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Ted722
7/28/2018 3:15pm
7/28/2018 3:15pm
Edited Date/Time
7/30/2018 1:35pm
Got back from Trinity Lake last week and thought this was cool. My Dad bought this boat new in late '71 and has continually refined it over the years. He's 74 years young, but still enjoys putting his foot on the loud pedal! The ladies still enjoy it too.
No wonder I'm a gear head...had no choice!
P.S. Thank you Chevy for making big blocks!
P.S. Thank you Chevy for making big blocks!
The Shop
Fun boat when it worked. I only experienced it working a few times.
It hydraulic locked (with same scoop) on the Delta in the mid-late 70's. That's how the 455 went bye bye and the 468 inserted.
It was on the shore (at speed at nite) on the same Trinity Lake 25 years ago with me driving. That's how it got the new bottom that I paid for.
Last, but not, least, it was on fire in 2005 on the Delta (with me driving again). Electrical issue that sparked and caught the fumes on the top of the driver side tank on fire. I can only suppose the full fuel tanks saved us. Was able to put out after 30 seconds of lake water and fire extinguisher.
I will say this, Santana "Samba Pa Ti" sounds really good on the sound system with just the Wife in a secluded cove. So, all (the above) well worth it!
Lake Chelan still has some hydro races, and their is an annual event upriver at Pateros, too. Not the Unlimited classes, though.
Haven’t witnessed it myself in many years, but you used to catch the Evans team running their Unlimited out on the lake sometimes if they were doing some repairs and needed to do some shaking down, etc. I remember getting calls from friends in Chelan while I was in Wenatchee and if I wasn’t absolutely buried in work I’d head up right away just to get an hour or two of watching an Unlimited skim across the water.
Good times.....
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