BACK IN THE DAY ><><

[Clammer]

Did,t see this much back then or NOW .we actually got stopped by a guy in a garbage truck that wanted to take a picture .....cuz he never did see this before .

The body got messed up going thru the sand dunes @ Horseneck Beach

They use to have illegal drag races in the parking lot on Sunday,s in the off season ><<><

[JohnR]

Hahaha - I love seeing that photo!

[afterhours]

nice! 63 split window.

[1dozenraw]

4 x 4 Vette? Say it is so!!! :-)

Wishful thinking is fun.

[Clammer]

1 doz . no just drive it like it was .,.,


I,m looking for another photo of driving the wet line on 2nd beach Newport . a TR 6 tried to follow ....he had to get towed ; dragged] off the beach

[Clammer]

Don , it was nice when I bought it .........

[Nebe]

Hahaha!!!
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[Raven]

it should be in the Hall of Fame

i sharpened it up for ya....

[Got Stripers]

Bet you wish you still had the vet sitting in a garage somewhere, probably has increased in value by a factor of 50.

[Clammer]

I saw a RETRO model on the auction sell for 165K ........but it was tricked out all the way .700+HP

But they sell pretty steady for 65k to 125K DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION & OPTIONS .....MANY sell for more

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Clammer

I saw a RETRO model on the auction sell for 165K ........but it was tricked out all the way .700+HP

But they sell pretty steady for 65k to 125K DEPENDING ON THE CONDITION & OPTIONS .....MANY sell for more

$165K, all the numbers must match and it has to be either a 427 or 327, fuelie 365HP with factory side pipes.

[Clammer]

Paulie , it was a tricked out retro mod ............. had 700+ horse power plus 20" wheels cut in / just the body looked like a 63 ><

[stripermaineiac]

Is that an old Bristol? I had one when i was a kid. was pulled to the marina by an old beat up truck not a luxery sled LOL

[Clammer]

WEREN,T THE bRISTOL,S LAPSTREAK ///


My uncle bought it in New Bedford & to save money bought it completely unpainted & stripped ..
He worked 7 days a week one day off & then 7 again ...............It took him so long to do things just [right] that the boat never got in the water the 1st year .................................................. .................................................. But it was rugged / I was pulling out @ Ocean B Grove one night witha little 4cylinder Opel . I revved the #^&#^&#^&#^& out of it to get ready to haul up & out ....I pulled it out & went to the left [parking] lot . some guy stopped his car m right in the middle on top of the ramp ///////////I tried to get by him [no way could I stop ] The trailer hit the curb flipped the boat off the trailer & on to the ground ..........it also snapped his drivers door off at the hindges >I picked it up & threw it in his back seat ......... then pro ceeded [with the help of on lookers] take the motor off / stuff out .......we got the boat back on the trailer / put the motor on / turned the key & it fired ..the only thing that broke [bESIDES} his door was one rod the the anchor fell on

weird things just seemed to forrow me in & around the water ><><

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Clammer

Paulie , it was a tricked out retro mod ............. had 700+ horse power plus 20" wheels cut in / just the body looked like a 63 ><

Mike, my all time dream car is a 63 split window with a 427, stroked.

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Clammer

WEREN,T THE bRISTOL,S LAPSTREAK ///


My uncle bought it in New Bedford & to save money bought it completely unpainted & stripped ..
He worked 7 days a week one day off & then 7 again ...............It took him so long to do things just [right] that the boat never got in the water the 1st year .................................................. .................................................. But it was rugged / I was pulling out @ Ocean B Grove one night witha little 4cylinder Opel . I revved the #^&#^&#^&#^& out of it to get ready to haul up & out ....I pulled it out & went to the left [parking] lot . some guy stopped his car m right in the middle on top of the ramp ///////////I tried to get by him [no way could I stop ] The trailer hit the curb flipped the boat off the trailer & on to the ground ..........it also snapped his drivers door off at the hindges >I picked it up & threw it in his back seat ......... then pro ceeded [with the help of on lookers] take the motor off / stuff out .......we got the boat back on the trailer / put the motor on / turned the key & it fired ..the only thing that broke [bESIDES} his door was one rod the the anchor fell on

weird things just seemed to forrow me in & around the water ><><

so boats on the pavement is a pattern, not ever letting you back me in again, sorry gellcoat is brand new.

