It must be in my blood....

White tee shirt and all, what a great picture.

Must be where I got it from too Larry. My Dad taught me to ski on the Huron River when I was 10 or 12. Friend of his, Bud Wick, had a small runabout with twin 45 Mercs. Boy did we think that boat was cool. Then my brother Bill really got me hooked while I was still in high school when he bought his first boat and discovered the WSWSC. Rest is history as they say. Wish I had a pic of my Dad like that one you've got. Very very cool.



john

That's a fantastic picture Larry!

I've posted this video before (I believe in BKH's "first boat" thread) but it was a long time ago. Reposting in response to Bill and John reminiscing about how they got started with boating and skiing. This goes back to 1960ish and my start.

http://s16.photobucket.com/albums/b24/lhine763/?action=view¤t=oldboats_0001.mp4

(Bill you are right, Photobucket changed and as is typical, for the worse. Don't know why software and website people have to mess with a good thing. You have an option to revert to the old photobucket (and teh ability to tell them why. I d*cked around with it quite a while last night trying to reduce the size of the photo above and had to give up and go a different route.)

That is a great picture Larry,but in your Dad's defence it wasn't an old woody at the time

Bruce there is a story in our family that my great uncle,who was a pilot,brought home some avgas in the 30's and ruined a good Evinrude with it. I hope your Grandfather had bought the "Damage waver" insurance on the rental

Man, that picture is so friggin' cool!!!

75 Tique wrote: Have you guys seen the movie "Madison" about hydroplane racing in the early 1970s? They were blowing those things up on a pretty regular basis. Good movie. Bruce's story reminds me of other stories told on here that typically have a line something like "hey, hold my beer and watch this."

Well, they did take a lot of poetic license with that movie, but nonetheless it's one of my favorites. One of those that I will have to watch if I find it while flipping channels.

BKH

I have a very cool photo of me and you in the Lone Star but it is in the book Sharon & you made me from Mom's old pics. Would hate to try to take it out & mess it up. Just went & looked at it again tonight...geez we look young! Know what else I'd like to see? Got a pic scaned of the Slickcraft?
Last time I can remember Dad on skis was..I think..the first time we went to Lake James in 1963. On 2 skis. I remember 'cause we had that light green chevy 4 door. Did you ever pull him?


john

Riley wrote: Really cool picture Larry. Was the boat in your family?

Bruce, I asked my Aunt (my dad's little sister, now 85) If she had any recollections. She thought it was their dad's (my grandfather's) boat and that the picture may have been taken around 1950 in Hollywood florida. I knew my grandparents wintered for years down in florida and that for many of those years he kept a woody inboard down there (I recall some old videos I am going to try to track down.) That looks more like upstate NY than Hollywood FL to me though, so even if they did have their inboard in FL as early as 1950, I am not sure that is what this is of.

the new one is so hard to figure out how to resize photos.

Jeff, yes there were a lot of Aristocrafts running around "back in the day".
In fact, the first boat I ever skiid behind was an Aristocraft (not the one pictured above). It was Easter weekend on Lanier. An early Easter in late March. I was determined to get on skis. It was COLD....and it was FUN. That hardtop came in handy that cloudy, cold day.
That picture above was taken in the late summer of '76. That is the summer I worked at Lanier Harbor Marina on Lanier. They were a new Correct Craft dealer. Managed by a close family friend. That was my first introduction to Correct Craft and the Ski Nautique. That is when my love affair with these boats began.

is there any link or info on those boats built by him?

A Proper Link

Really cool pic Larry!

Awesome picture Jeff

Father and Grandfather sure look alike. Same hair line on them 2 guys. Lucky me and you got Mom's hair..not Dad's!

as to photobucket;



I am not having any trouble getting my pics on but they do seem to be larger than before & I don't know how to resize. Will wait on the Slickcraft pic. Wish I could get the one out of me & you on the Lone Star..its a hoot. Couple of nice pics in that group..one of me, you & Kathie (!) sitting at a picnic table that I have no idea where we were. Early ski club trip I'd guess. But where?

john