Beloit All Classics Boat Show 2012 

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I'm glad you have enjoyed the videos. The whole Series is available for download. 10 Shows plus a Bonus Feature Show. archivalproductions.weebly.com/video_downloads.html

I don't think that location had overnight permissions. The next year at the boat club did have permission but Daycruisers aren't all that great for sleeping. The Quincy show with large Chris Craft cruisers was the only sleep aboarders we saw.

@@VideoBgood I would make do sleeping overnight on a beautiful spot and making coffee and breakfast in the morning. A wonderful camping experience is best when you rough it a bit. Now my 1974 24 ft Sea Ray cruiser is a step above a daycruiser with a head and galley and hardtop. Camping plus romance...on a boat? Oh yes. Hey, are you Bob W.?

@@TexansForChrist Galley sounds good. The boat club had some good barbecue for the show for 2 years. Some of the guys are still getting together further north every year. Contact Bill Anderson at Bill's Cars. He probably would know if they're having one. Yep, Bob W.

geoff ThePauperPrepper Geoff, there's 3 sides to everything real. The boats represent the inspiration of American Industrial Arts in the 50's and 60's which is (of course) based on millennia of nautical and classical design from ancient cultures all over the world. American genius, Harley Earl in his overwhelming modesty, took credit for the "fin" craze on boats and cars. He claims that he was inspired by the WWII bomber tail sections. I think maybe he was but other designers used the dorsal fins before him. As to prohibiting 2 stroke boat motors? Sorry, I own a bunch of them, but they should be kept as museum pieces and never put in the water unless they are using bio-degradable oil for 2-strokes. Which is available in America but almost no one uses it. Walmart dropped it from their product line. The use of petro chemicals to create the fiberglass is also tragic. Scientists are on the verge of creating epoxies and plant-based aggregate material that rival (but will never duplicate) fiberglass for longevity. Since most manufacturers would love a boat that deteriorates in 10 years, maybe that will happen someday. If you've ever worked in a glass factory (I have) you wouldn't wish that Hell on anybody. But we all love our American eccentricities, so long as they don't threaten human survival (too much).

Thanks, that was a beautiful day and one of the last several Beloit shows that were inspired by KevFin's location. His collection helped start the much larger world awareness of glassic boats and in particular the rare prototypes or one-off designs. So, when the Fiberglassics forum took-off big time, the natural location for a real world meet was near the KevFin collection. After more than a decade of Shows with several different sponsoring bodies the large "open shows" were discontinued. Some of the collectors still gather in smaller groups in the region because that area was always important in American classic boating and racing.

@@VideoBgood God bless AMERICA

I agree with your point generally, but somehow the smooth, futuristic design of this classic doesn't clash with the smoothed-out lines of the Johnson visually. In California where they banned new 2 stroke sales for pollution issues, there's people who have found ways of adapting vintage motor hoods to the new 4 stroke motors. This is an elegant solution but would make a classic unqualified for competitive Shows at ACBS. A footnote: This was probably the nicest guy you'll ever meet. I complimented his great, "Razorback Yacht Club T-Shirt several times and asked if I could order one. They're out of print so he took it off and gave it to me.

Ya know, I did replace a floor a 65 Avalon. I remember testing the stringers by cutting away a little glass but they were good. Totally not sure, but seems like it was glass encased wood stringers... but don't rely on my recollection. It's been a long time now.

That is KevFin's boat. The designer of the boat, Bob Hammond admired Kev's color plan that added more red to the hull. Glastron paid to ship the boat to Austin for their 50th Anniversary. The boat was featured on "My Classic Car." You can see more at Kevin's website, www.boatsinthebelfry.com Here's a video of our first ever boat ride. In that boat. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YLWMqcZPxEg.html

Please reply by sending me a message by clicking on the message icon in top menu bar on right. Price? Does it have a hard top? Brand of Trailer?