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richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1671
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2008 - 09:13 pm: | 
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Went to the Antique Boat Show in central Florida yesterday and saw this 1911 Mullins Launch with a newer Kermath engine.
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johnny
Senior Member
Username: johnny
Post Number: 162
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 - 08:17 pm: |
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Richard,
I went to the Mount Dora boat show Saturday it was a good show but I was a little dissapointed because I only seen one boat with a flyhweel engine in it (Dispro). I'm not a 100% sure it was a flywheel engine because it had a wooden engine cover. I got there at 12:30 and left around 2:30 I seen one flyhweel engine in the swap area on display. I ask the anouncer if there were any of the smaller older boats with the one and two lunger inboard flywheel engines here at the show. His reply was, I'm not sure if I know what you are talking about. This was my first time at the show I guess they don't have that many of the older boats at this show. I didn't see the Mullins launch for some reason. Are there any other shows in Florida with a lot of inboard marine flywheel engines and /or launches? |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 1675
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 03, 2008 - 05:10 pm: |
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Every few years I go to this Antique Boat Show hoping to see some old boats and engines but the 1930's and later mahogany trendy speed boats of those days seem to the primary interest, (some of these are absolutely magnificent ).
I haven't found any of the museums in the state that have any interest either, it does puzzle me a bit how this era of history the use of boats for most all of our commerce and transportation
has so little professional or public interest ??
In 1997 President Clinton formed The American River Heritage program to revitalize, study and preserve our cultural history along 10 of Americas Rivers, The great Saint Johns river here in florida was one of these. This river is navigable from Jacksonville in the north 160 miles south to lake Monroe, there must be an awfull lot of history here that could be brought to light. I have started making contact with people that are involved in this program and would like to see some interest in the old boats and engines and possibly a place to display them ??
1890's Florida
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johnny
Senior Member
Username: johnny
Post Number: 163
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Friday, April 04, 2008 - 08:08 pm: |
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Thanks for sharing this info. That would be great if enough interest was shown to start a gathering of the older boats and engines. I was told by someone that the steam boat club in Florida had a separate show from the sunnyland boat show but on the same week end. I think there was a photo in the local news paper about this. Maybe the early gas powered boats could join with the steamers for a show or is this a good idea?
I love to look at the old photos like you have posted. Is that luggage on top of the boat or chicken coops or something?
Please let me know if anything developes with the gathering of older boats and engines here in Florida.
Thanks for your reply and photo. |
Steve Fox
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| | Posted on Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 10:10 pm: |
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I'm very familiar with R & H. It is a fixture in Ontario boat shows and has been around, as has its owner for some time. R & H did have a 3 cylinder 9-12 hp 1910-ish Barber in it for some time, but this is not a user friendly engine and the owner wished to have a more practical (i.e. electric starting power plant)but older engine. I served as the onboard mechanic once when the Barber was in it (i.e. flywheel flipper) Its a good workout, to say the least. The Barber was fully restored and was in the auction at the Clayton boat show about 10 years ago, but it didn't reach reserve. I don't know where it went after that. |
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