[Clammer]

pavement

Ya can ask JR ........ were coming back from fishing New years eve night ..... almost home ...........Bang ...WTF was that ......................... Oh the boat slid off the trailer .
yep , the guy behind us had to stop quick .........................which worked out well .. it was a few young , strong kids . they helped us get it back on the trailer .............&&& off we went just another night OTW ............................ &&&&&& it was fine ............. until F-18& I took it out when it was waaaaay to cold .But we had to get close to the wall .were the bass were holding ............. not bad until we ran up on a ice flow & couldn,t get off ///////took 6 weeks to melt before we could leave ><><

[denis]

That is why it is still leaking big time. You know all that TLC.

[Clammer]

it must be the knots you tied ><,.

[stripermaineiac]

yup they were lapstreak. Isn't that one. Pics on this thing look good LOL.Especially old ones.

[Clammer]

nope ,, the hull was all plywood ><<

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Clammer

pavement

Ya can ask JR ........ were coming back from fishing New years eve night ..... almost home ...........Bang ...WTF was that ......................... Oh the boat slid off the trailer .
yep , the guy behind us had to stop quick .........................which worked out well .. it was a few young , strong kids . they helped us get it back on the trailer .............&&& off we went just another night OTW ............................ &&&&&& it was fine ............. until F-18& I took it out when it was waaaaay to cold .But we had to get close to the wall .were the bass were holding ............. not bad until we ran up on a ice flow & couldn,t get off ///////took 6 weeks to melt before we could leave ><><

That was funny and scary. Driving up the road, 1/4 mile from home. You hear the typical noises of trailering: banging, jingling, thumping, creaking - and then VRRRRPPPP, clunk, and everything is silent. We looked at each other: silently WTF?

16' Aluminum boat lying sideways in the street.

Big help from those kids to lift the boat BACK onto the trailer.

[Redsoxticket]

Was it the corvette stingray towing the boat ?
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[piemma]

Originally Posted by Clammer

pavement

Ya can ask JR ........ were coming back from fishing New years eve night ..... almost home ...........Bang ...WTF was that ......................... Oh the boat slid off the trailer .
yep , the guy behind us had to stop quick .........................which worked out well .. it was a few young , strong kids . they helped us get it back on the trailer .............&&& off we went just another night OTW ............................ &&&&&& it was fine ............. until F-18& I took it out when it was waaaaay to cold .But we had to get close to the wall .were the bass were holding ............. not bad until we ran up on a ice flow & couldn,t get off ///////took 6 weeks to melt before we could leave ><><

I remember that. he who cannot be mentioned called me New Years day and says: "You are not going to believe this!"

Man we use to have some laughs!!!

[Clammer]

yeah Paulie ,

i guess I could write a work on adventures, misadventures & f/u,s && a few other nameless things that have gone on ><><>


IS my skeg still @ the cuttyhouse hall of shame ///LOL

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Clammer

yeah Paulie ,

i guess I could write a work on adventures, misadventures & f/u,s && a few other nameless things that have gone on ><><>


IS my skeg still @ the cuttyhouse hall of shame ///LOL

Yeah we could probably collaborate and get a book full, always good to laugh at yourself at times, as I did in that OMG article OTW published; my learning experiences in life always come at a higher price.

[Clammer]

GS who slashed your tires ??????????

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Got Stripers

Yeah we could probably collaborate and get a book full, always good to laugh at yourself at times, as I did in that OMG article OTW published; my learning experiences in life always come at a higher price.

I have had 1/2 dozen stories published in the Fisherman. We could collaborate and I'm betting it would sell

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by Clammer

GS who slashed your tires ??????????

Mike, OMG for sure that night, when you and that nut job with the spear gun started going at it verbally and he was begging me to bring you over to the floats so he could have at you; I should have read the writing on the wall. If memory serves, didn't you get a hefty speeding ticket on the way in too, was an expensive night all around. I remember speaking to a game warden, who said the best thing we did was stay in the boat, I guess that guy was really dangerous and not quite right in the head. Those were the good old days, without the schoolies to teens around, that May pattern is history, as is the winter holdover spot we liked so much.

You going to the TCTFFN, been too long my friend.

[Got Stripers]

Originally Posted by piemma

I have had 1/2 dozen stories published in the Fisherman. We could collaborate and I'm betting it would sell

Love to, I hope to give up my day job in May, so I want to spend some more time writing. I know Clammer's book would be more like 50 shades of something.