International News Service, United Press, Associated Press, Radio Stations and Television covered the event. This book covers the thrills and spills of the roughest and toughest outboard race in the country. Boats crashed, flipped, and broke. Motors failed and drivers were injured. Exhausted drivers were happy to just finish the race. The book has all the finishers with their model of boat and engine. The people behind the scenes are included. The organizers, the prizes and the officials are all listed along with 31 Photosof this great outboard event. Today this race is stilled talked about among the outboard racing circles.

Author : Peter Hunn
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780071811026

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The Old Outboard Book by Peter Hunn Pdf

"Incredible amount of detail about all those kickers from the past, including an appendix with comprehensive model-year information." WoodenBoat "This book is the one to buy if you are interested in collecting antique outboard motors." Boating

Author : Peter Hunn
Publisher : Devereux Books (MA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Aluminum boats
ISBN : 1928862101

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Tail Fins and Two-Tones by Peter Hunn Pdf

A historical presentation of restoration techniques involving the fiberglass and aluminum runabouts that were wildly popular between 1950 and 1970, this detailed guide features runabouts from mild to wild--the latter with automotive-inspired tail fins and colorful paint schemes. With an examination of the restoration process, including details on specific outboard motors, accessories, and add-ons, this guide to the boats that revolutionized family boating following World War II offers practical advice for both casual boaters and aficionados. Listing nearly 600 aluminum and fiberglass runabout builders, their contact information, company histories, and the boat models they offer, this manual is essential for anyone wanting to authentically restore, equip, or purchase a vintage runabout.

Author : Ralph Desilva
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0989617246

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Boat Racing: The Second Heat by Ralph Desilva Pdf

This is about speed on water. Man and water are Absolute - Man cannot live without it. Swimming, the paddle, oars, sails, propellers, and mechanical engines are the result of need for speed on water. The legends and heroes of Boat Racing are depicted through the vision of one of Boat Racing's foremost Boat Builders / Designers. Edited by: Bernie Van Osdale, author of Vintage Outboard Motorboat Racing With contributions from: Alan Ishii, Claude Fox - 20 Year President: National Outboard Association, and the Quincy Group.

Author : Jay H. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1560652314

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Powerboat Racing by Jay H. Smith Pdf

Tells all about the challenges of motorboat racing, describing various boats and engines as well as competition rules and safety measures.

Author : Peter Hunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Outboard motors
ISBN : 1928862047

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Beautiful Outboards by Peter Hunn Pdf

This unique collection of outboard motors highlights the aesthetic and technical qualities of these powerful machines. Each engine, selected for its historical significance, is beautifully photographed and features a discussion of its history, importance in advancing technology, collectibility, and technical attributes. Ranging from 1901 and the introduction of the first gasoline "rowboat” motors through the ingenious outboards of the 1960s, this guide covers the finest engines from Johnson, Evinrude, Mercury, Champion, Elto, and others.

Author : Elizabeth DeLoughrey,Elizabeth M. DeLoughrey,George B. Handley
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780195394429

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Postcolonial Ecologies by Elizabeth DeLoughrey,Elizabeth M. DeLoughrey,George B. Handley Pdf

The first edited collection to bring ecocritical studies into a necessary dialogue with postcolonial literature, this volume offers rich and suggestive ways to explore the relationship between humans and nature around the globe, drawing from texts from Africa and the Caribbean, as well as the Pacific Islands and South Asia. Turning to contemporary works by both well- and little-known postcolonial writers, the diverse contributions highlight the literary imagination as crucial to representing what Eduoard Glissant calls the "aesthetics of the earth." The essays are organized around a group of thematic concerns that engage culture and cultivation, arboriculture and deforestation, the lives of animals, and the relationship between the military and the tourist industry. With chapters that address works by J. M. Coetzee, Kiran Desai, Derek Walcott, Alejo Carpentier, Zakes Mda, and many others, Postcolonial Ecologies makes a remarkable contribution to rethinking the role of the humanities in addressing global environmental issues.

Author : Eric Paul Roorda
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781478007456

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The Ocean Reader by Eric Paul Roorda Pdf

From prehistoric times to the present, the Ocean has been used as a highway for trade, a source of food and resources, and a space for recreation and military conquest, as well as an inspiration for religion, culture, and the arts. The Ocean Reader charts humans' relationship to the Ocean, which has often been seen as a changeless space without a history. It collects familiar, forgotten, and previously unpublished texts from all corners of the world. Spanning antiquity to the present, the volume's selections cover myriad topics including the slave trade, explorers from China and the Middle East, shipwrecks and castaways, Caribbean and Somali pirates, battles and U-boats, narratives of the Ocean's origins, and the devastating effects of climate change. Containing gems of maritime writing ranging from myth, memoir, poetry, and scientific research to journalism, song lyrics, and scholarly writing, The Ocean Reader is the essential guide for all those wanting to understand the complex and long history of the Ocean that covers over 70 percent of the planet.

Author : Robert J. Hurry,Richard J. S. Dodds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Motorboat racing
ISBN : 0941647218

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Thrills and Spills by Robert J. Hurry,Richard J. S. Dodds Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Canoe racing
ISBN : 0958655405

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Kaʻnu Culture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Hunn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Spark ignition engines
ISBN : 1610592174

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The Small-Engine Handbook by Peter Hunn Pdf

Peter Hunn. It's common for homeowners to have 2- or 4-cycle small engines in their lawn and garden equipment, utility vehicles, recreational vehicles, generators and other machines. With this easy-to-follow, richly illustrated handbook, homeowners will be able to understanding small engines, troubleshooting them and working on them. The book has a brief history of significant and popular small engines and a guide to setting up a home workshop in which to work on them. It also includes case studies on the disassembly, maintenance, repair and/or rebuilding of: a 2-stroke lawnmower engine, a 4-stroke utility motor, a 2-stroke chainsaw engine, and a curbside junker. The writing is lively and entertaining and the color photos clearly show how to work on these useful engines.