At Lake Wheeler for the F-100's first trip around the lake.

When I got the boat there was not much left of it. I had a 427 motor built for the 6 liter that needless to say when I got my hands on the boat, it was way too small. However, we did install it and run it. It was too heavy. F-100 now has a modified 6 liter that is very perky.
 

My daughter and her daughter Anna who loves steering wheels.
 

I purchased a 6 liter hull that was initially built in 1982 by John Staudacher and never finished. 
It was ordered by a Jake Ouriel and apparently put up until a few years ago when Mike Endres purchased it at auction. 
He then sold it to Mike Cashin whom sold it to me. 

I immediately went to work cleaning and fabricating all new hardware, new decks, etc. to run the boat as a replica of the one I had years ago.
 
 

The boat was built for a gentleman, Jake Ouirel, whom now resides in Rochester NY. I am told Jake was a successful racer in boats N-76 and F-100 Time Fly's. Jake retired from racing in 1966. The boat replicates nothing in reality. It's just an old boat that never got to get wet.
 

These are the maiden voyage, the reason for no cowling.

 

If I may introduce myself, I am John Harvey, age 55. I became involved in racing at age 19, as a helper to Fred Sutton, Jr. both of us from Kinston, NC. This would have been 1970 when Fred at the time owned a 1965 red metalflake Rayson Craft SK-1300. He was running a 392 Hemi, fully modified in SK class. The following year I purchased a "then" vintage 145 hydro from someone in Maryland. It was called Miss Carmen and would not get out of it's own way. Stu Shane was racing at the time and would remember the boat. After becoming proficient as a driver as well as mechanic, I sold the 145 and started driving the SK to several region 4 championships. Realizing the need for more speed and a better ride, Fred purchased from Bobby Murray of Raleigh, his Biesmeyer hull Bankwalker in 1979. With numerous days of testing, and finally a good engine program, we won national points title in I believe 1982. During the years 1979-82 I purchased a 7 liter hydro and campaigned it, as well as the SK. This boat was Budweiser Racing Special J-21. The plans for the boat were to mainly have a fast and hopefully safe boat. Attend a few vintage events, but mainly play on the river with it. If it runs well and that is anyone's guess at this point it may be a competitive NM which I may sell for that use. I have no desire to ever race again. It's not quite finished, and has no resemblance of my old boat I called Budweiser Racing Special J-21. I am also restoring the J-1 Bluewater Special/Special Edition. 

© John Harvey
 

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